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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 M A R C H 5 , 2 0 1 8 The Susan L. Curtis Charitable Foundation, a statewide youth development organi- zation in Portland, announced its new trustees including Bob Stevens, part- ner at Curtis Thaxter LLC; Chris Norton, vice president, investments at Rogers Norton Wealth Management Group of Raymond James; Elyse Corbett, owner of Bella Vita Counseling; Michael Geneseo of Michael Geneseo Illustration & Design; Kylie Mason, senior project manager at Sebago Technics; Lisa McIlwain, director of human resources at Southern Maine Health Care; Michael Norton, direc- tor of external communication and community relations for Hannaford Supermarkets; and Bryan Wiggins, brand strategist for Pulp + Wire. Officers for 2018 are Rocky Cianchette, chair, pres- ident, Main Line Fence Co.; Matthew Cyr, vice chair and project manager, Zachau Construction; Laura Beckmann, clerk, vice president of benefits, UNUM; Bob Nadeau, treasurer, vice president, commercial lender, Bangor Savings Bank; and Susan Thomas, immediate past chair, partner, Epstein & O'Donovan LLP. The Maine Real Estate & Development Association, a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, develop- ers and related service providers based in Portland, elected Donald McFadden, director of environmental services at St.Germain Collins, and Mark Stasium, senior vice president in the commercial real estate lending division at Camden National Bank, to its board of directors. Thornton Tomasetti, an international engi- neering firm, announced that Gunnar Hubbard was appointed to the American Institute of Architect's 2018 Committee on the Environment Advisory Group for a three-year term. Hubbard is prin- cipal and sustainability practice leader in the firm's Portland office. Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, said Joel Moser was appointed to the International Association of Assessing Officers Task Force on Contracting for Assessment Services. e five-person group will meet virtually and in-person throughout 2018 to develop best prac- tices and guidelines for municipalities that contract out assessing services. Moser is a shareholder with the firm. The city of Portland selected members to serve on the Office of Economic Opportunity's Advisory Team in order to help guide its direction and core priorities. e team will advise the city and Office of Economic Opportunity on the strategic vision to maximize the current assets and address gaps affect- ing Portland's immigrants and refugees, people of color and youth. e commit- tee, appointed by a selection committee and the city manager, includes Mohamed Abdirahman, Mufalo Chitam, Julie Chase, Guillerme Bila, Donna Gaspar Jarvis, Chanel Lewis, Ahmed Al Manshidawi, Georges Budagu, Ophelia Hu Kinney, Julia Brown, Sally Sutton and Victoria Rodriguez. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Burgess Technology Services in Bath attained the Microsoft Silver Cloud Solution Provider competency. e competency, as described by Microsoft Corp., indicates that a company "dem- onstrates consistent capability, exper- tise, and commitment" in selling and deploying Office 365 solutions to small and mid-sized businesses. Christine Black, member service spe- cialist at Infinity Federal Credit Union in Bangor, was selected to represent the state of Maine at "Crash the GAC 2018" by e Cooperative Trust and Credit Union National Association. e credit union also announced its annual award winners. Black was honored for "Build Relationships Founded on Trust;" Fred Lizotte won the "Easy to do Business" award; "Employee Advocates" were Caitlin Field and Tim Drapeau in Small Business Services, Terry Vetrano in Member Engagement Contact Unit and Operations and Shane Drake for providing mortgage training and support to the branches; and the cross-functional team led by Peter St. Onge, Don Cohen, Tim Villemaire, Ginny Perusse, Erika Fecteau and Liz Withee were recognized for collaborat- ing and developing the channel and process of selling mortgages to the Federal Home Loan Bank. Katahdin Bankshares Corp., parent company of Katahdin Trust Co. in Houlton, said it was named to the "2018 OTCQX Best 50," a ranking of over-the-counter stocks traded on the OTCQX Best Market last year. Lisa Botshon, an English professor at the University of Maine at Augusta, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Portugal, where she will teach graduate and under- graduate classes at the University of Lisbon this semester. e university said it was also named a "Top School" in Military Advanced Education & Transition's 2018 Guide to Colleges & Universities and a "Military Friendly School" by Victory Media. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Call us today! 207-854-2422 directpersonnel.net 1-800-639-8802 mainestaff.com A corporate division of Maine Staffing Group Diverse hiring solutions for Maine's competitive economy Filling entry-level roles to specialized technical positions. 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