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• H. Parker Sowles joined the sales team at Morong Falmouth VW, Mazda, Porsche & Audi in Falmouth.

Sowles recently moved back to Maine from Seattle, Wash., where he worked at Auburn Volkswagen. He is a third generation member of Morong.

John Phillips also joined Morong as a sales representative. Phillips, of Falmouth, was recently employed at UNUM, where he worked in the Internet technology department.

• Patti Foden was hired as a program coordinator for Encore Leadership Corps. Foden, of Cape Elizabeth, has more than 20 years of training and leadership development experience in both business and nonprofit organizations.

Carol Hammond joined the company as a marketing coordinator. Hammond, of South Portland, has worked as a marketing consultant for several organizations across the state, including Goodwill Industries of Northern New England and MaineHealth. She lives in South Portland.

• Mark Gosline joined Timber Trading Group as an account manager for Maine. Gosline has extensive experience in the building materials industry. Most recently, he was Northeast sales manager for American Forest Products.

• Kathleen B. Davis was named vice president for enrollment management at Saint Joseph's College in Standish. Davis recently served as director of graduate admission at St. John's University in New York City.

• Dora Leav joined Hall Internet Marketing as a paid search marketer. Leav spent the past seven years working with a print-turned-digital advertising firm, where she obtained her AdWords Certification.

bswift Announces New Executive for Health Exchange Business ...

P: 312.961.5054

CHICAGO (September 27, 2011) – bswift , a leader in software and services for benefits administration, announced today that Don Garlitz joined the firm as Executive Director of its Health Exchange Solutions division. A key leader in the bswift management team, Garlitz will be responsible for the company’s ongoing operations of the Utah Health Exchange .

bswift recently renewed its agreement with the State of Utah to provide the critical underlying technology for enrollment and administration of the Utah Health Exchange, one of the first operational health insurance exchanges in the country. In addition to its ongoing efforts with Utah, bswift is in dialogue on the development of numerous state and private exchange opportunities.

“First and foremost, bswift is committed to making the Utah Health Exchange an enormous success and example for the rest of the country, and Don’s experience as one of the leading benefits consultants in Utah provides a unique and important perspective to the Utah Health Exchange and its ongoing operations,” said bswift CEO Rich Gallun.

“Employer-based exchanges are complex with many moving parts, and bswift has worked aggressively with Utah to address the many challenges and to develop a scalable model to handle the anticipated higher volume in the near future,” explained Gallun. “Our continued success as an innovator in the Exchange marketplace hinges on our ability to remain nimble and innovative with our software and services. We are delighted to bring Don onto the bswift executive team, given his proven track record and thought leadership in the development of the Utah Health Exchange.”

Most recently, Garlitz served as Vice President and Partner for FirstWest Benefit Solutions, a leading benefits consulting firm based in Utah. Garlitz was recognized as the Utah Underwriter of the Year in 2007 by industry peers at the Utah Association of Health Underwriters. At FirstWest, Garlitz influenced the development and evolution of the Utah Health Exchange by co-authoring the white paper used by Utah’s legislative leadership as an outline for the creation of the Utah Health Exchange’s defined contribution model. In addition, Garlitz co-authored work on the Exchange with former Utah House Speaker David Clark and has received a formal commendation from Utah Governor Gary Herbert for outstanding work as a health reform consultant to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. He also served on the Utah Health Exchange Advisory Board, which advises on Exchange operations, transparency and consumer issues.

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