NEW HIRES
Taylor Belanger, Sarah Bird, Tony Bird, Cathy Brezinski, Kevin Gove and Hannah Rheaume joined Rinck Advertising.
Belanger of Lewiston joined as an administrative assistant.

Sarah Bird of Turner joined as social media manager.

Tony Bird of Turner joined as an account executive.

Brezinski of Portland joined as traffic manager. She previously worked at CD&M Communications in Portland.

Gove of Bowdoin joined as manager of public relations. Most recently, he was chief content officer at Nancy Marshall Communications.

Rheaume of Lewiston was hired as a public relations specialist. She began at Rinck as a public relations intern.

Baker Newman Noyes hired the following people in its Portland office:
Sierra Leonard of Lyman joined the staff in its audit practice. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in business administration from Husson University.
Kelly Morris of Falmouth joined its tax practice. Morris focused on estate planning in law school and is a member of the private client services practice at BNN.
Jay Norris of Portland joined as a senior in the risk and business advisory practice. He serves as president of the board of the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization and as an active member of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, Portland Trails and Friends of the Eastern Promenade.
Marcus Pratt of Standish was hired as a staff member in the tax practice. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in accounting, from Thomas College.
Tyler Stephens of Saco was hired as an intern in the tax practice. He is working toward his master’s degree in accounting at St. Joseph’s College.
Katie Tracy of Topsham was hired as a staff member in the tax practice. She will soon begin working toward her master’s degree in accounting at St. Joseph’s College.
Sonya Walker of Scarborough joined the audit practice. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration from Husson University.
Sarah Warner of Winthrop also joined its audit practice. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Maine.

PROMOTIONS
Christina Carter was promoted to executive vice president at Community Credit Union.
Carter of Winthrop joined the credit union two years ago as vice president of lending. She has 14 years of credit union experience.

BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The following board members for the Maine Estate Planning Council were elected as officers:
Jennifer Kruszewski of Epstein & O’Donovan LLP was named president. Stephanie Strouse of Drummond & Drummond LLP was named vice president. Robin Cyr of Albin Randall & Bennett was named treasurer; and Kerry Peabody of Clark Insurance was named secretary.
The immediate past president is Kenleigh Nicoletta of Brann & Isaacson. Each officer will serve a one-year term.

GENERAL
Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice opened a new drop-off site for staff in Manchester in July.
This new location is designed to enhance the agency’s efficiency to provide high quality home care, home hospice care and supportive care services to its patients throughout the Greater Augusta area.