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V O L . X X I V N O. X I I I J U N E 2 5 , 2 0 1 8 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Hussey Seating in North Berwick hired Bill Capon as director of manu- facturing. Capon most recently served as director of cor- porate Honeywell operating systems at Honeywell International in Morris Plains, N.J. The John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland hired Kaylene Mitchell as senior program associate. Previously, Mitchell served as the dean of enroll- ment and student success at Southern Maine Community College as well as the college's dean of advancement and business and community partnerships. Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, hired Andrew Helman as part- ner in its bankruptcy practice group. Helman is a business, work-out and restructuring attorney who works with all types of businesses, including those in the health care sector, to help them protect their assets. Thomaston Place Auction Galleries hired Paula Houst as CFO and David Robichaud as COO. Houst was previously senior vice president and general manager of Tourco while Robichaud was an inte- rior designer and restaurateur. MaineHealth's Center for Health Improvement hired Erica Thompson as an administrative specialist II. Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader in Auburn hired Doreen Jackson. Jackson holds an asso- ciate broker license and is a member of the Maine Board of Realtors and the National Board of Realtors. Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Nina Edwards as a general surgeon at Portland Surgical Associates. Edwards has prac- ticed in Maine for the past 12 years, including at Central Maine Medical Center and York Hospital. Bar Harbor Savings and Loan hired Zoran Manev as inter- nal IT special- ist. Manev was a branch manager at TTK Bank in Macedonia. Sebago Technics, an employee- owned engineering consulting firm in South Portland, hired Bradley Van Damm as senior CAD designer, Stefanie Nichols as permitting special- ist/project coordinator, Bridget Cullen as civil engineer, Thomas Low as CAD/ survey technician and Daniel O'Connell as survey technician. The Maine Water Co. in Saco hired Mary Jane Dillingham as director of water qual- ity and Austin Scaplan as an engineer. Dillingham, who will also serve as lab director and quality assurance officer for the company's state-certified laborato- ries, has 30 years of experience in the water utility industry while Scaplan recently completed a master's degree in sustainable engineering at Villanova University, to complement his bachelors of science in civil engineering. Diversified Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, hired Christina Henderson as an event manager, Ned Daly as program direc- tor and Narmada Sakthivel as software quality-assurance analyst. Henderson was previously employed by Formula 4 Media, Daly was with the Ocean Foundation and Sakthivel was with Tata Consultancy Services LTD. Thos. Moser, maker of handcrafted American furniture in Auburn, hired Darrell Pardy as vice president and COO. Pardy was previously co- founder at Bristol Seafood. e com- pany also hired Adam Policky as direc- tor of sales and marketing and Ted Regan as director of business develop- ment and client relationships. Cast Aside Productions, an entertainment company in South Portland, hired Ashley McCurry as development con- sultant. McCurry was formerly finance director for the Maine Democratic Party. Starboard Leadership Consulting, an affili- ate of the law firm of Rudman Winchell in Bangor, hired Mary Aselton Budd. Budd, formerly of Penobscot eatre Co., will assist managing the seven-member firm and in leading the organizational devel- opment work in Maine. Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc., a labora- tory instrumentation manufacturer in Scarborough, hired Mary Hayes as ship- per/receiver and Gail Durgin as software quality assurance analyst. Hayes was previously employed at GVS Filter Technology in the order fulfillment and shipment department while Durgin was a system analyst advisor at Anthem. The American Red Cross in Portland hired Jim Bouchard as executive director of its Central and Mid Coast Maine Chapter. Bouchard previously worked at Maine Preservation in Yarmouth. Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Anne Marie Van Hengel as medical director of The Birthplace and chief of obstetrics and gynecology. Van Hengel, who will continue to practice medicine at InterMed, will provide administrative leadership to Mercy's maternal and women's health practices. Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, hired Laura O'Neill as an asso- ciate attorney in its school and local government practice group. O'Neill previously served as a staff attorney to the Oakland [Calif.] Unified School District and as a school law consul- tant to the California School Boards Association. Broadreach Public Relations, a public relations firm in Portland, hired Marnie MacLean as a senior storyteller/multi- media strategist. MacLean was previ- ously an independent PR strategist and has experience promoting Maine's growing relationship with the Arctic and North Atlantic through the Maine North Atlantic Development Office and Maine International Trade Center. Maine Behavioral Healthcare in South Portland hired Linda Durst as senior vice president, medical and clinical affairs and chief of psychiatry for Maine Medical Center. Durst was formerly at Hartford Hospital where she served as medical director and associate chief, department of psychiatry at the Institute of Living. Skowhegan Savings hired Kristen Dubord as a community banker in Franklin County. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Machias Savings Bank promoted Eryn Meeker to branch manager, Princeton; Stephanie Page to assistant vice president, physical security; Matthew Smith to assis- tant vice president, information systems; Ken Stewart to assistant vice president, business banking; Heather Vose to assis- tant vice president, employee develop- ment; Jonathan Alley to vice president, branch manager, Machias; Charlene Cates to vice president, community impact; Sean Daye to vice president, business banking/Community Reinvestment Act officer; and Miranda Smith to vice president, retail loan administration. Down East, a pub- lisher in Camden, promoted Sarah Stebbins to editor of Maine Homes by Down East, a new quarterly publica- tion. Stebbins joined the company in 2016 to help rebrand and edit the website, MaineHomes.com. Goodwill Northern New England pro- moted Braden Sharpe to vice president of loss prevention and safety. Sharpe was previously senior director of loss prevention and safety. Dream Local Digital, an online market- ing agency in Rockland, promoted Alyssa Rolerson to COO. Rolerson, who started with the firm as an intern and became its first employee, has held many roles with the company, including writing content for cli- ents, creating and editing marketing 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. Ashley McCurry Erica Thompson Bridget Cullen Nina Edwards Daniel O'Connell Stefanie Nichols Zoran Manev Bill Capon Jim Bouchard Bradley Van Damm Paula Houst David Robichaud Thomas Low Sarah Stebbins

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