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Knowledge Institute in the Community

The Knowledge Institute encourages and supports its team members in actively serving on Boards, committees, as keynote speakers, and as volunteers in areas of importance to them. This includes a wide range of community and economic development initiatives, such as support for local non-profit organizations and mentoring roles for youth, women and veterans in business on a global scale.

Our mission is to inspire a culture that promotes philanthropy and a sense of responsibility towards our communities on a local, national and global scale. Examples of Knowledge Institute team volunteer and community service contributions include:

• Business mentor; U.S. Department of State Iraqi Businesswomen Partnership Pilot Program
• Business mentor; SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
• Business mentor and program architect, 10-Step Venture/Career Development eMentoring program serving youth and veterans
• Developer, sponsor and host; Small Business Resource Clinics
• Board vice chair; New Hampshire Jobs for America's Graduates
• Board vice chair; Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast
• Board vice chair; Nashua Cable TV Advisory Board
• Board member; Democracy for New Hampshire
• Board member; Souhegan Valley Association for the Handicapped
• Youth mentor; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America
• Youth mentor; Summer Youth Program
• Committee member and founding sponsor; CombiNet-NH, a tri-state economic and community development virtual and physical support network
• Committee Chair; Entrepreneurship USA
• Youth advocate; Youth Development Center (YDC) facility improvements
• Committee chair and multi-year sponsor; NH-JAG Educating Youth for Life
• Committee chair; Reclaiming Futures Youth Leadership Program
• Committee co-director; Pennichuck Brook Watershed Council
• Committee vice chair; Nashua City Democratic Committee
• Co-founder; Citizens Action for Southern New Hampshire
• Author; small business articles, white papers and training curriculum
• Instructor; Certified FastTrac® Entrepreneurial Training
• Judge; Start-up New Hampshire Business Plan
• Panelist; MIT Entrepreneurial Forum
• Pro bono donor of small business products and services; e.g., Web sites, customer service infrastructures, strategic plans, marketing campaigns, business development strategies, and public relations campaigns
• Fund raiser; Make-a-Wish Foundation
• Fund raiser; National Breast Cancer Foundation
• Chairman; East Kingston Zoning Board of Adjustments
• Chairman; East Kingston School Committee
• Selectman; Town of East Kingston, NH
• President; New Hampshire Farm Museum
• Candidate elect; NH State Representative
• Volunteer; United States Pony Club
• Volunteer; NH Jump$tart Coalition
• Volunteer; Nashua Regional Planning Commission
• Volunteer; Nashua Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
• Volunteer; Nonprofit events and website photographer
• Volunteer; NH Department of Environmental Services (DES), Volunteer River Assessment Program (VRAP)