The Latest: January 29, 2021 issue
A roundup of the comings and goings of people and businesses throughout the state.
People
Q&A with White Mountain National Forest Supervisor Derek Ibarguen
Derek Ibarguen, who took over last summer as supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest, sees the forest as a ‘major contributor’ to the economy of the region
Q&A with NHEC broadband overseer Robert Cruickshank
Robert Cruickshank, a telecommunications industry veteran, is directing the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative’s broadband buildout efforts in rural parts of the state.
Q&A with Acupuncturist Elizabeth Ropp
‘Acupuncture serves all the people, body and soul,’ says acupuncturist Elizabeth Ropp.
Q&A with State Waterway Guardian Jen Drociak
It’s the job of Jen Drociak of the state Department of Environmental Services to take care of New Hampshire’s rivers, ponds and lakes.
Q&A with Sarah Wrightsman of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast
‘Changing the conversation about workforce housing is constant and challenging,’ says Sarah Wrightsman
Q&A with SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza
Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small business administration since January, visited New Hampshire on Oct. 2 to meet with several businesses.
The Latest: From the October 23, 2020 issue of NH Business Review
The latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of New Hampshire business people
Q&A with Manchester Public Health Director Anna Thomas
Anna Thomas oversees the Health Department in Manchester, which has seen over a quarter of all Covid-19 cases in New Hampshire
Q&A with primary care physician Daniela Connelly
Despite New Hampshire’s best efforts to flatten the curve of Covid-19 cases, the Granite State isn’t out of the woods just yet.
Q&A with Bob Lavoie of Bob’s Coins in Manchester
With the price of gold up 50% in 2020 and silver with a 51% gain over the same period, it’s a good time to catch up with Bob Lavoie, proprietor of Bob’s Coins in Manchester
Q&A with Astronaut Dr. Lee Morin
Lee Morin, a University of New Hampshire graduate and Manchester native, was aboard the International Space Station in 2002. He currently works at the Johnson Space Center, developing the cockpit of NASA’s newest spacecraft, which will travel to the moon by 2024.
Q&A with FedPoint CEO Paul Forte
‘We are leaving behind an old and trusted name, but we are becoming a far more capable and innovative company than we were,’ says Paul Forte, CEO of the recently rebranded FedPoint, the Portsmouth-based company formerly known as LTC Partners.
Q&A with Community development advocate Woullard Lett
‘There is only one race, the human race,’ says Woullard Lett, past president of the Manchester NAACP and currently New England Regional Lead at the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Q&A with Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester’s Rik Cornell
‘We’ve had to find a better way to work with people’ since the pandemic began, says Rik Cornell of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester.
Q&A with Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut
A career businessperson, Frank Edelblut has been New Hampshire’s education commissioner since 2017.
Q&A with Bernstein Shur CEO Joan Fortin
Joan Fortin, a longtime attorney at Bernstein Shur, last year became the first women to head the law firm in its 105-year history.
