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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 M AY 2 9 , 2 0 1 7 [ N E W H I R E S ] Town & Shore Associates, a real estate fi rm in Portland, hired Pete Molloy as a broker/owner. Bergen & Parkinson LLC, a law fi rm in Kennebunk, hired David Johnson as an associate. Johnson's practice includes corporate law mat- ters including business formation, planning, fi nancing, merger and acquisition and sales. 19 Oaks, a marketing and sales com- pany in Portland, hired Christian Garcia-Scheer as creative director. Aroostook Aspirations Initiative hired Justin Simpson as sales and busi- ness development executive for Opportunities Aroostook. Sweetser, a Saco-based behavioral health care organization for children, adults and families, hired James Martin as vice president of programs. Martin most recently served as the director of Child and Family Services at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales and production services off ered by Charter Communications Inc., hired Mary Peterson as statewide digital sales manager in Portland. Peterson was previously a media consultant for DexMedia. Clark Insurance in Portland hired Scott Walker as a mem- ber of its employee benefi ts group. Walker previously served as the ben- efi ts manager for the Olympia Cos. Payroll Management in Auburn hired Michael Caron as CFO and director of human resources. Maine Water in Saco hired Richard Serino as an accountant. Serino was previ- ously lead analyst – income tax at Avangrid Inc. Milone & MacBroom Inc., an engineer- ing consulting fi rm in Portland, hired Jason Ready as a project engineer, transportation. Ready was previ- ously a traffi c engineer/transporta- tion planner with the Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center. American Red Cross of Maine hired Judy Vardamis as a major gift offi cer and Ann Kim as external communications direc- tor. Vardamis was previously executive director of both the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Bangor and Keep Bangor Beautiful/Bangor Garden Show while Kim was the communications director in the House Majority Offi ce of the Maine Legislature. Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough hired Kathryn Beaule as vice president, sales and service. Previously, Beaule was lending protec- tion manager at the Credit Union National Association Mutual Group. Diversifi ed Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, hired Joshua Barrett as a marketing director. Barrett was previously with Fuse Ideas in Portland. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Maine Quality Counts, the indepen- dent, multi-stakeholder alliance in Manchester working to transform health and health care, promoted Allison Watson and Joan Orr to interim co-leaders. Watson is CFO and senior 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. Ann Kim Judy Vardamis Michael Caron Pete Molloy Jason Ready Kathryn Beaule Mary Peterson Scott Walker PRESEN T ING SP ONSORS Submit a nomination today at mainebiz.biz/WTW17 FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBWTW17 Nominations close June 30 Mainebiz is seeking nominations for women business owners, CEOs, presidents, and top executives who have a proven track record of success to be our 2017 Women to Watch. Do you know a Woman to Watch? Call us today! Helping businesses stay competitive with specialized employment services • Temporary, Temp-to-Hire, and Direct-Hire • Skilled Trades • Flagging, Construction, Light Industrial, General Labor • Administrative, Finance/ Accounting, General Office • Safety/Worksite Services 1-800-639-8802 mainestaff.com Direct Personnel / Project Staffing / Project Staffing / / Project Flagging / Project Flagging / Let us go to work for you!

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