THE LATEST

HEALTH CARE

Physical therapy practice ProEx has named Jonathan Rogers of Epping as a staff physical therapist in the Amesbury, Mass., location. The firm also has hired Aurelia Genre of Laconia as benefits/ authorization specialist, working from corporate headquarters in Portsmouth.

For the first time since its founding 53 years ago, Derry Medical Center has opened a primary care office on the west side of the Merrimack River, at 160 S. River Rd. in Bedford. Its other offices are in Derry, Londonderry and Windham.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock surgeon Dr. Kari M. Rosenkranz has been elected to a three-year term as a member of D-H's board of trustees, and cardiologist Dr. Jon W. Wahrenberger has been named to a four-year term on DH's board of governors.

EDUCATION

Colby-Sawyer College, New London, and Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vt., have signed an articulation agreement that allows qualified Colby-Sawyer students to enter GMC's sustainability-focused graduate programs. Under the agreement, GMC will admit ColbySawyer graduates who earned a grade point average of 3.0 or higher after they submit required graduate admissions materials; application fees will be waived.

LAW

Statewide nonprofit law firm NH Legal Assistance has hired Dawn McKinney of Concord as policy director. She most recently served as director of state affairs at the National Association of Community Health Centers, based in Bethesda, Md., and Washington, D.C.

Attorney Donald Sienkiewicz of The Estate Preservation & Planning Law Offices in Milford has announced its affiliation with the law office of L. Phillips Runyon, who will be retiring from the bench after serving 27 years a judge in the 8th Circuit Court in Jaffrey.

NONPROFITS

Bernadette Gleeson has joined the HOPE for NH Recovery organization as director of recovery development. She most recently worked as CEO of Trek Limitless Recovery in Indiana. HOPE supports six centers throughout the state, in Berlin, Franklin, Concord, Manchester, Claremont and Newport.

In honor of its 80th anniversary, Northeast Credit Union has made donations to three nonprofit organizations: Zebra Crossings of Dover; Connor's Climb of Exeter; and UpReach Therapeutic Riding Center of Goffstown.

Recently elected to the Families in Transition board of directors' executive committee for one-year terms were: Dick Anagnost, chair, Anagnost Companies; Charla Bizios Stevens, vice chair, McLane Middleton; Robert Bartley, treasurer, Bartley Financial Advisors; and Colleen Cone, Secretary, Dyn.

Monadnock Buy Local recently received a grant from the New England Grassroots Environment Fund to support the launch of the Complete Economy Project in Keene. The project works to support the adoption of local policies that level the playing field for locally owned businesses in the region and spark business models that contribute to the local living economy.

The NH Food Bank recently received a combined donation of $4,000 and 2,824 pounds of food from Admix of Londonderry, the result of Admix's annual food and fund drive. Since 2011, Admix has donated $22,600 and 11,676 pounds of food to the Food Bank.

The Greater Hudson Chamber of Commerce raised $7,870 for the St. John XXIII Food Pantry at its annual Holiday Auction for Charity in December.

Draft Gratitude, a nonprofit draft horse rescue in Winchester, has received a grant from the Doris Day Animal Foundation, a national nonprofit founded by actress Doris Day. The grant will be used to assist with caring for senior draft horses and veterinary care.

NH Humanities has received a $20,000 grant from Lincoln Financial Foundation to support its Connections adult literacy program, a statewide book discussion program offered in partnership with adult basic education and ESOL classes, prisons and refugee resettlement organizations to promote English language skills, nurture a culture of reading and support family literacy.

CPA Matthew J. Nadeau of Concord-based Nathan Wechsler & Company, has been elected vice chair of Second Start's board of directors. The Friends Program has added two new members to its board of trustees: Lindsay Gonzales, director of communications at Granite Ledges, an assisted living facility in Concord; and Jason LaCombe, principal at Sheerr McCrystal Palson Architecture Inc., Concord.

Second Start provides supportive, affordable and effective educational programs to at-risk youth and child care services.

The HNH Foundation has added two members to its board of directors: Alisa Druzba of Concord, section administrator, NFI Department of Health and Human Services Rural Health & Primary Care, and Mel Gosselin of Manchester, former executive director of the NH Food Bank.

Susan Ryan has been named the Northfieldbased Spaulding Youth Center's new president and CEO. Most recently, Ryan served as chief operating officer of Easterseals New Hampshire.

The Samuel P. Hunt Foundation has granted $6,000 to Families First Health & Support Center to upgrade dental equipment at its dental center In Portsmouth as well as its mobile dental program.

New Generation, a homeless shelter in Greenland for women who are pregnant and parenting, has announced that Sonja Nelson, M.D., has joined its board of directors.

Easterseals New Hampshire has announced that Nancy Rollins, of New London has been appointed chief strategy officer [ for New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. Rollins' past work experience includes many years with the NH Department of Health and Human Services as well as leadership roles in a number of nonprofit organizations.

The Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund at NH Charitable Foundation has awarded $106,400 to 35 nonprofit organizations, including $92,400 awarded to 21 local agencies and $14,000 donated to 14 area food pantries.

JerriAnne Boggis, director of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail was one of 12 people selected from a nationwide pool to participate in the 2017 Interpretation Workshop offered by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the African American Association of Museums, the National Association for Interpretation and the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission. The workshop was held in Charleston, S.C.

Waste Management recently donated $15,000 to the Homeless Center for Strafford County in Rochester, in support of its mission to provide shelter and assistance for homeless women and families throughout the winter months.

The Mental Health Center of Greater ManI has received a $5,000 grant from the Alexander Eastman Foundation in support of early intervention services for low-income children, adolescents, adults and veterans.

Marguerite's Place Inc. and MP Housing Inc., Nashua, have added Sara Crisp, an associate staff attorney with the Law Office of Katherine J. Morneau in Nashua, Douglas Howard, homeless student liaison for Harbor Homes and the Nashua School District and James Gallagher III, senior vice president and senior commercial loan officer at Merrimack County Savings Bank in Nashua to their board of directors.

i Eaton & Berube Insurance Agency and Co-operative Insurance Companies have awarded $750 community grants to The Youth Council and Bridges: Domestic & Sexual Violence Support Services.

Through its VeraniCARES initiative, Berkshire Hathaway Verani Realty has donated $10,000 to the Granite YMCA to help expand its free afterschool programs for middle and high school students in Manchester and Goffstown. Eaton & Berube Insurance Agency has donated $1,000 to the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter as part of the Arbella Insurance Foundation's "Let's Drive Out Hunger" program. Along with Eaton & Berube, Arbella's Foundation donated $1,000, bringing the total donation to $2,000.

Susan Manning, vice president of strategy at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, has been elected board president of Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, Bedford. Tara Pacht of Thetford, Vt., elected first vice president, manages an organic farm in Vermont. Kate Guerdat of Amherst, associate professor and state specialist at UNH Cooperative Extension, was elected second vice president. Pam Chalupa of Methuen, Mass., a senior engineering manager at Comcast, was elected treasurer, And Bethany Marchand of Hillsborough, a'senior nprketing director fbr an alternative healthcare provider, was elected secretary. The board also elected Nicole Stefanowicz of Jericho, Vt., to a two-year term as member-at-large. Stefanowicz is Americorps Program director for the Vermont Higher Education Council.

The YMCA of Strafford County has named Charlene Shields as director of its Early Learning Center. Shields previously worked elementary and preschool special education coordinator and Safe Schools/ Healthy Students early childhood coordinator for the Rochester School District.

Susan G. Komen Southern New England and Susan G. Komen Vermont-New Hampshire, two affiliates of the Susan G. Komen network of breast cancer survivors and advocates, have announced a merger and will operate as Susan G. Komen New England. "By coming together as a combined affiliate and reducing administrative costs, the impact we will have on local families facing | breast cancer will be much greater," said Lori van Dam, Susan G. Komen New England CEO.

Families in Transition, a homeless services provider with facilities in Manchester, Concord and Dover, has received a $12,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation in support of the FIT Job Connections Program, a program developed with Goodwill Northern New England that is designed to address the root causes of chronic unemployment.

REAL ESTATE

John Jackman, owner of Jackman Commercial Realty Inc., Manchester, has been named vice president of the board of directors of the New England Real Estate Network. Jackman is a founding and past board member of the NH Commercial Investment Board of Realtors and currently a board member of the New England Commercial Property Exchange.

NAI Norwood Group has announced the sale of two stateowned lots in the city of Manchester - 300 Hanover St., which has a 20,360-square-foot building that is currently the home to the local branch office

of NH Department of Employment Security, and a nearby parking lot, located at 436 Maple St. The lots sold for a combined $1.25 million, according to the registry of deeds. NAI Norwood Group represented the state in the transaction.

Michael Scanlon has been promoted to regional manager of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty's Nashua/Amherst office. Scanlon, who is a managing broker, has been a licensed Realtor in New Hampshire since 1989. In addition, Cammie Ferreras has been named regional manager of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty's Bedford office. Ferreras, an associate broker, has been a licensed Realtor in New Hampshire since 2006.

Kimberly Matson has joined R.H. Thackston & Company-Realtors, Keene, as a sales associate.

Harrington & Reeves/ Norton Asset Management has announced the sale of 3 Symmes Drive, a 35,000-squarefoot industrial building in Londonderry, to Reliable Equipment, which will move its Manchester operations to the space. Sale price was $2.1 million. Mike Harrington and Bill Norton represented the Seller and secured the buyer.

Macvogel Enterprises LLC has purchased Units 1A & 2A at 29 Lafayette Rd" North Hampton. The units total 2,256 square feet of space and were sold for $175,000 to Jeff W. Vogel, who plans to relocate his practice, Vogel Veterinary Derrnatology, to the location. Kent White of CBRE|Portsmouth represented the seller, HCA Realty Inc., and Hank Beresin of the Bean Group represented the buyer in this transaction.

Dover-based Real Property Management Seacoast NH has been named one of the top 10 percent offices in the Real Property Management franchise system, according to Property Management Business Solutions LLC, franchisor of the brand. Real Property Management Seacoast NH is owned by Jay Comstock and has been serving the Seacoast area for the past three years.

ADVERTISING AND MARKETING

Portsmouth-based Calypso Communications has opened an office in Portland, Maine. The office will be led by Elizabeth Baldacd, who joins Calypso as director, business development. Concurrently, Baldacd will retain a position as managing partner at a political consulting and community advocacy firm in Portland.

ACCOUNTING

CPA Bill J. Beauchesne, principal of the accounting firm of Nathan Wechsler & Company, has been awarded the Chairman's Award by the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce.

Swanzey resident Ashley Guión, CPA, has joined Lynn C. Rust, CPA, PC of Swanzey. Guión was most recently employed by Robert M. Mucha, CPA, PC.

TECHNOLOGY

Indiana-based Major Health Partners has purchased an installed Gamma Medica's LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system, the state's first LumaGEM and the hospital's first MBI. Salem, NHbased Gamma Medica's MBI technology will be Óffered as a secondary screening and diagnostic tool following mammography, particularly for women with dense breast tissue.

Portsmouth-based Media Wing has acquired AirShark LLC of Burlington, Vt., a maker of unmanned aerial systems, or drones. The acquisition beefs up Media Wing's offerings in the use of drones in regulatory inspection and mapping in energy, telecommunications, environmental assessment and transportation projects.

DataGravity, the Nashua-based creator of data-aware security solutions, has unveiled DataGravity for Virtualization, a product suite that protects data in the virtualized environments of small-tomedium-sized enterprises.

IT management firm Microtime Computers has moved its headquarters to 5 Northern Boulevard, Building 14 in Amherst. Launched in 2001 by Steve Wolsky, Microtime provides customized managed IT services and specializes in servicing dental offices.

TRANSPORTATION

Portsmouth-based PlaneSense Inc., a fractional aircraft ownership company, is expanding its services through a new jet ownership program that will feature the newly designed Pilatus PC-24 jet.

Diana Holland has been named director of sales of the newly formed Northeast region at Merchants Fleet Management, Hooksett. In addition, Tracy Durocher has been named assistant director of marketing, and Jennifer Gordon has been promoted to product sales consultant.

SALES

Kathy Davis has joined the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage team in Center Harbor. Prior to obtaining her real estate license in 2013, she was a licensed mortgage originator for 14 years.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MetroCast Communications, a video, internet and phone provider with offices in Belmont and Rochester, NH, and Springvale, Maine, has introduced new, faster speeds for its residential High Speed Turbo and High Speed Ultra customers. The upgrades push the Ultra speed up to 150 megabits per second and the Turbo speed up to 50, the company said.

BUSINESS SERVICES

Jennifer Soldner has joined Cultural Chemistry, Manchester, as a senior human resources consultant.

Alexander Technology Group, Bedford, a regional provider of temporary and permanent technology staffing services, has announced the promotion of Bedford resident Paul Silvio to vice president.

Timothy Richard of Litchfield has been named vice president of sales and business development at Granite Business Solutions, Concord. GBS provides clients with a suite of customized call center and outsourced consulting business and customer service solutions. Hooksett-based Polaris Direct has named John Strand as general manager of personalization services.

CONSTRUCTION

Brookstone Builders Inc., Manchester, recently completed a renovation project at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the paintblasting facility, also known as Building 284. Erik Crisman was Brookstone's project manager, and Brookstone was a subcontractor on the project.

Watermark Marine Systems, Laconia, has merged with Gilfordbased Clearwater Construction. Paul Goodwin, principal of Watermark, said Matthew and Jodie Gallant of Clearwater are now partners in the parent company Watermark Marine Systems LLC.

Atlantic Prefab Inc., a Nashua-based provider of prefabricated building components and systems has been selected to lead the pre-fabrication of pre-finished exterior wall panels along with interior load bearing panels and metal roof trusses for Churchill Downs' Oxford Casino hotel expansion project in Oxford, Maine.

Legacy Global Sports LP has leased 6,900 square feet of office space at 290 Heritage Ave., Portsmouth. Legacy will move its headquarters from downtown Portsmouth to the new location. Christian Stallkamp of CBRElPortsmouth represented the landlord and David Choate of Colliers International represented the tenant in the transaction.

ENERGY

Vivint Solar Inc., a residential solar provider based in Utah, has expanded its market to include New Hampshire, with services beginning in the Manchester, Nashua and Concord areas.

ENGINEERING

Jason Plourde of Milford has joined BETA Group Inc. as a project manager in the firm's Manchester office. In addition, Christopher Turgeon, a seven-year employee of BETA, has joined the Manchester staff.

iFINANCIAL SERVICES

Optisure Risk Partners has acquired Snow Insurance, with Christopher Snow joining Aspen Insurance, an Optisure Risk Partner, as senior account manager and condominium specialist. Optisure is the largest provider of condominium insurance in northern New England.

Daniel Emanuele, senior vice president and private banking manager at Ledyard National Bank, and Timothy Draper, private banking relationship manager, have obtained the Certified Wealth Strategist designation administered by Cannon Financial Institute.

Michael St. Onge has been promoted to senior vice presidentinvestment officer at Bank of New Hampshire.

Franklin Savings Bank has announced the promotion of Nicole Rea to assistant branch manager of the 933 Central St. office.

Government

The NH Liquor Commission has named Daniel St. Hilaire chief operating officer of the NHLC Division of Administration. St. Hilaire also serves as NHLC's liaison to other state agencies, such as the Executive Council, Legislature and Office of the Governor. St. Hilaire, who has been with NHLC since 2014 as legal counsel, is a former county attorney of Merrimack County.

HOSPITALITY

Julie F. Bailey has been namedttrthetopard of directors öfportsmouth-based Lodging Econometrics.and its sister company New England Hotel Realty. Bailey is a human resource specialist for Exeter Health Resources and its three operating affiliates.

SPORTS

Gary Allenson has been named the new manager of the NH Fisher Cats for the 2017 season. Allenson, 61, played for the Red Sox from 1979 to 1984 and for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1985. He has managed in the minor leagues for 23 years, including a season with the Fisher Cats (2013) and the Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo (2014-2016).