SBDC Advisory Board
The NH SBDC Advisory Board lends expert voices to our vision, strategic directions, and program development. The Advisory Board is comprised of small business owners and representatives from funding sources, host and partner organizations, and economic development agencies.
Advisory Board Members
- Mike Scala (Board Chair), Director of Economic Development, City of Rochester
- Adria Bagshaw, Vice President, W.H. Bagshaw
- Amy Bassett, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
- Tim Dining, Chief Operating Officer, Admix Inc.
- Stephen Duprey, President, Foxfire Property Management
- Steve Fortier, Rural Econ. Dev. Administrator, NH Dept. of Business & Economic Affairs
- Bryanna Marceau, Vice President of Operations & Programs, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce
- Deborah Merrill-Sands (Immediate Past Board Chair), Former Dean, UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics
- Kandice Miller, Vice President - Main Street Banking Team Lead, Bangor Savings Bank
- Zachery Palmer, Economic Development Officer, Strafford Economic Development Corporation
- Vicky Parker, Associate Dean, UNH Paul College
- Daniel Proulx Jr., CEO, Monument Construction Services, LLC
- Andrew Smith, Director, UNH Survey Center
- Jonathan Smith, Executive Vice President - Head of SBA Lending, Northwest Bank
As Advisory Board members, we are ambassadors of the SBDC network and proudly advocate for the organization. Over the years, our board members’ ideas and connections have contributed to keeping our mission forefront in our work, securing funding for the core programs of business advising and entrepreneurial education, and establishing new and expanded programs. We are proud to support NH SBDC and look forward to seeing what the future brings. - Adria Bagshaw; WH Bagshaw
UNH has proudly served as NH SBDC’s host institution since 1984, creating a strong connection to the small business community in NH. As an outreach partner of the Paul College, NH SBDC assists entrepreneurs with the management side of their businesses. Together we have offered companies hours of research and the power of young minds through internships and class projects and expanded our outreach through Paul College’s new Business in Practice program. - Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, immediate past chair; UNH Paul College
NH SBDC Advisory Board participates in the 35th Anniversary Celebration, May 2019