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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 43 J U N E 1 1 , 2 0 1 8 Help us impact the lives of our neighbors by becoming a host site or referral partner. Together we can create a healthier Maine. Healthy Living for ME [ N E W H I R E S ] The MEMIC Group, a workers' compen- sation specialist in Portland, hired Lara Heal as director of managed care ser- vices. Heal has more than 20 years of expe- rience in the health care industry with 10 years as a director, case management and vocational rehab services at Unum. John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland hired Joy Engel as director of communi- cations. Engel was previously vice presi- dent at VOX Global, a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. FordMurray, a law firm in Portland, hired Aga Asbury as an immigration attorney. Maine Medical Partners in Portland announced several new hires including Karen Dmytrasz at Maine Medical Partners, geriatric medicine, and interim medical director at Hospice of Southern Maine; Claudia Picone, Maine Medical Partners, hospital medicine; Forest Sheppard, Maine Medical Partners, acute care surgery; Nathan Aranson, Maine Medical Partners, surgical care; and Toby Fitzgerald, Maine Medical Partners, maternal fetal medicine. Bangor Savings Bank hired Brett Miller as a wealth management senior portfolio manager and Jana Hanscom as a wealth management relationship manager. Miller most recently served as a senior portfolio manager and investment director at Key Private Bank while Hanscom was with UBS Financial Services. Camden National Bank hired Jody Hamilton as vice president, retail regional manager for its southern Maine market. Hamilton was vice president, senior regional bank manager at Gorham Savings Bank. R.M. Davis, a wealth management firm in Portland, hired Jill Hibyan as vice presi- dent and portfolio manager and Natalie Solotoff as trust and wealth management services counsel. Previously, Hibyan was vice president and portfolio manager at U.S. Trust while Solotoff was a senior manager at Baker Newman Noyes. Perry, Fitts, Boulette, and Fitton CPAs in Oakland hired Gail Halliday as an admin- istrative assistant. Halliday was previ- ously a customer service representative and inventory clerk with Dead River Co. e Pyramid Hotel Group hired Jeff Lidinsky as general manager and Heidi Hamblen as director of sales and marketing at the AC Hotel Portland Downtown/Waterfront, which is sched- uled to open in June. Lidinsky was previously hotel manager for Hilton Downtown Indianapolis, while Hamblen was dual director of sales for Courtyard Marriott and Homewood Suites by Hilton in South Portland. Whole Oceans, a recirculating aqua- culture system that will raise Atlantic salmon on the site of the former Verso paper mill in Bucksport, hired Jason Mitchell as COO. Mitchell most recently was director of ground assembly at Bath Iron Works in Bath. The Viles Arboretum in Augusta hired Kyra Danielowski as collections man- ager and outreach specialist. Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Karyn Woelflein as a physiat- rist at the Pain Center at Mercy Hospital, a pain management and rehabilitation clinic. Woelflein is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation with 15 years of experience. The Lawrence Law Firm PA in South Berwick hired Andrew Strosahl as an attorney. Strosahl spent the last three years in Washington, D.C. developing ocean-related legislation and performing government relations. GWI, an Internet service provider in Biddeford, hired Leisa DuPuy as CFO. DuPuy was finance director at Fiber Materials Inc. The city of Portland hired Mona Bector as assistant city manager. Bector, who has 12 years of experience as a senior executive in the public sector, most recently ran her own consulting firm in the Greater Boston area, focusing on organizational development and change management. The Apprenticeshop, a boat building and waterfront organization in Rockland, hired Isabella Feracci as executive direc- tor. Feracci was previously on the orga- nization's board of directors, is a gradu- ate of the school's two-year boatbuild- ing program and owns and operates a furniture design/build studio. The city of Saco hired Denise Clavette as director of planning and economic devel- opment. Clavette was previously assistant city manager with the city of Auburn. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] The University of Maine at Farmington promoted Sarah Hinman to financial literacy peer edu- cation coordina- tor. Hinman, who was previously an admissions and financial aid coun- selor, will lead the university's efforts to expand its financial literacy peer education program across Maine's seven public universities. The MEMIC Group, a workers' com- pensation specialist in Portland, promoted Karen Flaherty to direc- tor, financial operations and Kristen Wintle to director, compensation and benefits. Flaherty was previously manager of financial accounting operations while Wintle was payroll administrator. Diversified CoHinmmunications, an inter- national media company in Portland, promoted Beckie Kier to event director of Vinexpo. Kier was most event man- ager of Vinexpo. 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. Brett Miller Jody Hamilton Leisa DuPuy Jill Hibyan Natalie Solotoff Gail Halliday Jana Hanscom Lara Heal Karyn Woelflein Sarah Hinman

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