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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 JA N UA R Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 [ N E W H I R E S ] Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor hired Richard Batstone as an urolo- gist at EMMC Urologic Surgery of Maine. Batstone earned his medical degree and completed his residency at Cambridge University and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Central Maine Growth Council and Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville hired Elaine Theriault as a development coor- dinator. eriault was previously an AmeriCorps member for the Lewiston Housing Authority serving as the organiza- tion's aspirations coordinator. WMTW Channel 8 in Portland hired Steve Bottari as weeknight co-anchor of its 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. Bottari was previously with KOCO in Oklahoma City, Okla. Thermoformed Plastics of New England, a cus- tom plastic thermo- forming manufac- turer in Biddeford, hired Don Langenheim as sales manager. Langenheim was most recently vice president of sales at Key Packaging in Sarasota, Fla. Diversifi ed Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, hired Erik Laramee as a salesforce admin- istrator and Josh Logan as technical sup- port specialist. Laramee was previously with Borrego Solar Inc. while Logan was employed by MEMIC. NEWS CENTER / WCSH6 hired Lindsey Mills as co-anchor on "News Center Now" at 5 p.m. and Clay Gordon as co- anchor of the "News Center" week- end-morning report. Troubh Heisler PA, a law fi rm in Portland, hired Kevin Libby. Libby's practice focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance law, personal injury, professional negligence, con- struction law and product liability. Bear Mountain Inn in Waterford hired Cassandra Daley as wedding coordinator. PDT Architects in Portland hired Dylan Lawton and Cristian Koenigs as archi- tectural designers. United Farmer Veterans of Maine hired Donovan Todd as executive director. Todd was previously state executive director for the Farm Service Agency. Maine College of Art in Portland hired Brigid Lawler as director of admissions, Jennifer Doebler as director of student life and Julie D'Andrea as vice president of development. Lawler was most recently dean of admissions at Marlboro College in Vermont, Doebler was previously ori- entation program coordinator, freshman seminar instructor, leadership seminar instructor and associate director of fi rst year experience and students in transi- tion at the University of Minnesota and D'Andrea was executive director of campaign advancement at Barnard College at Columbia University. MaineGeneral Rheumatology in Augusta hired Richard Raskin. A fellowship-trained rheumatologist and clinical immunolo- gist, Raskin was previously chief of rheumatology at University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty hired Tammy Ruda as a senior vice president at its greater Portland offi ce. Ruda has practiced real estate in Maine for more than 16 years, 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. FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBBLOY18 Nominate a Mainebiz Business Leader of the Year before January 31, 2018. SP ONSORED BY Nomination Criteria: A CEO or executive director at his/her company or organization A leader who has helped the company or organization achieve a significant accomplishment in 2017 and/or celebrated a major milestone A leader who operates his/her company in a socially responsible manner and is active in community service Is innovative and shows creativity in business N OMINATE TODAY AT www.mainebiz.biz/BLOY Cristian Koenigs Dylan Lawton Richard Raskin Don Langenheim Elaine Theriault Richard Batstone Tammy Ruda

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