Leadership New Hampshire (LNH) celebrated the graduation of its 2019 class on May 23rd at LaBelle Winery in Amherst. The cohort of 40 associates, the program’s largest to date, included men and women from across NH who participated in an intensive 10-month program. These individuals were selected through a highly competitive process and began their unique educational journey last fall.
Graduates hold leadership positions in the private, nonprofit, and governmental sectors across the state. Listed alphabetically by hometown, the 2019 graduates are as follows:
Allenstown
• Grant Goulet, State of New Hampshire, Retail Supervisor
Amherst
• Daniel Walulik, Oracle/Dyn, Senior Director of Finance
Bedford:
• Nina Chang, Silvertech, Inc., VP of Finance and Accounting
• John Garee, Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America, Scout Executive/CEO
• Thomas Sullivan, Sullivan Construction, Inc, President
• Courtney Tanner, Dartmouth Hitchcock, Director of Government Relations
• Sidi Cuko, Southern NH Medical Center, Associate Vice President of Operations
Bow
• John Klunk, Elliot Health System, Physician and Manager
• Kelly Laflamme, Endowment for Health, Program Director
Concord
• Jennifer Frizzell, NH Women’s Foundation, Interim Policy Director
• Rahkiya Medley, NH Department of Health and Human Services, Attorney
• James O'Shaughnessy, Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, Attorney/Shareholder
• Cori Princell, New Hampshire Public Radio, Managing Editor
Dover
• Steve Fournier, Town of Newmarket, Town Administrator
Dublin
• Miriam Carter, League of NH Craftsmen, Executive Director
Durham
• Molly Donovan, UNH Cooperative Extension, State Specialist-Community Economic Development
• Deborah Merrill-Sands, UNH - Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, Dean
Enfield
• Michelle LeClair Cinquemani, Mascoma Bank, VP Commercial Lending
Epsom
• Claire Racine, Grappone Automotive Group, HR Director
Gilford
•Cindy Hemeon-Plessner, Senior Vice President & Marketing Officer, New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp
Goffstown
• Steven Dutton, McLane Middleton, Director
• Eric Sutton, Eversource, Manager - Integrated Planning & Scheduling
Hopkinton
•Devon Chaffee, American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, Executive Director
Hudson
•Kelly Trudel, Sheehan Phinney, Director of Business Development
Keene
•Zach Luse, Paragon Digital Marketing, Founder and CEO
Manchester
• Kate Corriveau, America Votes, State Director
• Susan Manning, Catholic Medical Center, VP of Strategy
• Lucas Meyer, Preti Strategies, Public and Government Affairs Advisor
• Kristen Oliveri, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Director of Communications
Merrimack
• Jonathan Eriquezzo, Nonprofit Management Specialist
• Mindy Pond, Gateways Community Services, Senior Director of Child and Family Services
• Susan Ryan, Spaulding Youth Center, President and CEO
Nashua
• Daniel Weeks, ReVision Energy, Director of Market Development
New Boston
• Cathy Kuhn, NH Coalition to End Homelessness/Families in Transition-New Horizons, Director/VP of Research and Training
North Sutton
• Aimee Giglio, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Chief Human Resources Officer
Penacook
• Ana McKenna, Care Coordination Program NH- Broadleaf, Inc., Program Manager
Peterborough
• Mandy Sliver, Grove Street Fiduciary, Financial Operations Professional
Sugar Hill
• Rusty Talbot, North Country Climbing Center, Owner
Warner
• Patrick McGowan, NH Dept. of Health & Human Services, Administrator of Medicaid Quality Program
Woodstock
• Charyl Reardon, White Mountains Attractions Association, Executive Director
Each year’s class of LNH associates attends 11 required and one optional seminar days held around the state. These provide an in-depth exploration of a topic of timely importance to New Hampshire, including demographic changes, the economy, criminal justice, environment, education, culture and arts, community leadership, government and politics, and health care.
Leadership New Hampshire is one of 14 initiatives proposed in the Governor’s Commission on New Hampshire in the 21st Century to identify emerging leaders for key roles in statewide issues and developing a network of informed leaders. For more information, please visit the organization’s website at www.leadershipnh.org, or contact the office at (603) 226-2265.
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