The Haines Economic Development Corporation hired Margaret Friedenauer as its new part-time executive director.

Friedenauer will work about 20 hours a week helping the organization get established. She’ll help craft guiding documents, compile and gather old studies to add to a baseline economic data study and other administrative duties.

“Hopefully I can help create some channels of communication between the committee and the assembly and members of the community,” Friedenauer said. “It’s exciting to be…