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Ross Barnard
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Newsworthy people and performances for July 28, 2025
New hires
CareVet of Freeport hired James Desir as medical director and Rebecca Risteen, Ben Singh and Emma Kieffer as veterinarians.
The Maine Forest Products Council in Augusta hired Ellen Parent as deputy director. Parent was previously director of compliance at the Maine Credit Union League.
Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland hired Ross Barnard as mortgage development officer. Most recently, Barnard was loan officer assistant at Leader Bank in Massachusetts.
Maine State Credit Union in Augusta hired Jordan Lytton as branch manager in Rockland. Previously, Lytton was an assistant branch manager with Camden National Bank.
MedRhythms, a digital health startup in Portland, hired Larry Jasinski as CEO. Jasinski was previously CEO of Lifeward Ltd., an international medical technology company based in Massachusetts and Israel.
Promotions
The Maine Forest Products Council in Augusta promoted Krysta West to executive director. West was previously deputy director.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor promoted Charmaine Patel to senior physician executive. Patel was serving as interim senior physician executive since April.
Maine State Credit Union in Augusta promoted Hillary Jackson to manage its eBranch, which serves members throughout the state via digital channels, Mitch Ryan to senior vice president of technology and Jennifer Bechard to senior vice president of human resources.
Diversified Communications, a trade show and media company in Portland, promoted Janice Rogers to chief people officer.
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Janice Rogers
Maine Savings Federal Credit Union in Hampden promoted Lee-Anne Storen to senior vice president of consumer lending.
Norway Savings Bank promoted Richard St. Pierre to CFO and treasurer executive vice president. St. Pierre was previously senior finance officer senior vice president.
Bath Area YMCA promoted Amy Vendt to interim CEO. She was previously COO.
Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor promoted Jennifer King to COO. King previously was senior director of planning and development.
Katahdin Trust in Houlton promoted Michaela King to branch manager and community banking officer in Scarborough. Previously, King was community banking officer and cash management specialist.
Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta promoted Amanda Cooley to senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. Most recently, Cooley served as vice president and marketing and communications officer.
Sweetser, a statewide behavioral health nonprofit based in Saco, promoted Justin Chenette to chief communications officer. Chenette was previously senior director of public relations and advancement.
Appointments
Piper Shores, a nonprofit life plan retirement community in Scarborough, announced that Leanne Fiet, COO and administrator, was appointed board chair of LeadingAge Maine & New Hampshire.
The Portland Museum of Art added Lisa Marin, Marian Morgan and Paul Peck to its board of trustees. Marin is president of The John Marin Foundation, Morgan is an experienced humanitarian and Peck is founder of LWS Development LLC. In addition, Katherine Berger and Bree LaCasse were elected trustees emeriti and Judy Glickman Lauder was named an honorary trustee.
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Tawny Alvarez
Thomas College in Waterville added Tawny Alvarez and Andy Dionne to its board of trustees. Alvarez is partner at Verrill while Dionne is director of clinical medicine and associate program director at Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency.
Brad Hamilton, regional pharmacy operations manager at Hannaford, was named president of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
Waynflete, a private school in Portland, added Jane Swenson, Jessica Boger, Kate Sinding Daly, Jos Thalheimer and Beatrice Turner to its board of trustees. The school also named Adam Edwards, president; Elonide Semmes, vice president; James Reese, secretary; James Higgins, treasurer; and Kara Leopold, member-at-large of the board while Catherine Cloudman, Jed Porta and Nicole DuFauchard were appointed as trustees emeriti.
Friends of Casco Bay elected Daniel Devereaux, Florence Edwards, Dylan King and Michelle Waring to its board of directors. Devereaux is coastal resource manager for the town of Brunswick, Edwards is an oyster aquaculturist and dentist, King is environmental, social and governance counsel at TD Bank and Waring is steward for sustainability and everyday good at Tom’s of Maine.
Achievements
Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said that Chambers & Partners, publisher of the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, ranked 14 of the firm’s practices and 24 of the firm’s Maine-based attorneys in its 2025 Chambers USA Guide.
US Harbors in Camden said that Boothbay Harbor finished 10th in its sixth annual “Best Harbor” contest.
No Labels named U.S. Sen. Susan Collins the inaugural winner of its “Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Award” recognizing leaders who embody the legacy of principled pragmatism and bipartisanship shown by the organization’s co-founder.
Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, said that Chambers & Partners, publisher of the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, ranked nine of the firm’s practices and 27 of the firm’s Maine-based attorneys in its 2025 Chambers USA Guide.
Williams Realty Partners in York said that it was named one of the “Top 100 Large Teams in the U.S.” by RealTrends, ranking nationally for transaction volume in 2024. The firm was also ranked No.1 real estate team of all brokerages in Maine, the No. 1 Keller Williams team in New England and No. 58 among all Keller Williams teams worldwide.
The Maine International Film Festival in Waterville announced that Ken Eisen, the festival’s co-founder and longtime programming director, received a “Lifetime Achievement Award.” Eisen has championed independent film at all levels for 50 years.
Katahdin Trust in Houlton named Annette Beaton, vice president, community banking officer, as its “2024 Top of the Mountain Commitment to Community Award” recipient at a bank-wide employee event. The bank also recognized numerous employees for years of service including Janet Saucier, community banker II, 30 years; Bonnie Foster, facilities manager, 25 years; Lindsay Corey, client services support specialist; Janet Doak, assistant vice president, branch manager and community banking officer; Tannis Lundin, bank operations supervisor; Joe Porter, senior vice president, controller; and Craig Staples, vice president, commercial and municipal services officer, 20 years; Emily Bulley, finance clerk/information security; Wendy Clark, commercial services assistant; Sam Clockedile, vice president, marketing officer; Julie Kaelin, retail mortgage processor; Jeremy MacArthur, network administrator; and Danelle Weston, vice president, retail underwriting manager, 15 years; Monica Campbell, community banker III; Kelsey Charette, loan operations clerk and floor plan specialist; Tabitha Corey, assistant vice president, quality control loan analyst; Clarissa Cumming, commercial services associate, supervisor; Diane Hewett, community banker II; and Jasmine Rockwell, assistant vice president, loan operations manager, 10 years; and Katelynn Eastham, electronic banking specialist; and Kendall Nason, human resources generalist, five years.
Erica Brooks of Swan Agency Real Estate was named Acadia Council’s “Realtor of the Year for 2025.”
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor said that it completed a three-year compliance inspection from the Surgical Review Corp., resulting in four renewed safety accreditations. In addition, Daniel Hetherman and Matthew Sharbaugh, surgeons at Northern Light Surgical Specialists, earned a “Surgeon of Excellence” designation in both robotic surgery and hernia surgery.
Martin Cates, designated broker and owner of Cates Real Estate, was named “2025 Pen Bay Council’s Realtor of the Year.” Cates Real Estate was named “Best of the Best Real Estate Agency” People’s Choice Award for Knox and Waldo counties.
Nick Pucello, a member of the business and marine insurance team at Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden, completed the Liberty Mutual Business Lines Producer Development Program.
Susan Sinnett, a realtor with RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland, was the top-selling RE/MAX agent in Maine for the month of May.
Dentons said that three of its Portland-based partners and its restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy practice were recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA.
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