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New hires

CBRE|Boulos Asset Management, a real estate asset management company in Portland, hired Danielle Faulkner as customer service representative and Christena Amuzzini as assistant property manager.

Morris Yachts in Southwest Harbor hired Pete Carroll as president. Carroll recently retired from the U.S. Coast Guard.

CashStar, a provider of prepaid commerce solutions in Portland, hired Matt Kerper as vice president of strategic business development. Kerper most recently was director of gift cards for eBay.

Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor hired Brad Olsen as a physical therapist on the medical staff of the organization's Seaport Community Health Center in Belfast and Karla Anne Rella as a certified pediatric nurse practitioner at Penobscot Pediatrics in Bangor.

The Maine Community Foundation in Portland hired Stephanie Eglinton as senior program officer. Eglinton was previously a program officer at the Sam L. Cohen Foundation.

Hope Acts, a Portland-based nonprofit, hired Cait Vaughan as immigrant support program coordinator. Vaughan also serves as a community organizer at the Southern Maine Workers' Center.

Rinck Advertising in Auburn hired Taylor Belanger as administrative assistant, Sarah Bird as a social media manager, Tony Bird as an account executive, Cathy Brezenski as traffic manager, Kevin Gove as a public relations manager and Hannah Rheaume as a public relations specialist.

Sterling Rope Co. Inc. in Biddeford hired Mathew Cardinali as product manager in its marketing department. Cardinali was previously senior industrial designer with Johnson Outdoors Watercraft in Old Town.

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Charles Thomas as senior vice president/chief credit officer and Larissa Darcy as vice president/regional relationship manager in Topsham.

Franklin Health Orthopaedics and Franklin Memorial Hospital hired Zachary Blakeman to provide podiatry specialty services.

Spurwink, a mental health service provider in Portland, hired Travis Dunbar as associate program director of education for its Casco Program, a safe and highly structured therapeutic environment for adolescents with emotional, behavioral and developmental challenges. Dunbar was previously the lead teacher of the Day Treatment Program at Lewiston Middle School.

Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution hired Tammy Couturier as a teller in Old Orchard Beach, Jennifer Corthell as a teller in Biddeford and Renee Bahmani and Travis Laverriere as tellers in Scarborough. The bank also hired Christopher Maksut, Ryan Cadorette, Eric Gooch, Nicholas Cronin, Tyler Lebel, Katie Leblanc and Delainey Wescott as summer tellers.

Diversified Communications, an international media company in Portland, hired Brian Chambers as a junior help desk analyst, Ian Schwartz as a financial analyst and Samuel Hill as an associate editor. Chambers was previously with Geek Squad in South Portland, Schwartz with Delhaize America in Scarborough and Hill with WGME 13 Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Sebago Technics, an engineering firm in South Portland, hired Curtis Thompson as a transportation engineer, Zack Bodkin as a GIS technician, Sean Pierce as a project surveyor and Justin Brown as a survey/construction technician.

The First NA in Damariscotta hired Jeffrey Gottlieb as vice president, regional manager for Lincoln County. Gottlieb most recently served as the Yarmouth branch manager for Key Bank.

Portland's Downtown District hired Casey Gilbert as executive director.

Isaacson & Raymond, a law firm in Lewiston, hired Juliana McKittrick as an attorney in its litigation and family division.

Maine Medical Partners in Portland announced that Sowmya Chandrasekaran joined Maine Medical Partners Hospital Medicine. Chandrasekaran was previously chief resident at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.

Promotions

CBRE|Boulos Asset Management, a real estate asset management company in Portland, promoted Nicole Shaffer to assistant property manager.

McTeague Higbee, a law firm in Topsham, announced attorney Benjamin Grant has become a partner with the firm. Grant focuses his practice on labor law and state and federal workers' compensation law.

Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution promoted Kenda Bouffard to retail loan processing supervisor. Bouffard was most recently a retail loan processor.

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promoted Scott Shields to assistant vice president regional relationship manager. Shields was previously a commercial portfolio manager in the bank's credit department.

The city of Portland promoted Anita LaChance to deputy city manager. LaChance was previously acting deputy city manager.

Portland Public Schools promoted Jeanne Crocker to interim superintendent. Crocker was the district's director of school management.

Spurwink, a mental health service provider in Portland, promoted Gabrielle Gallucci to director of mission impact.

Gorham Savings Bank promoted Julie Brooks, Kevin Heatley, Lisa Hughes, Matt Palmer, Sue Strout and Julia Hubbard.

cPort Credit Union in Portland promoted Chelsea Laverriere to marketing coordinator and Jacquelyn Murphy to branch manager at the Forest Avenue branch in Portland. Laverriere was most recently marketing specialist while Murphy was an assistant branch manager.

Appointments

The Maine Community Foundation in Portland appointed Dighton Spooner as chair and Peter Lamb as vice chair of its board of directors. Spooner is senior associate director of career planning at Bowdoin College and Lamb is an independent philanthropic advisor.

The Association for Consulting Expertise elected William Stone as president, Jim Casey as vice president, Tim Thorsen as treasure and Laurie Davis as secretary.

Gelato Fiasco, a creator of artisanal gelato and sorbetto in Brunswick, elected Richard McGoldrick as chairman of its board of directors. McGoldrick is the founder and owner of Commercial Properties Inc. in Portland.

United Way of York County announced the addition of new board members Brian Ballute, Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution; Anthony Cataldi, Sanford Institution for Savings; Chris Indorf, Biddeford School Department; and Peg Stansfield, Kennebunk Savings.

Portland's Downtown District announced the following individuals were elected to its board of directors: property owners: Ken Cianchette, ELC Management Inc., and Phil Haughey, MHR Management; retail: Susan Rephan, LeRoux Kitchen; restaurant: Robyn Violette, Fore Street Restaurant; entertainment/nightlife: Sarah Martin, Bar of Chocolate; and visitor/tourism: Alen Saric, Hyatt Place Portland Old Port.

Vera Roberts, senior vice president, commercial regional manager at Camden National Bank in Camden, was appointed to Maine's Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. The commission is a government-appointed group dedicated to improving opportunities for women and girls in Maine by advising the Gov. Paul LePage and members of the state Legislature about policy and social issues affecting women and girls in Maine.

Achievements

Burgess Advertising & Marketing was recently honored with a silver and bronze Healthcare Advertising Award in the Total Integrated Marketing Campaign category for its work on the enroll207.com and Mercy Express Care campaigns. The firm also received a 21st annual Communicator Award for the enroll207.com campaign, which earned the 2015 Silver Award of Distinction in the integrated not-for-profit campaign category.

Rudman Winchell, Counselors at Law in Bangor, announced that David King, Frank McGuire, William Hanson and Curtis Kimball were recognized as Notable Practitioners and the firm was recognized in four practice areas by Chambers USA.

Cole Teague, chief of facilities management at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, earned the designation of Certified Healthcare Constructor.

Joseph Siviski, an attorney at Perkins Thompson in Portland, was accepted into the Lift360 Emerging Leaders Program, which provides emerging business and professional leaders with leadership development training and mentoring in preparation for service on nonprofit boards and in committee leadership roles.

The Cod Cove Inn in Edgecomb received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award for 2015.

Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, was listed as one of four notable firms in Maine for its intellectual property practice, and James Goggin and Timothy Shannon were recognized as IP Stars in Managing Intellectual Property's 2015 IP Stars Guide.

Barry and Gayla Drake, Bonnie McHugh and Betsy Ware were presented the Robert D. Turcotte Award for volunteerism by Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Lewiston.

The Insurance Professionals of Greater Portland named Adele Nichols as Insurance Professional of the Year and Amee Rice as Rookie of the Year. Nichols and Rice are account managers at Clark Insurance in Portland.

Lisa Veregge, president and CEO of the Maine Insurance Agents Association in Hallowell, was recently renewed as a Certified Association Executive with American Society of Association Executives.

Delta Ambulance in Waterville recently recognized its employees for their accomplishments in excellence. Clinical Standards and Practices Awards Stars Award winners were Steve Winn, Chris Mitchell, Rory Routhier, Shon Dixon, Jay Pfingst, Dan Mayotte and Nick Jackson; Silent Hero: Brad Wing; Patient Care: Jay Vachon and Erika Thayer; Peer Recognition: Allison Quick and Andrew LaChance; and Community Service: Nick Richards and Gene Hassen.

PC Construction in Portland ranked 147th in the annual national ranking of Engineering News-Record magazine's list of top 400 contractors and No. 47 in the magazine's top 200 environmental firms.

Clayton Bell, a third-year resident at Rumford Hospital in the Rural Track Residency Program, was named the Maine Hospital Association Caregiver of the Year.

Norman Huynh, assistant conductor and community liaison with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, received the 2015 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Scholarship from American Friends of the Mendelssohn Foundation. The award will allow Huynh to spend three weeks in Germany and work with world-renowned conductor Kurt Masur, music director emeritus of the New York Philharmonic and conductor laureate of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Kerry Altiero, chef at Café Miranda in Rockland, was selected best chef and Hazelwood Handyman in Kennebunkport was named best builder by Down East Magazine in its “Best of Maine” for 2015.

Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Portland, was ranked by Chambers USA as the best law firm in Maine in the Litigation: Mainly Plaintiff practice area with Steven Silin, Julian Sweet, Jodi Nofsinger and Benjamin Gideon recognized as top lawyers for plaintiffs. In addition, partner Jack Simmons was honored as a Senior Statesman.

United Way of Androscoggin County presented L.L.Bean with the Spirit of the Androscoggin Award for its commitment to our communities and continued support of the organization. Additionally, Chip Morrison, former CEO of Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce in Lewiston, Terri and Bart Kelsea, community volunteers in Lewiston/Auburn, and Andie Hannon, unit director of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine Auburn/Lewiston Clubhouse in Auburn, with Community Builder Awards.

The city of Portland announced that Creative Portland won a Creative Economy Award from the New England Foundation for the Arts as part of the New England-wide Creative Communities Exchange.

SymQuest Group Inc., an information technology company in Westbrook, presented its President's Award for excellence in community involvement to Meg Fleming. Fleming is the firm's director of document sales for the Maine sales region.

Gerald Cayer, executive vice president of Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, was named the hospital's Caregiver of the Year.

Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Steve Levesque was presented the 2015 Community Leadership Award from the Association of Defense Communities for the redevelopment of the former Naval Air Station Brunswick.

Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. in Cundy's Harbor announced that its Mini Lobster Sliders appeared on The O-List in the July 2015 edition of O, The Oprah Magazine.