Ryan Fecteau has been hired as the senior officer of policy and planning at Avesta Housing. Prior to joining Avesta, Fecteau was the senior adviser on community development and strategic initiatives for the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation & the Future. He also served as the Maine House assistant majority leader and as chair of the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development. Fecteau is the former speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

Jim Hanley has been appointed to the Avesta Housing board of directors for a three-year term. Hanley has been president of The Wishcamper Cos. Inc. since 2021. Before joining Wishcamper, he was chief executive officer of a privately held real estate and finance company. An attorney and certified public accountant, he has extensive experience in real estate, finance and taxation, including practicing law at Preti Flaherty in Portland and serving as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice.