LEWISTON — Kevin Lewis, CEO of Maine Community Health Options, recently announced that Sharon Ware has joined the organization as benefits consultant.

MCHO is a nonprofit organization that will provide affordable health insurance to Maine people and small businesses beginning in January 2014.

Ware worked for 22 years at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine. She served in roles ranging from claims and member services to marketing and account management. Most recently, she worked as an account executive at Martin’s Point Health Care. The responsibilities of her new benefits consultant position will include explaining the features and advantages of MCHO plans to individuals and small businesses.

Ware received her bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a marketing concentration, from the University of Maine. She has a license in Maine Health and Life Insurance.

She lives in Scarborough with her children.