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
- Wendy Hunt (Board Chair), President & CEO, Greater Merrimack - Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce; Board Chair, NH Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
- Adria Bagshaw, Vice President, W.H. Bagshaw
- Amy Bassett, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
- Michael Behrmann, Revolution Energy, LLC
- Ed Butler, Owner, Notchland Inn
- Will Craig, Government Affairs Manager, EverSource
- Tim Dining, Chief Operating Officer, Admix Inc.
- Shalimar Encarnacion, Owner, Shalimar Ventures
- Steve Fortier, Owner, CommuniTeam Training & Consulting
- Deborah Merrill-Sands (Immediate Past Board Chair), Dean, UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics
- Michael O'Reilly, Sr. Vice-President - Director of NH Development, Bangor Savings Bank
- Zachery Palmer, Community Business Lender, NH Community Loan Fund
- Vicky Parker, Associate Dean, UNH Paul College
- John Reagan, Senator, NH State Senate
- Mike Scala, Director of Economic Development, City of Rochester
- Andrew Smith, Director, UNH Survey Center
- Jonathan Smith, Vice President, Senior Loan Officer, Live Oak 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