AUBURN — Jill Bouchard, a student at Central Maine Community College, is currently serving as president of the New England Region of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community college students.

To be a member of Phi Theta Kappa, students must be pursuing an associate degree and have completed at least 12 credits at the college. They must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale. Phi Theta Kappa’s mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and to provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming.

Bouchard earned an associate’s degree with high honors in medical assisting and is currently pursuing a certificate in medical coding. After her studies at CMCC, she hopes to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program in nursing.

In addition to her work with Alpha Phi Xi, the CMCC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Bouchard serves as treasurer of the Student Senate and is active with the Women in Technology group. A volunteer fundraiser with the Make a Wish Foundation, Bouchard was honored last December by College for Me Androscoggin as a student award recipient.

Bouchard lives in Sabattus with her husband Troy and son Preston.