LEWISTON — Holly Zielinski has been hired as the new director of community services at SeniorsPlus, the designated Western Maine Agency on Aging. Zielinski replaces Connie Jones, who will be stepping down at the end of June after nine years.

Zielinski has almost 20 years of experience working with older adults and has held numerous senior management positions in health care and home care in California, Missouri and Florida, in addition to her native Maine.

In her previous employment, she worked on marketing, educational outreach, patient advocacy and coordination, and improved referral systems. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from New Hampshire College.