AUBURN — Diane Dostie will present at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary meeting at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave.

Dostie serves as dean of Corporate & Community Services at Central Maine Community College. She has more than 25 years of experience developing partnerships and implementing professional development and training programs for companies in central and western Maine.

She was instrumental in obtaining two National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education grants to develop advanced machining curriculum. She recently received a million-dollar grant from the Gene Haas Foundation, $1.59 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Department of Commerce, and $250,000 from the Northern Border Regional Commission to fund the renovation and expansion of the precision machining lab.

Under her leadership, Central Maine Community College has become a Haas Technical Education Center, offering classes impacting manufacturing education nationwide.

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