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Newsworthy people and performances for Nov. 17, 2025

New hires

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Rowan Moody

The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland hired Rowan Moody as chief advancement officer. Moody was previously deputy chief officer for patrons at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Verrill, a law firm in Portland, hired Brian Tafel as an associate, resident in the firm’s trial and litigation group.

Keller Williams Realty Greater Portland hired Sabra Lindsay as brand and communications specialist.

Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Carmen Look as CFO.

The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, a nonprofit dedicated exclusively to mobilizing pro bono attorneys to expand access to civil justice, hired Nell Brimmer as executive director. Brimmer was most recently with the Center for Reproductive Rights.

Perkins Thompson, a law firm in Portland, hired Shea Watson and J. I. Aisha Simon as associates in the firm’s litigation practice group.

Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Beth Goodman as a broker in Camden.

Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate brokerage, hired Renee Knox as an agent in Auburn.

MillerAsen PA, a law firm in Portland, hired Julianne Hull as an attorney. Hull has 20 years of litigation and securities law experience.

Promotions

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Kate Cordaro

Avesta Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing developer based in Portland, promoted Kate Cordaro to chief of staff.

Gawron Turgeon Dillon Architects PC in Scarborough promoted Deirdre Pio to principal. Pio was previously an associate.

Whitten Architects, a residential architectural firm in Portland, promoted Will Fellis to senior associate. Fellis leads the firm’s in-house IT.

Appointments

Thomas College in Waterville added Jeff Gosselin to its board of trustees. Gosselin is senior vice president and director of commercial banking at Maine Community Bank.

Achievements

Channel 8 WMTW in Portland said it earned 15 awards at the 2025 Maine Association of Broadcasters News and Creative Awards Gala. The station was honored with top awards including “Best Newscast,” “Best Weathercast,” “Best Sportscast,” “Best Election Coverage,” “Best Spot News,” “Best Self-Promotion Campaign” and “Best Public Service/Spot Campaign.”

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Laura Reading 

Laura Reading, director of affordable housing for the Developers Collaborative in Portland, received the “Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award” from Maine Development Foundation.

Gawron Turgeon Dillon Architects PC in Scarborough said it received the “2025 IIDA Healthcare Design Award” in the Extended Care & Assisted Living Facilities category for its interior design at Madrona Grove in Rose Villa in Portland, Ore.

The city of Portland announced its Annual Business Awards winners including: “Economic Development Achievement,” Redfern Properties; “Business of the Year,” SMRT; “Small Business of the Year,” Factory 3; “PDC Client of the Year,” Matcha Mood; and “Legacy Award,” David Wood Clothiers.

MaineHousing’s Affordable Homeownership Program was recognized for “Homeownership: Encouraging New Construction” during the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ annual conference in New Orleans. The program utilized $20 million in state funding to subsidize the construction of 276 homes being made available for purchase at prices affordable to middle-income households.

Verrill, a law firm in Portland, announced that 15 of its Maine-based lawyers were recognized in the 2025 edition of New England Super Lawyers. Eleven were named “Super Lawyers” while four others were listed as “Rising Stars.” The firm also said that attorneys Martha Gaythwaite, Hans Eysenbach and Jennifer Novo were recognized for their outstanding contributions at the “2025 Katahdin Counsel Recognition Ceremony.”

The Princeton Review named College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor the No. 1 “Green College” in its Guide to Green Colleges. The recognition marks the 10th consecutive year the college has earned the top spot.

AARP Maine announced Linda Dougherty as the winner of the “2025 Andrus Award,” named in honor of AARP’s founder Ethel Percy Andrus. The award honors those who make a difference in the lives of others. Dougherty is the lead volunteer for many of the organization’s programs in Greater Bangor.

Words From the Woods, an advertising agency in Portland, said Luke Behrends, co-founder and chief creative officer, earned a spot on Indie Agency News’ 2025 “Top 40: Weirdos, Misfits and Underdogs” list.

Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley was named the No. 1 “Ski Resort in the East for 2025,” according to SKI Magazine’s annual reader survey.

Knickerbocker Group, a design-build firm in Portland, said it was honored with a “Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture” at the 2025 New England Architecture Awards for the Honeymoon Cottage and was named as a “2025 Emerging Professional Friendly Firm.”

Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, announced that nine of its attorneys were recognized in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a guide that identifies the nation’s top litigation attorneys and law firms. Eight were named “Litigation Stars” while another was named a “Future Star.”

Harvest on the Harbor, a festival in Portland, named Finestkind and chef Thomas Barthelmes as its “2025 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year.”

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