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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 F E B R UA R Y 1 9 , 2 0 1 8 Closson, now CFO, will succeed Steve Clark, who will retire after 32 years in the position. Aquarius Property Management in South Portland promoted Erin Cott to busi- ness operations and account manager. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] The Dance Hall in Kittery added Terie Norelli and Michael Chubrich to its board of directors and elected Paul Hodes as president of the board. Norelli was the first president and CEO of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation; Chubrich is a retired lawyer; and Hodes serves as counsel to the law firm of Shaheen & Gordon PA in Concord, N.H. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation added Michael Norton to its board of directors. Norton is director of external com- munications and community relations at Hannaford. The Institute for Family-Owned Business said that David Ciullo, CEO of Career Management Associates and Dale Carnegie Maine, will serve as its chair; Lindsay Skilling, CEO of Gifford's Ice Cream, as vice chair; and Frank O'Shea, part- ner with BerryDunn, as treasurer. e organization also added Kevin Bowman, president of Bowman Constructors; Joseph Capozza II, president of Capozza Tile Co.; Steve Cote, president of Chalmers Insurance Group; Paula Mahony, president of Words@Work; and Jeff Shaw, president of Clark Insurance, to its board. HealthInfoNet, an independent, nonprofit in Portland using information technol- ogy to improve patient care quality and safety, announced that Nona Boyink will serve as chair of its board of directors. Boyink retired from her position as senior vice president of MaineGeneral Health and president of MaineGeneral Community Care, MaineGeneral Rehabilitation and Long Term Care and MaineGeneral Retirement Community in September 2016. Catholic Charities Maine in Portland named Rachel Grivois board chair for a two-year term. Grivois owns and oper- ates Accounting Services of Maine LLC. In addition, Andrew Files and Deacon Bob Cleveland were added to the board. Files is spiritual care director at St. Joseph Healthcare in Bangor while Cleveland is vice president and senior network engi- neer at Camden National Bank. Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick elected Katherine Greason, Peter O'Donnell, Deborah Peet, Brad Sevaldson and Elena Vandervoort to its board of trustees. Greason is a retired attorney, O'Donnell is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner, Peet is a school counselor for MSAD 22, Sevaldson is a retail professional and Vandervoort is a corporator of Bath Savings Institution and of Mid Coast-Parkview Hospital. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Norway Savings Bank said it received an "outstanding" rating on its latest Community Reinvestment Act exam- ination, administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Dana Totman, president and CEO of Avesta Housing, was given MaineHousing's "Stephen B. Mooers Award," recognizing the achievements of an individual who has demonstrated a passion for helping people in need and who has dedicated their career to increas- ing affordable housing in Maine with both innovation and diversity. Totman has led Portland-based Avesta since 2000. Barry Higgins of Maple Lane Farms in Charleston received the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conser- vation and Forestry's "Distinguished Service Award" in recognition of con- tributions to Maine agriculture. The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce named Jim Frey, Bow Street Market, its "Volunteer of the Year Award" winner; Betsy Ruff the "Ed Bonney Community Contribution Award" recipient; and Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment captured the "L.L.Bean Community Involvement Award." The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its annual leadership awards. Melissa Smith, CEO of WEX Inc., was recog- nized "For Leadership in the Private Sector;" Sigco captured the "Economic Development Leadership Award;" Brit Vitalius of Vitalius Real Estate Group and Heather Sanborn of Rising Tide Brewing Co. were named co-winners of the "Public Sector Leadership Award" for their work on Portland Referendums 1 & 2; and Michelle Raber of State Farm Insurance was the "Visionary Volunteer Leadership Award" winner. The Maine Real Estate & Development Association recently named its annual award winners. Peter Merrill of the Maine State Housing Authority was selected for the "Robert B. Patterson Jr. Founders' Award;" the co-chairs of association's DevelopME program, Sam LeGeyt and Cameron Woodford, shared the "President's Award;" Brit Vitalius of Vitalius Real Estate Group received the "Public Policy Award;" and Ethan Boxer-Macomber of Anew Development was named the "Volunteer of the Year Award" winner. Catholic Charities Maine in Portland achieved national re-accreditation through the New York-based Council on Accreditation, an independent, not-for- profit accreditor of the full continuum of community-based behavioral health care and social service organizations. Eastern Maine Medical Center for Family Medicine, EMMC Pediatric Medicine and the Way to Optimal Weight Clinic recently received "Sites of Distinction" status from MaineHealth's obesity preven- tion program, "Let's Go!" The Association of Fundraising Professionals – Northern New England Chapter in Portland named Robert Demont as a recipient of a "Lifetime Achievement Award." Demont is president of Demont Associates, a financial consult- ing firm in Portland. Sebago Brewing Co.'s 2017 Barleywine was ranked No. 3 among 62 such bev- erages tested by Paste Magazine. St. Mary's Food Pantry in Lewiston recently presented an award to Sam's Italian Sandwich Shoppe at Cook's Corner in Brunswick for its fundraising efforts to end hunger in Maine. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Michael Norton S P O N S O R E D B Y 0U[LNYP[`0UKLWLUKLUJL0U[LSSPNLU[0U]LZ[PUN P H O T O / J O H N K . P U T N A M , W W W. J K P U T N A M P H O T O G R A P H Y. C O M $19.95 December 25, 2017 VO L . X X I I I N O. 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