| The
Honorable
JOHN H. LYNCH
(ex-officio)
January 6, 2005 –
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire (B.A.,
1974); Harvard (M.B.A.); Georgetown University (J.D.). Associate
dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration,
1982–1991. Former president of the UNH Alumni Association and
former president and member of UNH’s Meritorious Service Association.
Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees
by Gov. Shaheen to a term beginning January 5, 2000, and expiring
June 30, 2003; reappointed by Gov. Benson. Ex-officio member of
the USNH Board of Trustees beginning January 6, 2005, when he
became the state’s 79th chief executive.
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WILLIAM
F. J. ARDINGER
Gubernatorial Appointee
2008–2011
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire,
(B.A. in Economics, 1982); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1985). Attorney,
treasurer, and shareholder of Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C.,
of Concord. Member of New Hampshire Supreme Court Advisory Committee
on Rules, 2005–present, and Board of Bar Examiners, 2008–present.
Former member, 1999–2005, and chair, 2004–2005, of Concord Community
Music School. Elected to New Hampshire House of Representatives
in 1980 for one term, representing towns of Cornish and Croydon.
Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees
by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning May 21, 2008, and expiring June
30, 2011.
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RICHARD
E. ASHOOH
Gubernatorial Appointee
2004–2011
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire (B.A.,
1986). Vice president of government relations for BAE Systems.
Served on the staff of former U.S. Senator Warren Rudman (R-NH)
as a professional staff member for six years on the U.S. Senate
Committee on Government Affairs. Chair, Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
Commission; member of Boards of Directors for Business and Industry
Association, Catholic Medical Center, NH Political Library, and
New England Council; member of Franklin Pierce University Board
of Trustees. Appointed to the USNH Board of
Trustees by Gov. Benson to a term beginning September 22,
2004, and expiring June 30, 2007; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to
a term expiring June 30, 2011.
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| VIRGINIA
BARRY
Commissioner of Education
(ex-officio)
May 6, 2009 – March 23, 2013
PROFILE: Graduate: Florida State University (B.S.,
1973); Queens College (M.S., 1975); Florida State University (Ph.D.,
1979). Former professor of advanced graduate studies and provost
and vice president of academic affairs at Plymouth State University.
Recipient of the Harold Hyde for Distinguished Educational Leadership,
2006, and PSU College of Graduate Studies Award for Outstanding
Transformational Leadership, 2006. Past chair, Board of Directors,
Just Kids Diagnostic and Treatment Center, NY, 2005. Appointed as
commissioner of education by Gov. Lynch and confirmed by the Executive
Council to a term beginning May 6, 2009, to March 23, 2013. |
JUDITH
E. BLAKE
UNH Alumni-Elected
2008–2012 (1st term)
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire
(B.S., 1977); Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A.,
1980). Member of UNH Foundation Board of Directors, 2000–2006;
UNH Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2006–present; Dean’s
Advisory Board, UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics,
2004–present. Co-chair of UNH Alumni Association of Northern California,
2008–present; UNH NorCal Alumni Steering Committee, 2006–2008.
Elected by UNH alumni to serve a four-year term beginning July
1, 2008.
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JOHN
D. CROSIER, SR.
Gubernatorial Appointee
1998–2010
PROFILE: Graduate: Hamilton College, Clinton,
NY (B.A. in Economics, 1959). Retired president of the New Hampshire
Business and Industry Association. Named Business Leader of the
Year in 1997 by Business NH Magazine and the New Hampshire Association
of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Appointed to the USNH
Board of Trustees by Gov. Shaheen to a term beginning December
16, 1998, and expiring June 30, 2002; reappointed by Gov. Shaheen
to a term expiring June 30, 2006; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to
a term expiring June 30, 2010.
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PAMELA DIAMANTIS
Gubernatorial Appointee
2008–2012
PROFILE: Graduate: Southern
New Hampshire University (B.A. in Economics and Finance). Principal
of Curbstone Financial Management Corporation, an independent,
registered investment advisory firm. Former regional president
of U.S. Trust Company and former president of State Street Bank
and Trust Company of New Hampshire. Member of Boards of Trustees
for Currier Museum of Art and Greater Manchester Family YMCA.
Professional membership in AIMR and the Boston Security Analyst
Society. Appointed to the USNH Board
of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning October
22, 2008, and expiring June 30, 2012.
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EDWARD
C. DUPONT
Gubernatorial Appointee
(Chair)
2003–2013
PROFILE: Attended the University of New Hampshire. Founder
and president of The Dupont Group Ltd., a government relations
consulting firm in Concord; director of Merchantbanc, a venture
capital firm in Manchester. Former five-term state senator; served
as Senate majority leader; elected president of the Senate in
1990. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees
by Gov. Benson to a term beginning March 5, 2003,and expiring
June 30, 2005; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June
30, 2009; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30,
2013.
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GEORGE
EPSTEIN
Gubernatorial Appointee
(Vice Chair)
2002–2010
PROFILE: Graduate: Dartmouth College (B.A.,
1972); University of Maine-Portland (M.B.A.). Chair of The Echo
Group, a software firm that develops electronic clinical records
and administrative systems for behavioral health care and social
service agencies. Town and school moderator for Madison, NH. Board
memberships have included MWV Economic Council, Memorial Hospital,
and Northern Community Investment Corporation. Appointed to the
USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Shaheen
to a term beginning June 26, 2002, and expiring June 30, 2006;
reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 20, 2010.
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ANNIE
GAGNE
Student Trustee (PSU)
2009–2010
PROFILE: A senior at Plymouth
State University with a major in criminal justice and a minor in
history. Vice president of entertainment for the campus Programming
Board; treasurer for Annual Spring Fling Committee; coordinator
for New Student Orientation; and treasurer for senior class (served
as secretary in freshman year). Current student representative on
the faculty General Education Committee; current member of Student
Senate Finance and Allocations Committees; PSU admissions representative,
Student Union Building manager; and current intern at the NH Attorney
General’s Office. Previously served as vice president for the PSU
student body. Elected by PSU student body to serve as a student
trustee for a term expiring June 30, 2010. |
RICHARD
E. GALWAY
Gubernatorial Appointee
2009–2013
PROFILE: Graduate:
University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1966), magna cum laude, Phi Beta
Kappa; Fulbright Scholar, University of Leeds, England (1966–1967);
Boston University Law School (J.D., 1970). Partner at Devine, Millimet,
and Branch, P.A., in Manchester, 1970–1995. Appointed to New Hampshire
Superior Court by Gov. Merrill in 1995. Appointed to New Hampshire
Supreme Court by Gov. Benson in 2004 and in 2009 became a senior
justice. Past president of the New Hampshire Bar Association; member
of the American, NH, and Manchester Bar Associations. Author of
two books about workers’ compensation law in NH. Recipient of New
Hampshire Magazine Award of Excellence; Boston University Law School
Alumni Award; 2009 Public Interest Project Distinguished Alumni
Award, Boston University Law School; Lifetime Achievement Award,
Manchester Bar Association; Judicial Achievement Award, New Hampshire
Association of Justice. Appointed to the USNH
Board of Trustees in July 2009 by Gov. Lynch to a term
expiring June 30, 2013. |
HELEN
F. GILES-GEE
President, Keene State College
(ex-officio)
July 1, 2005 –
PROFILE: Graduate: University of Pennsylvania
(B.A., 1972; M.S., 1973; Ph.D., 1983); Rutgers University (M.S.,
1977). Former provost at Rowan University, dean at the State University
of New York College at Cortland, associate vice chancellor at
the University of Maryland System, and executive assistant to
the president and professor of biology at Towson University. Ex-officio
member of the USNH Board of Trustees
effective July 1, 2005, when she assumed the presidency of Keene
State College.
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LARRY K. HAYNES
PSU Alumni-Elected
2007–2011 (1st term)
PROFILE: Graduate: Plymouth State University
(B.S., 1986); Southern New Hampshire University (M.B.A., 2000);
Leadership New Hampshire (2003). Certified public accountant and
certified financial planner. President and CEO of the Grappone
Automotive Group in Bow. Member of the PSU Presidents Council.
Elected by PSU alumni to a four-year term beginning May 29, 2007,
and expiring June 30, 2011.
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ELIZABETH K. HOADLEY
UNH Alumni-Elected
2006–2010 (1st term)
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire
(B.A. in Economics, 1957; M.A. in Education, 1972). Member, 1999
to present, and president, 2004–2005, of the UNH Alumni Association
Board. Member of New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1997–2000.
Elected by UNH alumni to a four-year term beginning April 7, 2006,
and expiring June 30, 2010.
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CHESTER
E. HOMER, III
Gubernatorial Appointee
2008–2012
PROFILE: Graduate: Dartmouth College (B.A.,
1973); Northeastern University (M.B.A., 1974). Owner of Shawnee
Peak, one of New England’s oldest ski areas. Former chair of Ocean
National Bank, Portsmouth, and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston,
New England Advisory Council. Director of the National Ski Areas
Association. Appointed to the USNH Board of
Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2012.
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MARK
W. HUDDLESTON
President, University of New Hampshire
(ex-officio)
July 1, 2007 –
PROFILE: Graduate: SUNY Buffalo (B.A.,
1972); University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A., 1973; Ph.D., 1978).
Former president of Ohio Wesleyan University. Appointed the 19th
president of the University of New Hampshire on April 18, 2007.
Ex-officio member of the USNH Board of Trustees
effective July 1, 2007. |
KAROL
A. LACROIX
President, Granite State College
(ex-officio)
August 1, 2004
–
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire
(B.S., 1967; M.O.E., 1975); Northeastern University (M.S., 1983;
Ph.D., 1988). Former dean of UNH Manchester, interim dean of the
UNH Graduate School, and associate dean of the UNH School of Health
and Human Services. Ex-officio member of the USNH Board of Trustees
beginning August 1, 2004, when she assumed the presidency of the
College for Lifelong Learning (renamed Granite State College).
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PETER F. LAMB
UNH Alumni-Elected
2003–2011 (2nd term)
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire
(B.S., 1976). Senior philanthropic advisor for the New Hampshire
Charitable Foundation. Member of the UNH Alumni Association Board.
Recipient of the UNH Profile of Service Award. Former vice president
of the UNH Foundation. Elected by UNH alumni to a term beginning
June 30, 2003, and expiring June 30, 2007; re-elected on April
6, 2007, to serve a second term expiring June 30, 2011.
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EDWARD
R. MACKAY
Chancellor
(ex-officio)
July 1, 2009 –
PROFILE: Graduate: Bloomsburg
University of Pennsylvania (B.A.); Lehigh University (M.A.); Vanderbilt
University (Ed.D.). Former vice chancellor and treasurer of USNH.
Served as chair of the board of the National Association of College
and University Business Officers (NACUBO); chair of the New Hampshire
College Savings Trust (“529”) Commission and the New Hampshire
Higher Education Loan Corporation; and member of Havenwood-Heritage
Heights Trust Fund board. Appointed by the USNH Board of Trustees
to serve as chancellor beginning July 1, 2009, becoming the sixth
chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire.
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LORRAINE S. MERRILL
Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets
and Food
(ex-officio)
November 28, 2007 –
November 18, 2012
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire
(B.S., 1973). Partner in family‐owned and operated dairy farm, with
more than 20 years of experience in agricultural journalism and
technical writing specializing in the environment and planning;
active on sustainable agricultural councils and other boards. A
2007 Food and Society Policy Fellow, supported by the Kellogg Foundation
and the Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute. Appointed to the
USNH Board of Trustees on September 17, 1997, by Gov. Shaheen; reappointed
by Gov. Shaheen to a term expiring June 30, 2005. Appointed as commissioner
of agriculture by Gov. Lynch and confirmed by the Executive Council
to a term beginning November 28, 2007, to November 18, 2012. |
JOHN
H. MOODY
KSC Alumni-Elected
2003–2011 (2nd term)
PROFILE: Graduate: Keene State College (B.Ed.,
1971; M.Ed., 1976); University of New Hampshire (CAGS, 1992; Ph.D.,
2001). Former NH public school educator for 35 years as elementary
school teacher, K-8 teaching principal, and K-12 school system
vice principal and principal. Currently retired and adjunct faculty
member at Rivier College, Graduate Division. Elected by KSC alumni
to serve a four-year term beginning July 1, 2003, and expiring
June 30, 2007; re-elected to serve a second term expiring June
30, 2011.
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CAROL
S. PERKINS
Gubernatorial Appointee
2008–2013
PROFILE: Graduate: Post University (A.S., 1968);
attended Plymouth Teachers College and University of New Hampshire
(1962–1965). Partner in Longview Farm, a dairy farm and produce
business named New Hampshire Farm of Distinction in 1999. Founder
and director of the Plymouth Community Farmers’ Market. Treasurer
of PFLAG NH (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
– NH). Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to
a term beginning April 14, 2008, and expiring June 30, 2009.
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TIMOTHY
M. RILEY
UNH Alumni-Elected
2009–2013
PROFILE: Graduate: University
of New Hampshire (B.S., 1976); College for Financial Planning
(M.S., 1993); Leadership Manchester (1994). Certified financial
planner; treasurer and shareholder of The Harbor Group, Inc.,
in Bedford. Past Board of Directors member and current Finance
Committee member of the New Hampshire Special Olympics. Past president
of New Hampshire Employee Benefit Council. Member of Board of
Directors for Child Health Services in Manchester. Elected by
UNH alumni to serve a four-year term beginning July 1, 2009, and
expiring June 30, 2013.
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| JUSTIN
SADZEWICZ
Student Trustee (KSC)
2009–2010
PROFILE: A senior
at Keene State College with major in political science and concentration
in political theory. President of the KSC Political Science Honor
Society and member of NSCS. Member of KSC Student Government, beginning
as senator in freshmen year; former chair of the Technology Committee;
current chair of the Food Service Advisory Committee. KSC tour guide,
tutor, principal trumpet player in several campus ensembles, and
team leader of the Night Owl Café. Previously served as the University
System Student Board representative for KSC. Elected by KSC student
body to serve as a student trustee for a term expiring June 30,
2010. |
HENRY B. STEBBINS
Gubernatorial Appointee
2006–2012
PROFILE: Graduate:
University of New Hampshire (B.A.); Boston University (J.D.).
Senior partner of Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken, P.A. Member
of the American, NH, and Manchester Bar Associations (president,
1984–1985). Director and legal counsel for Greater Manchester
Chamber of Commerce, 1999–2001; director, United Way of Greater
Manchester, 1990–1994; chair, Vocational Partnership Foundation,
1988–1991; trustee, Manchester Girls and Boys Club, 1983–2004.
Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term
beginning January 11, 2006, and expiring June 30, 2008; reappointed
by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2012. |
SARA
JAYNE STEEN
President, Plymouth State University
(ex-officio)
July 1, 2006 –
PROFILE: Graduate: Bowling Green State
University (B.S., 1970; Ph.D., 1978), Ohio State University (M.A.,
1974). Former dean of the College of Letters and Science at Montana
State University; American Council on Education Fellow at the University
of Delaware; and department chair and professor of English at Montana
State University. Ex-officio member of the USNH Board of Trustees
beginning July 1, 2006, when she became the 14th president of Plymouth
State University. |
ELIZABETH M. TAMPOSI
Gubernatorial Appointee
2005–2011
PROFILE: Graduate: University of New Hampshire
(B.A., 1978); Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
(M.P.A., 1984). Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,
1979–1986; assistant secretary, U.S. Department of State, 1989–1992;
news analyst and co-host/co-producer, WMUR TV Channel 9, 1984–1988
and 1992–1995; trustee, Rivier College, 1986–present. Appointed
to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning
June 22, 2005, and expiring June 30, 2007; reappointed by Gov.
Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2011.
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