This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Tabitha Swanson of Chester. Tabitha is a Medical Coding Supervisor, Certified Zumba Fitness Instructor at Rock Your Body, in Fremont, and she is the Field Director and Dressing Room Assistant for the Miss New Hampshire and Miss New Hampshire’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program. When Tabitha isn’t […]
Radio show host, stationary designer, and entrepreneur, Courtney Daniel is a nationally recognized award winning business owner and a woman who wears many hats. Originally from Georgia, Courtney moved to New Hampshire eight years ago (and she’s sort of gotten used to the snow)! Courtney is the founder of No To Patterns™, a membership organization […]
This week I had the privilege of speaking with Nicole Clark of Strafford. Nicole is the AVP Area Manager at Northway Bank, a Board Member for The Pass Along Project, and a Rotarian out of Portsmouth, who is also involved with the local Interact Service Club. She volunteers with the Southeast NH Habitat for Humanity […]
This is the third blog in a Diversity Matters series featuring Geno Miller, Co-Founder and CEO, of Shtudy. If you haven’t already, check out the prior blogs: Cultivating Diversity and The Problem Shtudy is Solving. Your commitment to building more diversity in the state of New Hampshire is commendable. What is it about the state that […]
We recently had the opportunity to connect with, Geno Miller, Co-Founder and CEO, of Shtudy, to hear more about his experience in the Granite State. It was interesting when I first came to New Hampshire, I didn’t know what to expect at all. When I came up here, it was for football. I had the […]
While the 14th Annual Black New England Conference (September 25 – 26, 2020) entitled Black Women Rock: Leading the Charge for Social and Political Change is chock full of incredible speakers ranging from US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley to Essence Emerita Editor in Chief Susan L. Taylor, on the extraordinarily prescient topic of leadership of Black […]
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Jess DellaValla of Jackson. Jess is the Director of Project SUCCEED, a 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Before and Afterschool Program in the Conway School District. She is a Consultant with DellaValla Group, which provides facilitation to groups, as well as guidance, goal-setting, and problem-solving […]
This week I spoke with Katie Barnfield of Hampstead. Katie is a special education teacher in Concord, and the President and Founder of Aubrielle’s Hope, a non-profit that provides financial aid to NH families who lose a child five years and younger. Katie was born and raised in Londonderry, and although not a huge fan […]
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Whitney Vachon! Whitney was born and raised in Laconia, NH and now lives in Franklin, NH. Growing up Whitney was very active in the school community, but decided to leave New Hampshire and live in the Detroit, Michigan area. After a year away, New Hampshire was […]
Creative expression is vital to celebrating and honoring the joys and sorrows of the past. One part of our country’s history that is remembered this month is Juneteenth. If you are not familiar with it, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, […]
