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V O L . X X I V N O. I JA N UA R Y 8 , 2 0 1 8 20 [ N E W H I R E S ] University of Maine at Farmington hired Marc Glass as director of advance- ment. Glass was previously director of advancement communications at Bates College. Gartley & Dorsky Engineering & Surveying Inc. in Camden hired Jesse Nash as a structural engineer. Nash has 10 years of experience in structural engineering, project management and construction. Gov. Paul R. LePage hired Holly Lusk as deputy chief of staff and legislative policy director. Lusk was most recently an attorney at Preti Flaherty and prac- ticed in the firm's government affairs, health law and litigation groups. Bangor Savings Bank hired Deborah McPhail as mortgage loan officer serving the southern Maine lake regions. McPhail has over 38 years of bank- ing experience. Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor hired James Cash as a chiro- practor at Helen Hunt Health Center in Old Town and Taryn Pineo as a physi- cal therapist at Brewer Medical Center. Pine Tree Society, an organization in Bath serving Maine children and adults with disabilities, hired Rich Bothfeld as a clinical audiologist in the organization's audiology department. The Northcross Group, an integration and security firm in Portland, hired Mike Scully as a senior analyst. EMHS in Brewer hired Mike Smith as president of the EMHS Foundation, the philanthropy organization that supports EMHS organizations throughout Maine. Smith has more than 25 years of phi- lanthropy experience. Diversified Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, hired Anna Diaz as an executive assistant, Jaclyn Buck as a group show administra- tive assistant and Eric Laramee as a sales- force administrator. Diaz was previously with IDEXX Laboratories, Buck with the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Laramee with Borrego Solar Inc. in Lowell, Mass. Lynam Insurance Agency in Bar Harbor hired John Jagger as an insur- ance agent and agency manager. Pineland Farms in New Gloucester hired Mark Shea as venue manager of the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle and the Fort Kent Outdoor Center in Fort Kent. Most recently, Shea was project director for Cary Medical Center. FocusMaine, an Augusta-based organization launched in 2014 to consider Maine's capacity to compete in and contribute to a global economy, hired Kimberly Hamilton as president. Hamilton was most recently chief impact officer at Feeding America. LA Metro Magazine in Auburn hired Pam Ashby as editor-in-chief. Ashby is also owner of PA Graphic Design. Belgrade Regional Health Center hired Aaron Barnard as a physician assistant. Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor hired Don Kent as president and CEO. Kent Most recently, Kent worked at NatureServe Inc., an Arlington, Va.-based non- profit that provides conservation- related data, tools and services. United Way of York County in Kennebunk hired Sarah Hoover as a part-time com- munity impact associate focused on volunteer engagement. Acadia Hospital in Bangor hired John Campbell as chief medical informat- ics officer and director of community services. Campbell was previously interim chief medical officer at Maine Behavioral Healthcare. The Nature Conservancy in Maine, a con- servation organization in Brunswick, hired Leah Gailey as director of devel- opment. Gailey was previously an assistant vice president for college advancement at Bates College. Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston hired Robert Westhoven as vice president, commercial loan officer and Scott Sarapas as senior mortgage loan officer. Westhoven previously served as vice president, commercial relationship manager and vice president, small busi- ness relationship manager for TD Bank while Sarapas was responsible for busi- ness development as well as real estate closing and title abstracting duties with Treworgy & Baldacci. BroGue Insurance & Financial Services in Bangor hired Timothy Guerin as an insurance agent. Guerin was previously with Liberty Mutual Insurance. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Barbora Higgins as assistant vice president, senior credit analyst. Higgins is an experienced credit professional with 14 years of banking experience. SMRT Architects and Engineers in Portland hired Alyssa Phanitdasack as an archi- tectural designer and Renee Laplante as marketing coordinator for the firm's justice and health care design practices. Phanitdasack was most recently with PDT Architects while Laplante was a marketing specialist with Stantec. Norway Savings Bank hired Pam DiPietro Hale as vice president, commercial lending at the bank's branch at 1200 Congress St. in Portland. Hale has 22 years of banking and commercial lending experience. Perry, Fitts, Boulette, and Fitton CPAs in Oakland hired John Massey as a senior accountant. Bar Harbor Bankshares hired Patricia Wheeler as senior vice president, chief compliance officer. Wheeler was previously vice president and senior counsel at TD Bank in Portland. Our Town Belfast hired Zach Schmesser as executive director. Schmesser was events director at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Thompson Bowie & Hatch LLC, a law firm in Portland, hired Benjamin Wahrer as an associate. F.L.Putnam Investment Management Co. in Portland hired Christopher Parker as chief administrative officer. Parker was chief administrative officer and executive managing director of opera- tions at Boston Private Wealth. Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, hired Elizabeth Kayatta as an attorney representing plaintiffs in medi- cal malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and other civil litigation matters. Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, hired Kathleen Landis and Connor Schratz as associate attorneys. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] TD Bank promoted Jeffrey Pangburn to vice president, rela- tionship manager with its commercial services team in Bangor. Pangburn was previously a commercial lender in Presque Isle. Sebago Technics, an engineering and surveying consulting firm in South Portland, promoted Kylie Mason to vice president of project delivery, Paul Ostrowski to senior project engineer, Mark Lozoraitis to CAD coordinator and Rebecca Gabryszewski to permit- ting coordinator. In addition, the firm announced Rick Meek will lead a civil engineer design team and Craig Burgess will lead a civil design team. Katahdin Trust in Houlton promoted Cindy Boot to com- mercial services officer in Presque Isle. Boot was previ- ously a commercial services specialist. Spectrum Healthcare Partners in South Portland promoted Julie Wheeler to chief human resources officer. Wheeler most recently served as director of human resources. Kennebec Savings Bank promoted Craig Garofalo to executive vice president and chief operating officer. Garofalo was previ- ously senior vice president and chief operations officer. Geiger, a promotional products dis- tributor in Lewiston, promoted Crystal Paradis to customer relations specialist in the promotional sales group. In cor- porate programs, Alan Groudle was pro- moted to production artist, Amy Law to assistant program manager, Christopher 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. Cindy Boot Jeffrey Pangburn Craig Garofalo Deborah McPhail James Cash Taryn Pineo Mike Scully John Jagger Kimberly Hamilton

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