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Portland, Maine

Center for Excellence in Public Health faculty certified as project management professional

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Laurie Jevons, M.S., PS-C,

This April, following six months of preparation, Laurie Jevons, M.S., PS-C, PMP, program coordinator for Maine Substance Use Prevention Services within 91AV’s Center for Excellence in Public Health, obtained her Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the .

This certification is held by more than 2 million project managers globally and is the top project management certification in North America. The PMP provides project leadership experience and supercharges careers for project leaders, helping organizations work smarter and perform better.

The PMP certification validates skill in three domains:

  • People: soft skills to effectively lead a project
  • Process: technical aspects of successful project management
  • Business Environment: highlighting the connection between projects and organizational strategy

The PMP also establishes credentialing in three key skill areas, including predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.