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Updated: December 15, 2025

Newsworthy people and performances for Dec. 15, 2025

New hires

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Charlotte Mace of the Finance Authority of Maine

The Finance Authority of Maine in Augusta hired Charlotte Mace as director of business. Mace previously was director of the Office of Business Development at the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development.

NBT Bank in Portland hired Danielle Violette as treasury management sales officer and Jonathan Crasnick as commercial banking relationship manager for Maine.

Brann & Isaacson, a Lewiston-based law firm, hired David Joyce as a litigation partner in its Portland office. Joyce joins the firm after two decades of federal prosecutorial experience, most recently as an assistant U.S. attorney.

Norway Savings Bank hired Jessica Scamman as commercial loan officer vice president.

The University of New England in Biddeford hired Dawn Stoyanoff as chief information officer. Stoyanoff most recently served as assistant vice president for enterprise applications and services at the University of Chicago.

Freedom Realty in Saco hired Leonard Berube as an associate broker.

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Tara Perruzzi

Machias Savings Bank hired Tara Perruzzi as a senior vice president for commercial banking in southern Maine.

Lynch Group, a family-owned holding company in Bangor managing several businesses in transportation, logistics, data management and commercial real estate, hired Andrew Lohman as marketing and creative coordinator. Lohman was previously marketing and community relations manager at UCP of Maine.

Maine State Credit Union in Augusta hired Mark O’Donal as vice president and commercial banker for Rockland and the midcoast. Previously, O’Donal was with Camden National Bank.

Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk hired Heidi Marston as executive director. Most recently, Marston served as director of pet placement initiatives for PetSmart Charities.

Hancock Lumber in Casco hired Tim Bonenfant as general manager in Saco. Bonenfant has 23 years of retail management experience.

N S Giles, a concrete construction company in Bangor, hired Lauren Evans as human resource director.

Promotions

Whitten Architects in Portland promoted Adam Darter, Ian Parlin and Jesse Patkus to associate.

Appointments

The University of Maine at Augusta added Justin Chenette, chief communications officer, Sweetser; Mathew Collins, vice president of strategy and partnerships, Andwell Health Partners; TJ Herlihy, financial advisor, Means Wealth Management; Amy Marston, founder, Edison Public Relations; and Angela Oechslie, director for STEM pathways and innovation, Educate Maine, to its board of visitors.

Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said that attorney Anya Endsley was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Endsley is vice chair of the firm’s private clients and fiduciary services group.

Island Institute in Rockland added Bob Baines and Pamela Baker-Masson to its board of trustees. Baines farmed kelp for five years and worked as a commercial fisherman for 45 years while Baker-Masson is a communications and marketing executive with 40 years of experience advancing mission-driven organizations.

SKILLS Inc., a social services organization in St. Albans, elected Mary Nadeau as chair of its board of directors. Nadeau, who recently retired as principal of Nokomis Regional High School following a 37-year career in public education as both a teacher and administrator, has served on the board since 2020.

Achievements

Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor announced its Presidential Awards. Winners included “President’s Award of Distinction,” Kenneth Tracy; “President’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Research,” Gregory Carter; “President’s Innovation Award,” David Kuchta and the Ellsworth Maintenance Team (Anthony Eaton, John Arseneau, Fred Ellis, Colby Hurd, James Potter, William Clair, Chris Chaffee, Jake Sigouin, Tedd Kotredes, Tim Bunker, Travis Veilleux, Josh Young, Thomas Bouchard, Terry Gray, Brian Hardy and Eric Linnell); “President’s Award for Culture & Impact,” Garrett Curry and the JMCRS Ops and EHS Team (Kurt Christiansen, Charles Longstaff, Kapish Maheshwari, Kristin Axline, Julie Alderman, Monika Spitalniak, Levi Chouinard, Greg Hiltz and John Kucera); and “President’s Award for Community & Stewardship,” Connie Lee Gordon and the Bar Harbor Grounds Team (Scott Craig, Kyle Yarborough, Loman Morneault, Haley Perron and Zachary Peirce).

Crooked Face Creamery, a Skowhegan maker, received a “Super Gold” award for its Plain Whole Milk Ricotta and a bronze award for its Applewood Smoked Ricotta at the 37th annual World Cheese Awards held in Bern, Switzerland.

Northern Light Surgical Weight Loss in Bangor said it earned the distinction of “Surgical Quality Partner” from the American College of Surgeon’s Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program for the years 2025-28.

Educate Maine announced that Tree Street Youth, a nonprofit in Lewiston serving more than 1,000 young people from pre-K through high school annually, received the “Weston L. Bonney Education Leadership Award” for 2025.

Andwell Health Partners in Lewiston named Brian Scharold as its “Robert D. Turcotte Memorial Award” winner during its Chair’s Reception. The award honors Scharold’s commitment to supporting individuals and families through grief.

Fidium, a national fiber internet and network services company that offers service in Maine, said it was recognized by the Pinnacle Awards as a “Rural Broadband Champion” in the leadership in rural and remote connectivity category for the East Grand Lake region of Aroostook and Washington counties.

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