The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Leadership Greater Concord (LGC) program has selected 28 participants representing diverse industries for this year’s class. LGC is a highly competitive 10-month deep dive into the capital region’s public resources and governance. This initiative, generously underwritten by Unitil, features high-profile speakers such as Governor Ayotte, Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill, Mayor Byron Champlin, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services Commissioner Lori Weaver, members of the Concord Police Department, and Jim Schachter of New Hampshire Public Radio—among others. LGC participants have personal conversations with these presenters and continue to engage with them and their peers after graduation.
The local professionals that were selected for this year’s class include:
· Jessica Beckwith, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – NH
· Alexandra Brewer, Cleveland, Waters and Bass, PA
· Lauren Cahill, Open Door Care Network
Heather Capraro, Franklin Savings Bank
· Kamini Caswell, Boys & Girls Clubs
of Central and Northern NH
· Dillon Clark, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce
· Marcia Clark, Northeast Delta Dental
· Joshua Cunha, Merrimack County Savings Bank
· Katie Dillon, The Turner Group
· Samuel Doyon, Red River Theatres
· Rae Easter, Capitol Center for the Arts
· Patrick Grene, Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC
· Ruth Hadnot, Warrenstreet Architects
· Kelly Hazzard, Sugar River Bank
· Sarahjane Irizarry, Granite State Independent Living
· Dawn LaClair, Concord Housing + Redevelopment
· Matthew Lankhorst, City of Concord Police Department
· Arianna MacNeill, Unitil
· Audrey Masters, City of Concord
· Alyssa McClary, Penumbra
· Justin Perkins, Cobb Hill Construction
· Kristin Perry, Eastern Bank
· Jordan Reynolds, Igi
· Lori Talbot, Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc.
· Amanda Vachon, Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc.
· Krista Weiser, Merrimack County Savings Bank
· Dakotah Wilson, New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program
· Hannah Witmer, Ledyard Bank
Incorporated in 1919, New Hampshire’s state capital chamber of commerce—the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce—develops economic opportunities, strengthens the business climate, and enhances quality of life in the Capital region. As the largest chamber in the state, it is deeply invested in the local community and dedicated to shaping competitive economic development strategy, advocating for policies and projects that benefit the region, and promoting Concord as a culturally vibrant visitor destination.