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V O L . X X I V N O. I V F E B R UA R Y 1 9 , 2 0 1 8 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Hospice of Southern Maine in South Portland hired Laurl Matey as clinical services director. Matey has over 30 years of experience working in the nursing profession. First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, hired Necole Dabrio Janczura as business develop- ment officer for First Advisors, operating as the investment management and trust division of the bank. Janczura was pre- viously executive manager of operations at Owls Head Transportation Museum. Diversified Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, hired Stephen Savarese as a techni- cal support specialist and Courtney Zorena as a marketing coordinator. Savarese was with Southern Maine Community College while Zorena was with Digital Impulse. Pika Energy, a manufacturer of home solar and storage systems in Westbrook, hired Kristen Helsel as vice president of sales and marketing, Michael Shea as R&D electrical engi- neer, Emily Eschner as office manager, Derek Bonpietro as technical service rep- resentative, Mike Morris as director of quality and test engineering and Joseph Gaudet as senior software engineer. Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough hired Gary Rose as vice president, learning and development. Rose was previously with TD Bank. Gorham Savings Bank hired Nicholas Weightman as a com- mercial loan officer. Weightman was pre- viously vice president, commercial loan officer at TD Bank. Consumers for Affordable Health Care in Augusta hired Ann Woloson as execu- tive director. Woloson most recently was a policy analyst with Maine Equal Justice Partners. Easterseals Maine in Portland hired Joe Reagan as senior director or develop- ment for the Veterans Count Maine Program. Reagan previously served as vice-chairman of Veterans Count Maine board where he aided in fund- raising efforts across Maine. Scott Simons Architects in Portland hired Paul Lewandowski as a principal. Kennebunk Savings hired Rhonda Hebert as vice president and branch manager of its Lower Village branch in Kennebunk and Judy DesMeules as vice president and branch manager in Wells. Fluent IMC, a mar- keting commu- nications agency Westbrook, hired Emily Broadbent as a public relations and digital strategist. P&C Insurance in Biddeford hired Glenn Mitchell as an employee benefits account executive and Paula Hayward as an administrative account executive in employee benefits. Mitchell previ- ously worked for Aetna as a senior analyst while Hayward was with DSM Metal Fabrication Inc. Gorrill Palmer, a land develop- ment, transporta- tion and munici- pal engineering firm in South Portland, hired Chris DiMatteo as a planner and landscape architect. DiMatteo has spent more than three decades involved in land develop- ment including planning, design, preservation and rehabilitation. United Way of Greater Portland hired Ronald Jarrett as director, public pol- icy and advocacy. Jarrett previously held advocacy roles at Maine People's Alliance and the Service Employees International Union. The World Affairs Council of Maine in Portland hired Kate McCarthy as executive director. McCarthy was most recently director of operations at Limitless Child International. Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law firm in Auburn, hired Jim Pross as an associate attorney practicing in the areas of com- mercial real estate, landlord/tenant, municipal and government law, Social Security disability and workers' com- pensation law. MaineGeneral Surgery in Augusta hired Alfred Proto as a thoracic surgeon. Proto was with St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa. Aquarius Property Management in South Portland hired Carlye Youngblood as a property manager and Allison Freeman as office and property assistant. Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden hired Regan Cahalan as a business insurance account manager. Cahalan was with Norton/HUB. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Diversified Communications, an interna- tional media company in Portland, pro- moted Adrianne Madden to senior con- ference coordinator, technology events; Amélie Veegaert to operations team man- ager; Amy Jordan to operations senior coordinator; Danielle Ruby to quality assurance engineer; Harrison Hines to event manager; Joe Grace to manager of web development; Lauren McDermott to senior marketing coordinator, commer- cial marine events; Megan Hall to event director; Melissa Vigue to customer ser- vice coordinator; Pat Rudman to director of web; Samantha Schulte to senior event coordinator; Sarah Williams to operations manager; Sean Higgins to managing edi- tor, technology events; Sydney Peterson to senior marketing operations coor- dinator; and Tammy Merrill to accounts payable accountant. Central Maine Power Co., a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., a diversified energy and utility company, promoted Douglas Herling to president and CEO. Herling previously was vice president, special projects, where he oversaw construc- tion of the Maine Power Reliability Program, a $1.4 billion transmission and substation upgrade program in Maine. University Credit Union promoted Carla Walton to electronic branch manager in Orono and Abbey Ramsay to consumer lending manager in Orono. Walton was previously a collections specialist while Ramsay was an electronic loan specialist, electronic branch supervisor and electronic branch manager. Infinity Federal Credit Union in Westbrook promoted Kathy Akopov Guillory to direc- tor of marketing and Ruth Leavitt to vice president of member experience. Guillory previously served as senior marketing manager while Leavitt was director of branch administration. Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, elected Tawny Alvarez, Emily Chi Fogler, Benjamin Ford, Nate Hull, Misti Munster and Taylor Neff as partners. Downeast Air at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head pro- moted Shane Burns to general manager. Husson University in Bangor promoted William Watson to general manager of its southern Maine campus in Westbrook. Watson was previously director of corporate partnerships and internships. R.M. Davis, a private wealth manage- ment firm in Portland, added Scot Draeger and Dean Walker as equity own- ers. Draeger serves the firm as director of wealth management and general counsel while Walker is vice president of trading and data management. Miller Law & Mediation LLC, a law firm in Portland, named Jessica Govind partner. Govind was previ- ously an associate at the firm. Bangor Federal Credit Union promoted Basil Closson to CEO effective April 1. 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. Chris DiMatteo Nicholas Weightman Laurl Matey Ronald Jarrett Emily Broadbent Jim Pross Paul Lewandowski Necole Dabrio Janczura Dean Walker Kathy Akopov Guillory Shane Burns Jessica Govind Ruth Leavitt Scot Draeger Gary Rose

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