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18 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | August 15, 2022 Congratulations, Maria and James! Hartford HealthCare.org Hartford HealthCare congratulates its own power couple, Maria and James Shimer, on being individually named recipients of the Hartford Business Journal's 40 Under Forty awards. They are shining examples of how Hartford HealthCare recruits and retains top talent through its administrative fellow program. Maria Shimer is currently the director of specialty programs at the Ayer Neuroscience Institute. She came to Hartford HealthCare as an administrative fellow from The George Washington University in 2013 and has since risen through the ranks. Her work at the Institute benefits people with a variety of conditions of the brain and spine. In particular, her work with the Chase Family Movement Disorders Center has raised critically needed funds to provide wellness programs for people with movement disorders like Parkinson's disease. Personally, she has been an outspoken public leader in the fight against post-partum depression following the birth of her daughter, and has been advocating for increased awareness and services for those affected. James Shimer is Hartford HealthCare's senior director of strategic planning and business development. James also came to Hartford HealthCare as an administrative fellow from The George Washington University, where he and Maria met and later married, eventually settling in West Hartford. James plays a crucial role in ambulatory strategy and planning which is helping Hartford HealthCare to establish a leadership position in transforming healthcare for the better. His work helps to make healthcare more accessible and more affordable to more people by bringing services right to their communities to increase access and avoid busy and more expensive emergency department visits. He partners with his wife in the fight against postpartum depression—tackling the issue as a team. The Shimers have a daughter, Alessa. Maria Shimer Director of Specialty Programs Ayer Neuroscience Institute James Shimer Senior Director of Strategic Planning & Business Development Excelling at work and at life. Individually, and as a couple. 16784 HHC HBJ 40 under 40_10x14.indd 1 16784 HHC HBJ 40 under 40_10x14.indd 1 8/1/22 8:15 AM 8/1/22 8:15 AM