NEW HIRES Jason Bolton has been named associate dean at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. He will provide leadership for strategic initiatives within the organization, which conducts community-based, research-driven programs throughout Maine to grow its food-based economy. Previously, Bolton served as UMaine Extension professor and the state food safety specialist. In that role, he […]
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Andrew Lynch promoted to chief financial officer at Legacy Properties
PROMOTIONS Andrew Lynch has been promoted to chief financial officer at Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury property company with offices in Portland and five other Maine locations. Lynch joined the company as financial controller in 2018. Previously, he was employed in the Financial Risk Management Department for General Electric Capital Aviation Services. He […]
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Portland Gastroenterology Center expands clinical staff with three new hires
NEW HIRES Portland Gastroenterology Center has added three new providers to its practice. Dr. Matthew Grunwald, Vicki Cook and Kate Rossiter all started this fall, bringing the center’s staff to 13 doctors and seven nurse practitioners. Grunwald is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, and is a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts and Renaissance School […]
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Finance Authority of Maine makes new hire, promotions
NEW HIRES The Finance Authority of Maine has hired Bert Audette as chief information officer. He brings more than 25 years of IT management experience to the quasi-independent state agency, which provides financial solutions to help Mainers pursue business and educational opportunities. Prior to joining FAME, Audette was dean of information technology at Eastern Maine […]
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Dan Clarke named president and CEO of Maine Family Federal Credit Union
NEW HIRES Maine Family Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Lewiston, has named Dan Clarke as its new president and chief executive officer. Clarke has been in the credit union industry since 1988 and has held a variety of roles, including president/CEO at what is now Maine Solutions Federal Credit Union. He most recently served as […]
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John Hurley to head people operations at Baker Newman Noyes
NEW HIRES Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Portland, has named John Hurley as chief people officer. He brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role, and previously served as the senior director of human resources and employee relations at an educational software company outside of Boston. At Baker Newman […]
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Maine Summer Camps names Lucy Norvell as executive director
NEW HIRES Maine Summer Camps, a nonprofit group of 140 member camps and adventure programs, has hired Lucy Norvell as executive director. She succeeds Ron Hall, who is retiring. Norvell, who begins her new role in early 2023, has three decades of experience, including various roles over the course of 15 years with the American […]
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Krista Simonis to lead governmental affairs at Maine Credit Union League
NEW HIRES The Maine Credit Union League has hired Krista Simonis as its new director of governmental affairs. Simonis will lead efforts to advance the League’s legislative, political and advocacy agendas in both Augusta and Washington, D.C. She began her political career with a lobbying firm in California after earning a bachelor’s degree in political […]
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Seth Garrison named general manager at Portland Water District
NEW HIRES The Portland Water District has named Seth Garrison, a nationally known utility consultant, as general manager. Garrison has spent over two decades working with water and wastewater systems, and has served utilities including the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Boston Water and Sewer Commission and New York City Department of Environmental Protection. In […]