Thursday, July 21, 2011

Leadership Seacoast adds board members

PORTSMOUTH — Leadership Seacoast, a non-profit organization that positively impacts the Seacoast area by fostering community leaders, recently announced it has elected four new board members, each to serve an initial three year term: Ryan Bishop, Vice President of Corporate Lending, Kennebunk Savings; Heidi Choate, Community Relations Specialist, Wheelabrator Technologies Inc; Kaarin Milne, Co-founder and Executive Director, Spark US; and Molly Hodgson Smith, Executive Director of the Dover Chamber of Commerce.

Designed for the adult learner, Leadership Seacoast creates core awareness of community through exposure to a broad range of issues affecting the seacoast through non-partisan discussion and experiential learning. The program accepts between 30-35 individuals every year from local businesses, government, general community, and non-profit sectors. The organization recently held its annual board retreat where it formalized its offerings for 2011-2012.

"I am so excited to have such a diverse group of perspectives and expertise on our board," said Angela Carter, Leadership Seacoast Board Chair. "It's fantastic to see new and old graduates of the program stay engaged and help shape the future of the organization."

In his role as Vice President of Corporate Lending for Kennebunk Savings, Bishop is responsible for the development and management of a commercial loan portfolio serving the Seacoast New Hampshire marketplace.

Choate, a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College, has worked as a community relations specialist for Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. (WTI) for the past 5 ½ years.

A 1997 graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor in Communications, Milne has recently launched a new non-profit program -- Spark US -- which unites promising college students with area business, civic, and community leaders.

Fellow University of New Hampshire graduate, Smith, recently accepted the role as Executive Director of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, prior to that she served as Executive Director of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility for six years.

For more information contact jwheeler@leadershipseacoast.org or check out our website at www.leadershipseacoast.org.

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