Allen Campbell of Brewer has joined the Bangor office of Downeast Mortgage Corp. as a loan officer. A veteran of 18 years in the lending industry, Campbell, who most recently worked for 81/2 years at Peoples Heritage Bank, serves the Bangor, Ellsworth and Lincoln areas.

Wendy Smith of Calais has been appointed branch manager of the Varney Insurance Agency’s Calais office. Smith will oversee policy writing, staff training and customer service for the branch’s personal and commercial lines of business. Before joining the Varney agency, Smith had been an insurance agent in Washington County for more than a decade.

Catherine M. Carroll has been named Land Use Regulation Commission director. Carroll, who holds a bachelor’s degree from Evergreen State College of Olympia, Wash., has served as acting director since January 2002. LURC serves as the planning and zoning authority for the state’s 10.5 million acres of townships.