The Harrington Company Welcomes Four New Hires in 2008

The Harrington Company is pleased to welcome its three newest hires!  All recent college graduates, they will provide support to the National Association of Home Inspectors , the Polycom User Group, the World Captive Forum, the International Insurance Institute and the Grain Elevator and Processing Society.

Please take a moment to read on and meet our new team members.

Emily Bourne came to The Harrington Company in January 2008 as Assistant Director of The Harmonie Group, a national network of defense attorneys.

Emily received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in Journalism and English and a minor in Business. Emily has completed a variety of internships in publishing, public relations, educational programming and marketing and worked as a reporter for an independent student-run newspaper. Emily is a Wisconsin native and an avid Badger fan.

Amanda Barthel joined The Harrington Company in February 2008 and serves as the Membership Coordinator for the National Association of Home Inspectors.

Amanda graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a double major in Leadership Management and Communications. Prior to coming to the Harrington Company, Amanda worked in marketing and business development for a credit union, and on-site event coordination with the Science Museum of Minnesota. In her free time she enjoys attending concerts, traveling, reading, baking, scrapbooking, and watching football.

Erin Helland began working with The Harrington Company in March 2008 and provides support to a number of THC’s key clients.  Erin works as the Membership Coordinator and Conference Administrator for the Polycom User Group, an international conferencing and collaboration user group. She also serves as the Assistant Conference Coordinator for the World Captive Forum, and the International Insurance Institute – Claims Education Conference.

Erin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Print Journalism and a minor in Spanish from the University of St. Thomas. Before joining the Harrington Company she was an Editorial Intern at a company in Quito, Ecuador that produces travel guidebooks.

Erin enjoys reading, board games, watching movies during colder months, and being outdoors during warmer months. This summer she hopes to become an expert croquet player and spend some quality time at the lake near her home.

Stephanie Nero also joined the Harrington Company in March 2008.  Stephanie serves as the Manager of Marketing and Communications for The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS).  Additionally, she will perform public relations and communications duties for the Harrington Company. 

Stephanie graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a major in English and minors in Mass Communications and Art History.  Before starting at the Harrington Company, Stephanie previously interned at two St. Paul, Minn. newspapers and a global public relations firm.

Stephanie is a New York and Wisconsin native whose interests include cooking, volunteering, classic film and baseball.

To read the rest of Amanda, Erin and Stephanie’s professional biographies, click here.