Clements

Bourque

Hires, promotions, appointments

Portland Water District promoted three members: Michelle Clements was promoted to director of communications and public relations; Ryan Bourque to water system manager; and Greg Pellerin to engineering and asset management services manager. Clements joined in 1997 as public relations manager and serves as editor of the New England Water Works Association’s technical publication, the Journal; Bourque joined in 2007 as a water system operator and advanced to utility specialist, distribution foreperson, and transmission and distribution supervisor; and Pellerin joined eight years ago as a project manager.

Pellerin

Caron

Patrick Caron was hired as sports development director at the Maine Sports Commission. He launched the Move Free Run Club and is already on the nonprofit’s board of directors.

Tate House Museum added four members to its board of directors: Kyle Kirby, an in-house litigator and manager at Unum in Portland; Jeff Winchenbach, a retired certified public accountant and a docent at the museum; Michael Epstein, a museum docent and retired pediatric cardiologist; and Holly Hurd-Forsyth, curator at the Fifth Maine Museum on Peaks Island.

Donovan

Holt

Kim Donovan was hired at New Ventures Maine as a workforce specialist.

John Holt was hired as junior program director at SailMaine. He grew up as a student at SailMaine and was captain of the Portland High School sailing team and spent time as a summer coach teaching Opti Learn to Sail.

VIP Tires and Service raised nearly $330,000 in 2024 for Make-A-Wish. From left, VIP Tires and Service President and CEO Tim Winkeler, Make-A-Wish Maine Director of Development Nichole Rutherford, Make-A-Wish President and CEO Brian Franks, VIP Tires Senior Manager of Human Resources Mary Daigle, Director of Marketing, Advertising and CRM Lynn Campbell, and Executive Chairman John Quirk. Contributed / VIP Tires and Service