PORTLAND — Avesta Housing, northern New England’s largest nonprofit affordable housing developer, recently hired Mindy Woerter as its new communications manager.

In this newly created position, Woerter will oversee the organization’s media relations, online presence and branding initiatives. She has more than 10 years of experience in journalism and most recently was online editor at Mainebiz in Portland.

A Topsham native, Woerter now lives in Durham.