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Top Ten Mistakes Employers Make In Hiring Employees at Next Business Breakfast

Thursday, April 10, at 7:30 a.m.

WATERVILLE, April 2 - The next Business Breakfast Series, presented by Thomas College in partnership with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, will focus on the top ten technology risks for business. The presentation will be held on Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 a.m. in the Student Center Atrium.

Arian Eigen Heald, MsIA, CNE, CEH, CISA, CISSP consulting manager, IT Consulting Group Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker will be the presenter. Eigen is responsible for developing a unique group of services, mentoring and training team members, and developing new resources. Prior to joining Berry Dunn in early 2006, Eigen worked for an international financial services firm as a security consultant and SOX 404 auditor. She has provided audits for small, medium, and large businesses and has worked with a wide range of platforms and applications.

Eigen has experience on projects such as SAS 70 assessments and penetration testing. She has expertise in completing specialized assessment methodologies based on technical and regulatory requirements within GLBA, SOX, OCC, FFIEC, HIPPA, and CISP. She has also worked with corporate Audit Boards and CIOs to assess and plan for improvements to business processes, operations and security architectures.

Eigen is a graduate of Norwich University. She is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the International System Security Association (ISSA), the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Member, and the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA).

The presentation will be held in the College's Student Center Atrium on campus located at 180 West River Road in Waterville. The public is invited to attend. The program begins at 7:30 a.m.

The cost per person is $13 for members with advanced registration, $15 for members at the door and $18 for non-members. Contact the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at 873-3315 or info@midmainechamber.com for registration information.

The sponsors for the 2008 Business Breakfast Series are: KFS, O'Donnell, Lee McCowan and Phillips, LLC Attorneys at Law, PFBF Certified Public Accountants, TD Banknorth Insurance Agency, Inc. and UniTel, Inc.

Founded in 1894, Thomas College is a private college that offers baccalaureate and master’s degrees, and provides higher education to many who might not otherwise attend college, particularly first generation college students from Maine. The College prepares undergraduate and graduate students for careers in business, technology, education, liberal arts and criminal justice. Thomas is the only college in the nation that guarantees its graduates employment within six months of graduation. For more information, please visit www.thomas.edu.

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