AUGUSTA — Kenneth Albert III recently joined the Maine Department of Health and Human Services as the director of the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services.

Prior to joining DHHS, Albert practiced law for several years, specializing in health law, professional licensing and regulatory and compliance law. He has also directed compliance efforts in a large health care organization, developing a new compliance program for several business lines.

Albert’s background also includes serving as the manager of emergency services at Central Maine Medical Center, as the administrator of the Health Center at CMMC, and as the Lewiston site manager for LifeFlight of Maine. He also spent five years as a traveling nurse. He is also an adjunct faculty member at New England College where he teaches legal issues in health care administration.

A graduate of the CMMC School of Nursing, Albert moved on to earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing at the University of Southern Maine and a law degree at the University of Maine School of Law.

Albert resides in Lewiston with his wife and two children.