The current class of Leadership Upper Valley will graduate on June 8, at the VINS Nature Center in Quechee, VT – with plans on how to put to use the learning and connections they have developed over the past nine sessions of learning about our region.
Leadership Upper Valley brings together Upper Valley residents in existing and evolving leadership roles once a month for a 10-month period to give them the insights, relationships, and service perspective they need to succeed and make a difference in the Upper Valley. Participants come away from the program with knowledge of Upper Valley issues, opportunities, people, lifestyles, and trends, an expanded network of community leaders and partners, and motivation and experience to provide service within the Upper Valley community.
Every Leadership Upper Valley class is different. Participants actively shape the learning environment with their professional and lived experiences. We strive to create diverse groups that reflect the Upper Valley in terms of demographics, sectors of the economy, and geography. This class has included people from social services, business and finance, health care, food systems, the arts, community government, education, and more. They are:
Jeff Backus, Dismas House of Hartford
Rebecca Bailey, Vital Communities
Danna Bare, Waypoint
Alison Chisolm, River Valley Community College
Mariah Davis, Mascoma Bank
Virginia Drye, Plainfield NH
Alison Gaffney, Mascoma Bank
Sean Healey, Hypertherm
Holly Hollenbeck, LISTEN Community Services
Cody Hussey, Canaan NH
Krista Karlson, Willing Hands
Ryan Klink, Northern Stage
William Landry, Dartmouth Health
Andrea Leland, Dartmouth Health
Britton Mann, Open Door
Patricia Monahan, Mascoma Bank
Dawna Neron, EC Fiber
Adam Pippin, Claremont Savings Bank
Tim Ross, Newbury, VT
Kristin Roth, Tuck School of Business
Lindsay Smith, Hanover Co-op Food Stores of NH & VT
Erin Smith, Upper Valley Music Center
Elizabeth Swanton, Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
Kathleen Vasconcelos, Grafton County Senior Citizens Center
Jonathan Voegele, Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Kerri Weeks, Charlestown, NH
Leadership Upper Valley Class of 2022 at VINS Nature Center May 11, 2022, for Environment Day. Photos by Rob Strong.