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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 M AY 1 5 , 2 0 1 7 [ N E W H I R E S ] Business Lending Solutions in Hampden hired Don Smith as assis- tant vice president and lending offi cer. Smith was previ- ously commercial loan manager at Penobscot County Federal Credit Union. TRC Solutions, an engineering, environ- mental consulting and construction management fi rm in Augusta, hired Nicole Harbaugh as a project accoun- tant in the Power Sector and Craig Derouche as a project accountant in the environmental sector to oversee planning, permitting and licensing projects in the central Maine region. Hospice of Southern Maine in Scarborough hired Suzanne Noyes as assistant clinical manager for its Home Program, with a focus on facilities. Noyes previously specialized in hospice care at Wentworth Home Care and Hospice of Somersworth, N.H. Promerica Health, a full-service health engagement and wellness company in Falmouth, hired Jennifer Rancourt as vice president of communications and compliance. Rancourt most recently served as nursing home administrator at the Brentwood Center for Health and Rehabilitation. Pine Tree Society, an organization in Bath serving Maine children and adults with disabilities, hired Lucy Homes and Brandy Bray in adult case management services in Scarborough, Nick Dionne and Margaret Duffek as direct support professionals in Auburn and Sean Fletcher as an ASL interpreter in Scarborough. The Maine Community Foundation hired Erica Shaw McCrum as foundation offi - cer for Aroostook County. McCrum was youth advocacy coordinator for Healthy Aroostook. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hired Lena Minervino as development director for the state of Maine. Previously, Minervino worked in development for University of Southern Maine. Becker Structural Engineers in Portland hired Kyle Bohunsky as a staff engineer. Bohunsky previ- ously served as an engineering intern with the fi rm. Woodlands Memory Care of Farmington, which is scheduled to open in fall 2017, hired Irving Faunce as executive director. Faunce currently operates Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center in Madison. James W. Sewall Co., a natural resources, energy and infra- structure consult- ing fi rm in Old Town, hired Peter D'Anieri as natural resource consul- tant in the fi rm's forestry and natural resources consulting group. D'Anieri's experience in the timber investment sector includes 17 years with Hancock Timber Resource Group, the largest timberland investment manager in the world, where he directed func- tions including portfolio manage- ment, client service, research and portfolio strategy. Drummond Woodsum, a law fi rm in Portland, hired Jeana McCormick as a member of the fi rm's trial services group. McCormick was previously work- ing with victims of domestic violence through Pine Tree Legal Assistance. Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor hired Frank Richter as an urologist at EMMC Urologic Surgery of Maine. Richter completed his residency at UMD New Jersey Medical School and his fellow- ship in oncology and minimally inva- sive urological surgery at Humboldt University in Germany. Newsworthy people and performances I N S H O R T To submit new hires, promotions, appointments, or achievements to Mainebiz, send your press release to editorial@mainebiz.biz. Items are run at the discretion of the editorial staff, and in the order in which they were received. MEREDA Celebrates Real Estate Development in Maine The Top 10 Notable Projects for 2016 have been chosen and will be recognized at MEREDA's 2017 Annual Spring Conference on May 18th. Each project was chosen by MEREDA's leadership based in part on the following criteria: Noteworthy and significant project completed in 2016 and fully tenanted. Environmentally sustainable Economic impact Energy efficient Social impact Job creation Join us as we recognize these developments at MEREDA's 2017 Annual Spring Conference. "YIMBY"ism: YES in my Backyard — Why Development is Good For more information and to register, visit www.mereda.org Thursday, May 18, 2017 Registration: 12:00 — 1:00 PM Program: 1:00 — 5:00 PM Networking: 5:00 — 6:00 PM DoubleTree by Hilton 363 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, ME Village Centre Brewer Community Housing of Maine (CHOM ) Blue Spruce Farm Apartments, Waterside Apartments, Island View Apartments Westbrook Risbara Properties, LLC Ridgewood at Village Square Gorham Avesta Housing Brick North Portland Forefront Partners Young Street Apartments South Berwick Avesta Housing Mission Hill Biddeford Southern Maine Affordable Housing, Biddeford Housing Meetinghouse Lofts Condominiums South Portland Anew Development Sebasticook River Apartments Newport Sebasticook River Partners Wayfair Brunswick Landing Priority Real Estate Group The Lofts at Saco Falls Biddeford The Szanton Company Don Smith Jeana McCormick Peter D'Anieri Erica Shaw McCrum Kyle Bohunsky Suzanne Noyes

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