About

Meet the Team

bios

Jeanne Paquette
Publisher

Jeanne Shorey Paquette has over 20 years experience in Human Resources specializing in Training and Management Development. Currently Jeanne is Publisher of The Employment Times, HR Times and MyJobWave.com. Prior to starting The Employment Times in 1999, Jeanne held the position of Vice President, Human Resources at Androscoggin Bank based in Lewiston, Maine. In 1993 Jeanne moved back to Maine from San Diego and was hired as Director of Human Resources, at Creative Work Systems, a non-profit serving people with disabilities. She is a member of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Governor Appointed Maine Jobs Council and serves on several non profit boards.

Jeanne earned an Associate of Science degree in Early Childhood Ed. from Dean College, Franklin, Mass. and Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Kean University, Union, New Jersey

Heather Banester Bassett
Advertising Director

Heather Banester Bassett is currently the Marketing & Advertising Director for HRTimes and Law Publishers, the producer of the Maine HR Convention. Heather coordinates the marketing and advertising efforts for HRTimes Magazine as well as the exhibitor/sponsorship efforts for the Maine HR Convention and the Maine Workers’ Compensation Summit. She has served two terms as the Secretary for Central Maine Human Resource Association, is a member of other human resource associations within Maine, including the national Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Heather has over ten years recruitment experience both in higher education and the private business sector. In 2001 she received a Certificate of Achievement through the Androscoggin Leadership Development Institute. She currently holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Allied Health and Medical as well as a Minor in Anthropology & Sociology from Johnson State College in Johnson, Vermont.

Heather’s leisure activities include snowboarding, running, snowshoeing, hiking, and mountain biking.

Tim Sardano
Production Manager

Tim Sardano is the production manager for Employment Times LLC, publishers of Employment Times, Maine Job Expos, MyJobWave.com, and HRTimes magazine.

Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Journalism with a concentration in public relations and marketing from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Tim held a public relations internship with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Rochester and a copy writing internship with the Portland Radio Group, and was a freelance writer for the Times Record in Brunswick, Maine before joining Employment Times LLC in 2002, where he now manages the graphics department, handles editorial for all products, and liaises on various projects with vendors, customers, the public and staff.

Tim is an avid sports fan, likes to read and enjoys any type of medium that tells a good story. He currently coaches men’s rugby for Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.