NAMES AND FACES - September 2006

York, Maine, has hired MICHAEL MANDRAVELIS as a new agent. He formerlyworked as a billing agent at Nationwide Insurance and brings 15 years of personal and commercial insurance experience to his new position. Mandravelis will work on personal, home, auto and commercial sales at Tapley Insurance. He’s licensed to work in both Maine and New Hampshire and also holds experience with property, casualty and life insurance.

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS honored EFFIE MALLEY with the Presidents Award at their meeting and awards banquet. The award recognized Malley for her outstanding contribution towards ending stigma and promoting effective treatment for mental illness. Malley shared the award with ELAINE FRANK, director of the Injury Prevention Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Malley has worked for the past five years as the director of the Suicide Prevention Partnership. Malley’s knowledge of suicide prevention, her local and national contacts and her strategic vision have contributed to the success of the suicide prevention projects in NH and around the country. Malley has also been an active member of the Youth Suicide Prevention Assembly, the State Suicide Prevention Council and she led the effort to develop a NH State Suicide Prevention Plan.

MORGAN STANLEY announced that a financial adviser in the firm’s Portsmouth office has joined its exclusive Wealth Advisor Group. PAUL KINNALY joined the group, which provides customized investment strategies for affluent clients looking to manage, grow, preserve and transition their wealth. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2000. He received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, and is a certified financial planner practitioner and a chartered financial consultant. Kinnaly resides in Hampton Falls with his wife and two children.

CAROLYN FETTER, founder and president of SPECIALIZED CARE COMPANY received that 2006 Harold Berk Award. Fetter was the first non-dentist ever to receive the award since its institution in 1992. The award is given annually by Special Care Dentistry and the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities to an individual for exemplary leadership and contributions to the advancement of oral health care for persons with disabilities. Fetter has developed products designed specifically for patients who do not have the ability to cooperate with dental professionals. Fetter is a member of the Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities where she served on the board for 10 years, and is a fellow in the organization. She was also involved in launching the Dental Screening Program of the Special Olympics Special Smiles initiative.

ANDREA L. DALY, a litigation attorney with McLANE, GRAF, RAULERSON & MIDDLETON, professional association, has been elected to the board of the New Hampshire chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families through advocacy, research, support, and education. Daly’s law practice focuses heavily on mental health and probate actions, including administrative proceedings before licensing boards, risk management in mental health matters, guardianship proceedings, durable power of attorney abuses and fiduciary duty challenges. She is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Warner House Association and of the Board of Directors of Pro Portsmouth, Inc. Daly received her undergraduate degree from Boston University, cum laude, in 1991 and her J.D. degree from Vermont Law School, magna cum laude, in 1997. She resides in Portsmouth with her family.

BRAD KINSEY, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES received the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. The award is given to 10 mechanical engineering professors worldwide by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Kinsey was presented with the education award during the SAE 2006 World Congress in Detroit. Kinsey is the faculty adviser for the school’s Robotics Club.

KATHLEEN SOLDATI joined THE MUSIC HALL as director of marketing. She will be responsible for overseeing live event and cinema marketing for the performing arts center. Soldati was a principal in Soldati Public Relations, and has over 30 years experience in corporate and nonprofit management and marketing. She has held positions at JSA Architects, New Hampshire Public Television, and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. The previous director of marketing, MARGARET TALCOTT, moves to a new position as director of strategic communications where she will manage select marketing programs.

Rabbi LEV BAESH graduated from the 2006 LEADERSHIP NEW HAMPSHIRE CLASS. Baesh graduated from the 10-month program that selects, trains and builds a network of leaders for the state of New Hampshire. Baesh has been the rabbi at Temple Israel of Dover for the past eleven years. He also taught Bio Ethics at the University of New Hampshire. Baesh resides with his partner in Rollinsford.

SERVICE CREDIT UNION has hired new employees and made staffing changes at two local branches. In Portsmouth, CESAR ESPINDOLA joins the corporate office as the project analyst in the marketing department. SHANNON FRANCOIS has been promoted to ACH specialist and BRETT WARD moves to host systems analyst in the information technology department. In Rochester, ETHAN ROGERS joins the Credit Union’s Contact Center as a Contact Center Representative I.

NORTHEAST CREDIT UNION promoted JULIE ROY to assistant vice president of financial operations. Roy will be responsible for overseeing all ATM operations and strategy, cash management, checking and savings drafts, automatic and direct deposits and debit and credit card processing. Roy has more than 24 years experience working at Northeast Credit Union, most recently as financial operations manager. Roy is a member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.

BRESETTE & CO hired MICHELLE ARSENAULT as director of client services. Prior to joining Bresette, Arsenault was the senior program manager for the General Motors account at Mullen Advertising. She also worked as an account manager at Mullen Advertising on accounts such as, XM Radio, Sesame Street, and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Arsenault started her advertising, marketing and interactive media career at Jack Morton Worldwide in Chicago.

STEWART TITLE OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND has hired LYNN C. MCLAREN as the Seacoast/ Strafford marketing director. McLaren has more than 30 years of real estate experience, both in mortgage lending and real estate closings. She received the Seacoast Board of Realtor’s Affiliate of the Year award in 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004. McLaren is a member of the Portsmouth Rotary Club, Board of Directors for Big Brother/Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast and Seacoast Youth Services.

TD BANKNORTH INC. has announced that R. SCOTT BACON, president and CEO of TD Banknorth New Hampshire, will take on corporate-wide responsibilities as executive vice president for investments and insurance. Bacon will oversee investments, wealth management, and insurance for TD Banknorth Inc., which operates in eight Northeastern states. Bacon will continue to serve as president and CEO of TD Banknorth New Hampshire, a position he has held since 1997. In his added corporate role, Bacon will succeed MICKEY GREENE, who is retiring later this year. “Scott has demonstrated exceptional leadership in his current position,” said WILLIAM J. RYAN, chairman and CEO of TD Banknorth Inc. “We look forward to his ongoing contributions to the company as we continue to grow.” Bacon joined TD Banknorth New Hampshire, then known as Bank of New Hampshire, in 1983. He has 31 years of banking experience.

APPLEDORE ENGINEERING, INC. added three new engineers to the consulting firm. DWIGHT SNOW has worked in the engineering field in both Maine and New Hampshire. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1999. Snow is a member of the Eliot Sewer Committee & Planning Board and resides in Eliot, Maine. KENNETH MAVROGEORGE held internships with NH DOT and Appledore Engineering while pursuing his BSCE from the University of New Hampshire. Mavrogeorge graduated in May with honors, and is a member of the ASCE. KEITH STANISEWSKI worked as an engineer in Portland, Maine before joining Appledore. Stanisewski graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2004. He has experience in construction administration and water treatment design and drainage. Stanisewski will work as a site/civil project engineer.

MAGGIE TOMASWICK has joined the product engineering department at BESWICK ENGINEERING CO., INC. of Greenland. Tomaswick will be responsible for the companies development and evolution of products and improvements in manufacturing, testing, assembly, fabrication, and quality assurance.Tomaswick received her MSMFE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where she also received her BSMFE.

SARAH HOLLAND, M.D. has joined YORK HOSPITAL as a member of the medical staff and the Department of Surgery. Holland recently opened a plastic surgery practice in York. She has spent the past two years as a full time faculty member at Columbia University in the Department of Surgery. Holland moved to York with her husband and three daughters.