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Updated: October 6, 2025

Newsworthy people and performances for Oct. 6, 2025

New hires

Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Samuel Michel as a general surgeon at Northern Light Mercy Surgery. Michel is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

WellSort, a startup in Portland, hired Elissa Pike English in a contract role to support the company’s WellSort 2.0 project launch. English s a project management and marketing specialist.

Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland hired Nikki Wyman as a commercial relationship manager.

Penobscot General Contractors in Falmouth hired Bill Birney as vice president of industrial and manufacturing markets. Birney was previously vice president of energy and industrial at Allnorth Consultants.

Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington hired Holly Archer as vice president and mortgage loan officer in Ellsworth.

Norway Savings Bank hired Kyle Morrell as branch manager in South Portland.

Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Jeff and Kirstin Corman in its Camden office.

Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate brokerage, hired Sierra Gary as an agent in Auburn.

Uprise Partners, a Portland-based provider of information technology and cybersecurity solutions, hired Marc Cash and Duncan Bruce as virtual chief information officers to support client growth.

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Casco Bay Lines names Ben Dinsmore as GM and CEO.

Casco Bay Island Transit District, also known as Casco Bay Lines, hired Ben Dinsmore as general manager.

McFarland-Johnson Inc., a 100% employee-owned planning, engineering, technology, environmental and construction services firm in Freeport, hired Tim Merritt as principal bridge engineer in its transportation division.

Portland Symphony Orchestra hired Derek Beckvold as executive director. Previously, Beckvold was managing director at the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.

American Heart Association in Portland hired Ashley Ricker as Maine’s school engagement director.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company in Bangor, hired Raminta Kaspare as regional sales manager, corporate parts and Guillermo Soto as regional sales manager for Latin America.

Promotions

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Mark Schaub

Sargent Corp., a 100% employee-owned general contractor in Orono, promoted Casey Flynn to controller. Flynn was previously staff accountant.

The Boulos Co., a commercial real estate brokerage in Portland, promoted Noah Stebbins to partner.

NBT Bank in Portland promoted Mark Schaub to regional commercial banking manager for Maine. Schaub previously served as senior commercial banking relationship manager.

Sappi North America in Portland promoted Lisa Hill to director of its pulp business. Hill was previously senior manager of domestic and international logistics.

Maine Savings Federal Credit Union in Hampden promoted Lisa Fournier to senior vice president of operations.

Harriman, an architecture and engineering firm in Auburn, promoted Daniel Backman to principal.

Appointments

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Marie McCarthy

Camden National Corp. appointed Marie McCarthy as vice-chair of its board of directors, effective immediately, and as chair of the board, effective upon the retirement of Lawrence Sterrs at the end of the year. McCarthy was COO at L.L.Bean before retiring in April.

Achievements

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was awarded the American Network of Community Options and Resources Congressional Medicaid Champion Award and was honored by the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne for her leadership in securing millions of dollars for medical research dedicated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

VIP Tires & Service in Auburn said it received the “2025 WishMaker Award” from Make-A-Wish Maine. In 2024, customers and employees of the company donated $330,000 to the charity.

The Maine Council on Aging in Brunswick announced its 2025 award recipients including Brenda Gallant, executive director of Maine’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, “2025 Lasting Legacy Award;” Rep. Kristen Cloutier of Lewiston, District 94, “2025 Legislator of the Year Award;” Claudette Ndayininahaze, executive director of In Her Presence, and Rebecca Spear, program director, geriatric medicine fellowship, Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, “2025 Trailblazing Advocates;” Motivational Services Inc. in Augusta, “2025 Business Excellence Award;” and Leslie Hill, professor emeritus of politics, Bates College, “2025 Douglas O. Wilson Rising Tide Leadership Award.”

Ten hospitals in Maine were among the 4,800 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines initiative to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke. Recognized hospitals include Bridgton Hospital, Central Maine Medical Center, Houlton Regional Hospital, MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, Maine Medical Center, MaineGeneral Medical Center - Alfond Center for Health, Mid Coast Hospital, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Pen Bay Medical Center and Rumford Hospital.

Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, announced that eight of its lawyers were recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2026. Susan Faunce was named “Lawyer of the Year,” Faunce and four co-workers were recognized in the “Best Lawyers” category and three others were identified in the “Ones to Watch” category.

Efficiency Maine in Augusta recognized the town of Winthrop with its “Philip C. Hastings Award” for significant contributions to Maine’s economy and environment through the town’s efforts in the field of energy efficiency. The organization also recognized 12 companies in the category of “Residential Programs” in 2025; 12 companies in the category of “Commercial Programs” in 2025; and three companies in the category of “Electric Vehicle Program” in 2025.

Knickerbocker Group, a design-build firm in Portland, said that Julien Jalbert was selected as one of New England Home’s “5 Under 40” honorees for 2025. Jalbert is design studio leader at the firm.

The Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville said that Craig Sargent, head instructor of its Club Naha Karate-Do USA, was awarded the “Greatest of All Time Martial Arts Award” at the G.O.A.T. Martial Arts Awards Banquet.

Unity Environmental University in New Gloucester announced that Melik Peter Khoury, president and CEO, was selected to receive the “2025 Eileen Tosney Award for Career Service in Higher Education” from the American Association of University Administrators.

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