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Administrative Office

Mail to: NVME/UMA
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330-9410
Physical Address:
5th Floor of UMA’s Handley Hall
331 Water Street
Augusta, ME 04330-9410
Reception Desk: 207.621.3440
Toll-Free in Maine: 800.442.2092
Fax: 207.621.3429

Our Staff

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Name	Title	Phone	Email	Office
Collins, Catherine	Administrative Specialist	207.753.6622	catherine.e.collins@maine.edu	Lewiston-Auburn
Dempster, Jean	Regional Manager, Central	207.621.3434	dempster@maine.edu	Augusta
Dobransky, Jenn	Microenterprise Specialist	Brunswick: 207.386.1664 Rockland: 207.593.7943	jenn.dobransky@maine.edu	Brunswick
Guyton, Gigi	Regional Manager, Southern	207.799.5025	gigi.guyton@maine.edu	South Portland
Hutchins, Sarah P	Administrative Specialist	207.799.5025	sarahp@maine.edu	South Portland
Sweet, Lisa	Workforce Specialist	207.799.5025	lisa.sweet@maine.edu	South Portland
Nardone, Gilda	Executive Director	207.621.3437	nardone@maine.edu	Augusta
Quin-Easter, Erica	Regional Manager, MidCoast	207.386.1664	erica.quineaster@maine.edu	Brunswick
Senechal-Jandreau, Suzanne	Regional Manager, Northern	207.768.9635	senechal@maine.edu	Presque Isle
Smith, Janet	Regional Manager, Western	207.778.2757	janet.smith@maine.edu	Farmington
Vitelli, Eloise	Director of Program and Policy Development	207.621.3432	evitelli@maine.edu	Augusta
Donisvitch, Alyra	Assistant to the Executive Director	207.621.3433	alyra.donisvitch@maine.edu	Augusta
Chaples, SarahJoy	Regional Manager, North Central	Bangor: 207.262.7842	sarah.chaples@maine.edu	Bangor
Wildes, Melinda	Workforce Specialist	207.593.7942	melinda.wildes@maine.edu	Rockland
Andrews, Karleen	Microenterprise Specialist	207.557.1885	karleen.andrews@maine.edu	Farmington
Davis, Chris	Workforce Specialist	207.753.6531	christina.m.davis@maine.edu	Lewiston-Auburn
Brann, Sherrie	Workforce Specialist	207.621.3436	sherrie.brann@maine.edu	Augusta
Petrin, Karin	Microenterprise Specialist	207.768.9468	karin.petrin@maine.edu	Presque Isle
Grogan, Tom	Workforce Specialist	207.262.7843	thomas.grogan@maine.edu	Bangor

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Julie Bernier – South Portland

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Jenna Spear – Wiscasset

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