Michael W. Aube, State Director of USDA Rural Development, has

announced that Don Perron, a resident of Kennebunk, has joined the USDA Rural Development staff as an Area Assistant at the Scarborough Area Office. His responsibilities include providing technical and general information concerning all of Rural Development’s programs, as well as outreach and public information, loan servicing and processing activities, and general administrative activities.

Don previously worked at MBNA America Bank in Portland as an Administrative Specialist, and at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. where he

held the position of Director of Operations. He is a 1971 Graduate of St. Francis College and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature.

Don Perron