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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Maine Preservation introduces Tara Kelly as executive director
NEW HIRES Tara Kelly has joined Maine Preservation as the new executive director. Kelly brings more than 10 years of experience in historic preservation, nonprofit management, policy and advocacy initiatives, public and education programming, and fundraising, having served as the vice president of policy & programs of The Municipal Art Society of New York for […]
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Sarah Belliveau named CEO, managing principal of BerryDunn
PROMOTIONS AND HIRES Portland accounting firm BerryDunn has announced that Sarah Belliveau will be its next CEO and managing principal. Belliveau, who currently leads the firm’s not-for-profit practice, was selected to succeed John Chandler, who has led the firm since 1999. She joined BerryDunn fresh out of college in 1992, working in its Bangor office […]
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Tom Pazdera tapped to head ND Paper’s Rumford division
NEW HIRES Tom Pazdera has been named the new vice president and general manager of ND Paper’s Rumford division. Pazdera brings three decades of experience in the pulp, packaging and paper industry with internationally recognized companies including International Paper, MeadWestvaco, Boise Paper and, most recently, as president and unit head of AV Terrace Bay, in […]
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
Tara Hill to lead Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland
NEW HIRES Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland has announced Tara Hill as the new executive director of the nonprofit housing organization. Hill will lead the Habitat team in achieving its mission of bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. She is a strategic and innovative leader who has developed thriving organizations with […]
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Kate McCarthy tapped to lead Portland’s Birth Roots Center for Community Parenting
NEW HIRES Birth Roots Center for Community Parenting, an organization that provides non-clinical, community-based education and support throughout pregnancy and the early years of parenting, has hired Kate McCarthy as its first executive director. McCarthy joins co-founders Leah Deragon and Emily Murray to lead Birth Roots, first established in Portland 17 years ago. Before her […]
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PublishedMay 20, 2021
Patricia Aprile named to board of directors at Partner’s Bank in Sanford
BOARD APPOINTMENTS Partners Bank has announced that its board of directors has brought on Patricia Aprile as its newest member. Aprile, of York, currently serves as chief operating officer of Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. She brings a wealth of knowledge and business experience to the bank, having served as a top-level official in […]
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Barbara Raths to lead treasury management at Camden National Bank
PROMOTIONS Camden National Bank has promoted Barbara Raths to senior vice president, director of treasury management and government banking. Raths is an expert in treasury operations, debt and cash management, corporate finance, public finance and international payment risk management with over 17 years of experience. She was the senior vice president, senior treasury management sales […]
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PublishedMay 6, 2021
Annie Tselikis joins brother, cousin at Cousins Maine Lobster
NEW HIRES Following nine years of rapid growth, Cousins Maine Lobster is investing in deepening its connection to the industry in Maine with the announcement of its newest hire, Annie Tselikis. Tselikis is a 15-year veteran of Maine’s lobster industry and has worked with commercial fishing associations, for lobster wholesalers, and since 2014 has served […]
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PublishedApril 29, 2021
Diane Sturgeon named SBA district director for Maine
PROMOTIONS The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Diane Sturgeon district director of its Maine District Office. Sturgeon has worked for the SBA for nine years in the Maine office and most recently served as deputy district director. She joined the SBA in 2012 as a lender relations specialist and has more than 10 years […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Angela Cole Westhoff chosen to lead Maine Health Care Association
NEW HIRES The board of directors of the Maine Health Care Association has selected Angela Cole Westhoff of Sidney to be the association’s next president and chief executive. She will succeed Rick Erb, who is retiring after 20 years with MHCA. Westhoff has most recently served as executive director of the Maine Dental Association and […]