Wilson appointed branch manager
LEWISTON – Sarah Wilson was recently appointed branch manager at Androscoggin Bank, 683 Minot Ave. in Auburn. She is responsible for business development, customer service and loan origination.
Wilson has more than 15 years’ experience in the banking industry, including most recently at Peoples Heritage Bank, which is now TD Banknorth.
A graduate of Husson College, Wilson holds a bachelor of science degree in business management. She volunteers her time with the Portland Porpoises Swim Club and PAYSA Soccer as a coach.
Androscoggin Bank is a subsidiary of Androscoggin Bancorp, MHC, and a state chartered mutual holding company with $500 million in assets and 12 branch offices serving central and midcoast Maine since 1870. More information is available at www.androscogginbank.com.
Savignano joins tourism office
AUGUSTA – Phil Savignano, a lifelong Mainer who has worked for more than three decades to develop Maine’s outdoor recreation opportunities, has been hired as a senior tourism specialist for the Maine Office of Tourism.
Savignano spent 20 years working at the Freeport-based L.L. Bean, beginning his career there in the retail camping department and then from 1984 to 1997, serving as the coordinator for the Outdoor Discovery Schools program.
Before joining the Office of Tourism, Savignano coordinated outdoor programs at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, working to increase affordable outdoor recreation opportunities for the public, with a focus on Maine youngsters.
As a senior tourism specialist, Savignano will help develop, institutionalize and brand outdoor recreation and ecotourism opportunities and infrastructure within the state that will attract people from around the world to Maine.
The position is a perfect fit, he says.
“I like to share all the things I love about Maine with others and not always just the big things,” Savignano says. “Maine has so much to offer as a destination. I hope to help communities see what they have and how to capitalize on that.”
Savignano lives in Auburn with his wife of 26 years, Christine, and his son, Sean, 18. The couple also has a daughter, 19-year-old Margaret, who lives in Portland.
He is a longtime member of the Auburn Recreation Department’s advisory board and will continue to lead L.L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery School outdoor photography workshops.
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