Virginia Rector named chief operating officer at Luke’s Lobster

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April 15, 2021

Virginia Rector named chief operating officer at Luke’s Lobster

PROMOTIONS Virginia Rector, former vice president of operations for Luke’s Lobster restaurant group, has been promoted to chief operating officer. Rector will oversee all of Luke’s U.S.-based lobster shacks. Her proactive management of the evolving COVID-19 regulations in eight different states prioritized teammates’ safety and kept shacks open, and she also successfully devised and implemented […]
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April 7, 2021

Simone Grimes named chief financial officer at Acadia Insurance

NEW HIRES Simone Grimes has been appointed chief financial officer of Acadia Insurance in Westbrook. She succeeds Charlie Hamblen, who will retire later this year. Grimes has diverse senior leadership experience in the worlds of finance and insurance, previously working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, then as a regional vice president at a national insurance carrier and most […]
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April 1, 2021

Dr. Loretta Hallock joins Mercy Hospital as director of women’s health

NEW HIRES Board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Loretta Hallock has joined the women’s health team of Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland as medical director. Prior to joining Mercy Women’s Health, Hallock was an attending physician at Yale Northeast Medical Group Obstetrics and Gynecology in Shelton, Connecticut. In addition to providing general gynecology services, including […]
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March 25, 2021

Bowdoin College names Claudia Marroquin senior VP, dean of admissions

NEW HIRES Claudia Marroquin of Portland has been named senior vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin College. A 2006 graduate of Bowdoin and a first-generation college student, Marroquin currently serves as director of admissions at the college. In her new role, she will oversee Bowdoin’s highly selective admissions program and […]
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March 18, 2021

Plastic surgeon Dr. Therese K. White joins Central Maine Healthcare Oncology Institute

NEW HIRES Renowned plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Therese K. White has joined the Central Maine Healthcare Oncology Institute as the director of the Breast Care Center. She specializes in breast reconstruction surgery, as well as hand surgery, skin cancer reconstruction and body contouring. White takes on her new role as Central Maine Healthcare builds […]
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March 11, 2021

United Way of Greater Portland names Ninette Irabaruta director of public policy, advocacy

NEW HIRES Ninette Irabaruta has been hired as director of public policy and advocacy by United Way of Greater Portland. Before joining United Way, Iraburuta was with Nourish as a global associate manager, working with indigenous communities across North America and cultivating donor and business partnerships. Irabaruta earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Joseph’s […]
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March 4, 2021

Maine People’s Alliance hires Nora Flaherty as media affairs director

NEW HIRES The Maine People’s Alliance has hired former broadcaster Nora Flaherty as its media and public affairs director. With nearly 20 years experience in media and journalism – six at Maine Public Radio – Flaherty has covered many of the issues that are part of the mission of Maine People’s Alliance, including workers’ rights, […]
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February 25, 2021

Beth Kelsch assumes role as MaineHealth general counsel

PROMOTIONS Beth Kelsch has been promoted to general counsel at MaineHealth. Kelsch, a graduate of Yale Law School, was instrumental in the work supporting the unification of MaineHealth’s member health care providers into a single corporate entity. She left a career as a New Hampshire public defender in 2006 to join MaineHealth as legal counsel, […]
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February 18, 2021

Bishop Robert Deeley elected chairman of National Catholic Risk Retention Group

BOARD APPOINTMENTS Illinois-based insurance provider National Catholic Risk Retention Group Inc. has announced that Bishop Robert Deeley has been elected chairman of the board. Since July 2019, Deeley, bishop of the Diocese of Portland, has served as the company’s episcopal moderator and as a member of the board. Deeley succeeds Father Jay Haskin of the […]
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February 11, 2021

Zack Frechette named president and CEO of United Insurance

PROMOTIONS In a unanimous vote at United Insurance’s annual shareholder meeting in December, Zack Frechette was elected the next president and CEO of the company. Frechette will help ensure the company’s success as the region’s fastest-growing independent and privately owned insurance agency. A graduate of the University of Maine, Frechette has served as vice president […]

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