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Sheehan Phinney shareholder Jim Reidy has been elected as a fellow of the American Bar Association’s College of Labor and ENERGY Employment Lawyers TOWN class of 2020. The GIVING, College MORE ONLINE of Labor & Employment Lawyers is a nonprofit professional association honoring the leading lawyers nationwide in the practice of labor and employment law.

Steven M. Whitley has joined Drummond Woodsum’s municipal law practice as a shareholder based in Manchester. He has represented New Hampshire municipalities since 2011.

Benjamin Folsom, an associate in McLane Middleton’s Litigation Department, has been admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar. Prior to joining McLane in 2016, he was a litigator in the Chicago office of a national law firm.

The boards of New Hampshire Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice and Referral Center recently elected officers to one-year terms. G. Dana Bisbee of Hampton was elected chair of both boards. In addition, Debby Butler of 1911 Office was elected vice chair of the NHLA board; Deborah Kane Rein of Hess Gheris Solutions was elected vice chair of the LARC board; Anne Jenness of Gallagher Callahan and Gartrell was elected secretary of the NHLA board; Kile Adumene of Manchester Community Health Center was elected secretary of the LARC board; John Beardmore of Fidelity Investments was elected treasurer of the NHLA board; and Talesha Saint Marc of Bernstein Shur was elected treasurer of the LARC board.

The Manchester-based law firm of Sheehan Phinney has added Jaclyn N. Fisher to its Real Estate Group, where she will focus primarily on affordable housing and low-income housing tax credits. Fisher joins the firm from Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios. She previously served as a legal resident to U.S. District Court Judge Andrea K. Johnstone.

Drummond Woodsum attorney Thomas Watson has been selected to receive the 2020 New Hampshire Association for Justice Civil Justice Award for his long-term commitment to the foundational goals of the organization. The award annually recognizes an individual’s outstanding commitment to the improvement and preservation of the American civil justice system. NHAJ is a statewide association of trial attorneys.

EDUCATION

Great Bay Community College has announced it is making up to $100,000 in tuition assistance available to students currently enrolled and new students who enroll this fall. Historically, the college has provided donated funds at a fraction of the amount, it said. Great Bay raised the scholarship money through donations, reserves and is partnering with the Foundation for New Hampshire Community Colleges. The school will focus on leveraging this existing money to raise an additional $100,000 to help students over the coming academic year, said Tina Favara, vice president of student success and enrollment management.

Plymouth State University’s educator program has earned accreditation from the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. The two national accrediting organizations review institutions that offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees and other programs to prepare teachers and other educators for certification and licensure in the United States and abroad. PSU is the first institution in New England and one of only four nationally to have earned dual accreditation from AAQEP and CAEP.

The College of Business at Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, has announced the creation of a new accounting specialization in its master of business administration program. The MBA in Accounting, offered online in the fall, will prepare students for management positions or accounting leadership roles in for-profit or non-profit organizations, the university said. In addition, the university announced the addition of a new Master’s Entry Program in Nursing, which also will begin in the fall. The MEPN program offers an accelerated master of science in nursing for professionals who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in another field and are considering nursing as a second career.

Amanda Reed, director of the Amherst-based Regional Services and Education Center’s Vista Learning Center program, has been named a regional Emerging Special Education Leader by the Association of Special Education Administrators. Southern New Hampshire University’s Global Education Movement was recently recognized at TED2020 for its work to bring free, accredited higher education to refugees around the world. With initial seed funding from The Audacious Project, a funding collaborative housed at TED, the university has piloted its refugee program in Lebanon, South Africa, Kenya and Malawi, while continuing to grow in Rwanda. Over the next five years, SNHU said it seeks to scale its refugee programs and expand to 15 additional countries.

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of New Hampshire $1.499 million for the university’s Master Teaching Fellowship project, which aims to recruit Granite State teachers, certify them as Master Teaching Fellows by deepening their knowledge of STEM subjects and empowering them with new, effective teaching strategies in high-need school districts throughout New Hampshire. The award was announced by the state’s congressional delegation.

The New Hampshire Department of Education has been awarded a $3.25 million grant by the Institute of Education Sciences to upgrade the state’s data systems. The grant will fund what the department said is the largest overhaul of its data systems in at least 20 years.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Mark Paluzzi has joined Bangor Savings Bank as senior vice president and New Hampshire Wealth Management Market leader. He work out of the bank’s Portsmouth office. In addition, Michael LeBel has joined Bangor Savings as vice president and portfolio manager based out of Portsmouth and Jaime Nadeau has joined the bank as assistant vice president and branch manager of its newest location in downtown Manchester.

Ledyard Financial Advisors, a division of Ledyard National Bank, has hired Susan Winchester as a senior financial advisor. Prior to joining Ledyard, she was vice president at WEA Financial Advisors and began her financial career at Great West Retirement.

HEALTHCARE

Dr. Jennifer Smith will be joining the primary care team of Memorial Hospital in North Conway. Smith, a resident of Fryeburg, Maine, work at Memorial’s Mt. Washington Valley Rural Health Primary Care practice beginning in August.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Manchester and Southern New Hampshire, an affiliate of Elliot Health System, has announced it is expanding its service area to the towns of Atkinson, Danville, Epping, Epson, Kingston, Loudon, Mont Vernon, Northwood, Nottingham, Plaistow and Sandown.

Julia A. Hannigan-Trefethen has joined Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Portsmouth, as human resources manager.

Carl Lovejoy has been named Executive Director of Mountain Valley Treatment Center in Plainfield. Mountain Valley is a not for profit, short term, residential program for adolescents suffering from debilitating anxiety and OCD.

Dr. Murali Bogavalli has joined to Concord Hospital Medical Group’s Neurology Associates practice. He specializes in adult neurology and neurophysiology. In addition, Concord Hospital has opened a new practice, Concord Hospital Otolaryngology, to care for patients experiencing diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat, as well as head and neck conditions. Services will be provided by otolaryngologists Dr. Daniel Morrison, Dr. John Romanow and Dr. William Wood.

Lindner Dental Associates, Bedford, has added Dr. Curtis Hansen to its general dentistry team.

NONPROFITS

Liberty House, which provides sober transitional housing and services to homeless and struggling veterans, has launched a “Mission Renovate & Restore: Combating Veteran Homelessness” campaign to raise funds to more than double its residential capacity, facilitate an expanded set of services and offer programming to more veteran populations, including disabled and retired veterans. Through an anonymous donation, the first $250,000 in donations will be matched dollarfor-dollar through July 30. The funds will support the first phase of renovations and retrofitting for the future home of Liberty House, a 16,000-square-foot facility in Manchester.

The Enfield Shaker Museum has been awarded a $78,610 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities through funding provided by the CARES Act. The grant supports creation of a website portal containing digitized images and information on hundreds of artifacts in the museum’s collection and a digital archive of its quarterly newsletters, enhanced exhibitions, and smartphone tours of the site.

Members First Credit Union has donated $1,200 to the Manchester Mounted Patrol Unit, which is entirely self-funded. This is the fifth year Members First has sponsored the unit.

John Forti, executive director of Bedrock Gardens, a regional resource for horticultural education and agritourism in Lee, has won a 2020 Award of Excellence from National Garden Clubs Inc. Forti is also a regional governor and biodiversity specialist for Slow Food USA and previously worked as director of historic landscapes at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth.

Ledyard National Bank recently donated $5,000 to support Vital Communities’ work to strengthen the Upper Valley’s local economy. Vital Communities programs include climate adaptation, workforce housing initiatives, transportation, and more that emerge from, and are driven by, regional needs and community interests.

Spaulding Youth Center has announced that Dr. Raymond Suarez, chief of psychiatry at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, has joined its board of directors. Prior to starting his career in psychiatry, he worked with children with special needs at the 92nd Street YMCA in New York City.

United Way of Greater Nashua and the Greater Nashua Food Council have teamed up to donate commercial freezers to four local pantries in Nashua: the Salvation Army, Tolles Street Mission, Corpus Christie Food Pantry and St. Joseph Hospital Food Pantry. “We are seeing increasing demand locally for food supports, especially protein as well as fresh produce. With high levels of unemployment anticipated to continue into the foreseeable future, we consider this project imperative in the fight against food insecurity in greater Nashua,” said United Way President Mike Apfelberg,

CONSTRUCTION

Jewett Construction recently completed work on the One Hundred Club in Portsmouth. The 2,800-square-foot renovation and fit-up included interior renovations at the private membership club. The project included a complete gut and renovation of the bar and private event area. The entire space is full of completely custom finishes and custom millwork. The bar facade is encased in custom metal panel and detailed ceiling work. A new function room and private event space allows for members to host networking events and celebration dinners.

Langley Construction, Goffstown, has completed work on the new home of Veterinary Emergency Center of Manchester, is now located at 2743 Brown Ave. in Manchester. The new 12,800-square-foot facility Architect was Rauhaus Freedenfeld & Associates, Boston. Education

ADVERTISING AND MARKETING

Canton, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health System has hired EVR Advertising, Manchester, expanding the agency’s presence further into upstate New York. The system includes three hospitals, 21 clinics and health centers.

Allegra Marketing Print Mail, Salem, was recently honored with an award from Alliance Franchise Brands. The annual award recognizes excellence in sales and customer service.

MarketReach Inc., Nashua, a provider of creative services for technology companies, recently won two NYX Awards. One was a Gold Award in the Marcom category for an interactive trade show installation the firm created for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The second, a silver, was for a product video made for Dell Technologies.

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Sheehan Phinney attorney Brian J. Bouchard has been named chair of the Leadership Seacoast Board of Directors.

The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of its 17th annual Eminence Awards, which recognize individuals, businesses and nonprofits making a contribution to their industry and the greater Nashua region in five award categories: Non-Profit of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Business of the Year, and Young Professional of the Year. The Non- Profit of the Year went to Nashua PAL; Small Business of the Year, TS Event Productions LLC; Volunteer of the Year, Nashua Police Department Chief Michael Carignan; Business of the Year, Optiline Enterprises; and Young Professional of the Year, Grant Morris of New Sky Productions.

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