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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 21 JA N UA R Y 8 , 2 0 1 8 Ferguson to fi eld offi ce manager and Jennifer Gomm to assistant program manager; Katlin Saltzer was promoted to customer relations specialist in total care; and Erin Hutchinson was promoted to key customer specialist in the pro- motional sales group. The Maine Credit Union League pro- moted Cheryl Lancaster to executive vice president of member services and Elise Baldacci to vice president of governmen- tal aff airs while Synergent promoted Gary Glenn to executive vice president, Ben Jordan to senior vice president of product development, Cris Wescott to senior vice president of human resources and facilities and Adam Warfel to vice presi- dent of fi nance and accounting. Nickerson & O'Day Inc., a construction company in Brewer, promoted Wade Poulton to vice president. Poulton was previously a project manager. Montalvo, a web tension control spe- cialist in Gorham, promoted Bryon Williams to director of sales and marketing. Previously, Williams was global marketing manager. Thompson Bowie & Hatch LLC, a law fi rm in Portland, named Hillary Bouchard, Twain Braden and Brendan O'Rourke partners in the fi rm. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Maine Women's Lobby added Kaylene Mitchell and Sally Struever to its board of directors. Mitchell serves on the execu- tive team of the president at Southern Maine Community College while Struever is interim director of 317 Main. Friends of Casco Bay, a conservation orga- nization in South Portland, elected Sebastian Milardo to its board. Milardo is co-founder of the human resources organization of Drake Inglesi Milardo. Timothy Kenlan, an attorney at Berman & Simmons, joined the board of direc- tors of the Trinity Jubilee Center, a nonprofi t, secular organization in Lewiston that provides services and advocacy for underserved populations including the poor, elderly, homeless, immigrants and refugees. Maine Real Estate & Development Association approved a board seat for the DevelopME committee co-chairs, each serving one-year of the two-year term on an alternating schedule. Sam LeGeyt of Harnden Commercial Brokers will serve the fi rst year and Cameron Woodford of Northern New England Housing Investment Fund will serve the following year. e association also elected Maureen Van Uden, senior relationship manager at TD Bank, to its board of directors and announced Michael Lane, a partner at Preti Flaherty, was named co-chair of its public policy committee. Maine Women's Policy Center added Lauren Jacobs, Michelle Lamb and Lisa Miller to its board of directors. Jacobs is a faculty member in the Kinesiology and Physical Education program at University of Maine, Lamb is director of equity research at Aurora Financial Group and Miller is the senior program offi - cer for the Bingham Program. Chris Richmond, a member of the marine insur- ance division of Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden, was elected to a three- year term on the board of directors of the Maine Marine Trades Association. Richard Walker was elected as chair- man of the Franklin Savings Bank board of directors following the announcement that current chair, William Bernard, will retire. Walker is a CPA who owns his own accounting, audit, tax and consult- ing practice. Bernard, who was elected chairman in 2003, has been a member of the board since 1985. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Finance Authority of Maine celebrated successful business and educational partnerships at its annual meeting and awards event, Showcase Maine. is year's award recipients included: Casco Bay Vending LLC, dba Casco Bay Food & Beverage, "Business at Work for Maine Award;" Harold Alfond Foundation, "Education at Work for Maine Award;" Camden National Bank, "Lender at Work for Maine Award" (over $1.5 billion in assets) and Machias Savings Bank, "Lender at Work for Maine Award" (up to $1.5 billion in assets). Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick named Bath Savings Institution its "President's Award" winner, Bill Dodge Auto Group its "Big Impact Award" recipient and Lee Johnson its "Big of the Year" award honoree for her com- mitment to mentoring. Luis Ayala of Foxcroft Academy in Dover- Foxcroft was announced as the winner of U.S. Cellular's "Most Valuable Coach" program. Ayala, who coaches soccer and wrestling, received $50,000 that he will donate to the school's athletic department. Cathy Ramsdell, executive direc- tor of Friends of Casco Bay in South Portland, received the "Experienced Leader Award 2017" from the American Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants and the Maine Society of Certifi ed Public Accountants. e award is in recognition of the fi nancial mentoring of her orga- nization and other nonprofi t leaders. Steve Addario, director of Cumberland County Response Services, won a "Lifetime of Excellence" award from NAMI Maine. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Stay informed, engaged and connected with a print + digital subscription to Mainebiz. You'll receive bi-weekly issues, special publications and full online access! 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