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V O L . X X I V N O. X I I J U N E 1 1 , 2 0 1 8 44 U S I N E S S M A I N E I N S H O R T N E W S WO R T H Y P E O P L E A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S Katahdin Trust in Houlton promoted Matthew Nightingale to executive vice pres- ident, treasurer and CFO; Bonnie Foster to executive vice president, retail services; and William Lucy to executive vice presi- dent, commercial services. Nightingale was senior vice president, treasurer and CFO; Foster was senior vice president, retail services; and Lucy was senior vice president, commercial services. The University of Maine System board of trustees pro- moted Eric Brown as interim president of the University of Maine at Farmington for a one-year term, eff ective July 1. Brown was provost and vice president for academic aff airs at the university and has been a member of the university's President's Council and the system's Chief Academic Offi cers Council. Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine in Portland promoted Melissa Winne to executive director. Winne has been with the organiza- tion for three years, with her work focused primarily on policy and legislation that directly relates to the E2Tech community, cultivating con- nections and content management. HealthInfoNet, an independent, non- profi t organization in Portland that uses information tech- nology to improve patient care quality and safety, promoted Shaun Alfreds to CEO and executive director. Alfreds had been serving as acting CEO since November. The Apprenticeshop, a boat building and waterfront organization in Rockland, promoted Terry Moore to seamanship and waterfront director. Moore was previ- ously director of seamanship. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Diversifi ed Communications, a Portland media company, said Mary Larkin, execu- tive vice president, was elected president of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, for 2020 and will serve as incoming president as part of the organization's presidential trio for the 2018-19 term. The Apprenticeshop, a boat build- ing and waterfront organization in Rockland, announced Molly Mulhern will serve as board chair and Jim Cuthbertson as vice chair. Infi nity Federal Credit Union in Westbrook re-elected Sam Novick as chair and Kate Caron as vice chair of its board of direc- tors. Novick is president of HUB Furniture Co. while Caron is a licensed real estate agent with The Real Estate Network. Pine Tree Society, an organization in Bath serving Maine children and adults with disabilities, named Joseph Drago to its board of directors. Drago has 20 years of experience as a C-level corporate offi cer in a variety of fi rms and nonprofi ts. The Ecology School in Saco added Tom Merrill to its board of directors. Merrill practiced law in Boston for 30 years, specializing in tax-exempt fi nancing with a focus on nonprofi t entities such as schools, colleges, hospitals and nurs- ing homes throughout New England. Bergen & Parkinson LLC, a law fi rm in Kennebunk, said Susan Driscoll was named president of the Maine State Bar Association, serving a term of one year. Driscoll is a litigation and trial lawyer with 30 years of experience working to solve complex disputes for individuals, families, businesses and municipalities. Verrill Dana, a law fi rm in Portland, announced Benjamin Ford was selected to join the Arctic Economic Council Mari- time Transportation Working Group. Ford, a partner in the fi rm's North Atlan- tic and Arctic group, was nominated by e Maine North Atlantic Development Offi ce as the fi rst AEC member from the Lower 48, due to his experience in both maritime and Arctic law. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council in Augusta honored U.S. Sen. Angus King for his advocacy for those with disabilities and for their full inclusion in our Maine communities. Kleer, a software company for the dental industry, named dentists Norman Medina, Seasons of Smiles in Camden; Travis Buxton, Maine Family Dental Practice in Bangor; and Peter Drews, Drews Dental Services in Lewiston, as the most infl u- ential dentists in Maine in its inaugu- ral "2018 Most Infl uential Dentists in America Program." e National Association of Medical Examiners granted Maine's Offi ce of Chief Medical Examiner full accreditation, citing it as "one of the best Medical Examiner Offi ces in the country." Sterling Rope Co. Inc. in Biddeford said it was the winner of the Maine Public Health Association's "Public Health Business Champion Award," which recognizes business for its leadership and commitment to integrating and promoting public health values into business practices. Merton Brown, Kennebunk town clerk, was selected as the winner of the "2017 Lorraine M. Fleury Award" during the Maine State Elections Administration Conference in Newry. e award rec- ognizes an individual who has made a signifi cant contribution to the election process and who exemplifi es the quali- ties of fairness, experience, knowledge and service. GCMD, a web design, branding and marketing agency in Portland, said it was awarded an "American Web Design Award" for its design of the Stockbridge Associates LLC website. Tree Spirits Winery & Distillery in Oakland said it won a silver medal for its Absinthe Verte and a bronze for its Limoncello at the San Francisco International Spirits Competition. Mathew Moretti of Bangs Island Mussels and Jonathan Turcotte of Glidden Point Oyster Farms each received a cash award of $5,000 at the Aquaculture Top Gun 2018, a collaborative eff ort by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in partner- ship with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Maine Aquaculture Association and FocusMaine. The Maine Tourism Association in Hallowell inducted Cyndi Robbins of Poland Spring Resort in Poland into its Hall of Fame. Robbins started her hospitality career as a waitress at the resort, later serving as a short order cook, food and beverage manager, head chef and supervised housekeeping and maintenance. In 1982, she and her husband, Mel, bought the resort and began the restoration all 32 buildings at Poland Spring as well its golf course. e Philadelphia Furniture Show, pro- duced by Green Tree Events in Saco, was recently "recognized for outstanding art- istry in furniture" in Architectural Digest. Looking for exciting business events? 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