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Sweetser Announces New Staff

Posted on 12/09/2005 at 08:42 am

Sweetser is pleased to announce two new additions to its staff, Celeste Viger as director of public policy and Maryann Donahue as grant writer.

Prior to joining Sweetser, Celeste Viger worked for five years as the community relations director for Verizon and operated a private consulting firm that specialized in public and community relations. In her new role as director of public policy, Viger is responsible for identifying and evaluating proposed state and federal legislation and its impact on children, adults and families in Maine and developing and executing a government affairs program for the organization.

A resident of Portland, Viger serves on the board of the Maine Philanthropy Center and Maine Reads as well as the alumni board of St. Michael's College.

Maryann Donahue has worked as the director of development for the YWCA of Tulsa, OK, and most recently as a development consultant to the New England Regional Council of the YWCA. In her role as grant writer for Sweetser, Donahue will research, write and manage all of the organization's state, federal and private foundation grant proposals. Donahue resides in Portland.

With a history dating back to 1828, Sweetser is Maineís most comprehensive behavioral health care organization dedicated to serving children, adults and families. Sweetser offers services that address emotional disturbances, mental illness, behavioral disorders and learning disabilities through an array of educational programs, preventive services, community-support services and residential homes.

Contact: Heather Chandler, Assistant Director of Communications, 294-4430