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Director of Workforce Development NH Department of Business & Economic Affairs As Director of Workforce Development, Doiron works to advance state workforce development strategies and oversees and administers the staff and programs at the Office of Workforce Opportunity (OWO) within the Department of Business and Economic Affairs. The Office of Workforce Opportunity administers New Hampshire’s federal funding under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.…
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President Manchester Community College Dr. Brian Bicknell is president of Manchester Community College. Previously, he served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at MCC from 2016 to 2019, and interim president until 2020. As MCC’s vice president, he provided leadership in development of market-driven academic programs focusing on student learning and success. Bicknell joined MCC following a six-year tenure at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) in Boston, where he most recently…
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President Rivier University Sister Paula Marie Buley is President of Rivier University in Nashua, NH. A member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Immaculata, PA, Sister Paula brings to Rivier more than twenty-five years of experience in higher education administration. Formerly Executive Vice President of Administration at Seton Hall University, she has served in senior roles at Anna Maria College, Mount St. Mary University and Immaculata University. She holds an Ed.D.…
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Dean UNH College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Cyndee Gruden, a UNH alum who completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil engineering, returned to UNH in January 2021 from the University of Toledo, where she served as vice provost for academic administration and faculty affairs and as a faculty member in the department of civil and environmental engineering. In her various roles at Toledo she led the launch of progressive marketing, recruitment and enrollment strategies…
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Vice Provost for Research Dartmouth College Dean Madden is a Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He also serves as PI and Director of the COBRE Institute for Biomolecular Targeting and the Dartmouth Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Research Center. His research interests include ion-channel conformational flexibility, trafficking, and localization. In the context of CF, Dean’s lab focuses on the molecular interactions that regulate the half-life and…
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Senior Vice Provost for Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach University of New Hampshire Marian McCord joined UNH as Senior Vice Provost for Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach in February 2020. McCord came to UNH from North Carolina State University, where her 25-year career spanned faculty, research and administrative roles. Most recently, she was the Associate Dean for Research at NC State’s College of Natural Resources, where she oversaw the college’s sponsored program…
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Communications Director University System of New Hampshire Lisa Thorne is communications director for the University System of New Hampshire and serves as a representative for Chancellor Todd Leach. Prior to joining the University System, Thorne was Verizon’s vice president of legislative, regulatory and community affairs for New England. Prior roles at Verizon included national director of grassroots and public policy, in Washington, D.C., and vice president of regulatory and municipal…
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State Director NH Small Business Development Center Liz Gray joined the NH Small Business Development Center as State Director in July 2018. Prior to this, she served as director of entrepreneurship at the NH Business Finance Authority. She established Live Free and Start, an initiative to make New Hampshire an even better place for innovative companies to be able to start, grow, and succeed. She held the position of economic development business services manager at the NH Department of…
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Vice President of Operations Lyophilization Services of New England With more than seventeen years of experience at Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE), Aimee has direct responsibility for the operations, validation, facilities and project management group across numerous contract manufacturing facilities. She brings together knowledge of industry practices, regulations, quality and customer service to ensure the successful execution of all pharmaceutical and medical devices projects…
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Chief Scientist Advanced Solutions Life Sciences
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Consumer Product Manager Consolidated Communications Jeff McIver is consumer product manager at Consolidated Communications, a broadband and communications provider. Prior to joining Consolidated Communications in 2018 he was senior product manager at SilverTech, a digital marketing agency, and at FairPoint Communications, he was application and infrastructure release manager. He earned his Master of Business Administration in Global Studies at Southern New Hampshire University and his…
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Independent Consultant CondeCo Co-Chair BioMed|Tech Cluster, NH Tech Alliance
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Education Consultant New Hampshire Learning Initiative Eric Feldborg is currently an Education Consultant with the New Hampshire Learning Initiative. Prior to that, he was the Director of Career & Technical Education for the Career Development Bureau within the New Hampshire Department of Education, and before that, an administrator and science teacher at Great Bay eLearning Charter School. At Plymouth State University, he earned his Ed.D. in 2014, CAGS in 2010, and M.Ed. in 2005. He…
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Retired Eversource Energy Terrance (Terry) Large served as the Director - Generation Engineering and Technical Services for Eversource/PSNH/Northeast Utilities until he retired in 2018. He had more than 32 years of service with the company in a variety of roles including Operations and Administration. Terry has also served in roles leading New Hampshire's strategic and business planning processes, legislative and regulatory work associated with Generation ownership and operation, and…
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Executive Director Belknap County Economic Development Council A New Hampshire native, Justin joined the Belknap Economic Development Council (Belknap EDC) in 2014 as its Executive Director. He is responsible for implementing Belknap EDC's strategic goals including supporting entrepreneurs, enhancing business development programming; and managing its business financing programs. He joined Belknap EDC from the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development where he worked on workforce and…