AUGUSTA — Efficiency Maine has hired Anne Stephenson to serve as communications specialist, supporting Efficiency Maine’s communications needs, energy efficiency outreach, and education and information programs.

Stephenson was most recently a Maine-based energy efficiency communications and education consultant. She previously worked at Clean Air-Cool Planet as an adviser to colleges linking oncampus carbon management to degree programs and curricula development. She has worked closely with a number of colleges on those efforts, including Southern Maine Community College, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and Unity College.