LEADERSHIP SEACOAST ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RECEIVES SUPPORT
----------------------------------------------Seacoast Asset Management Donates to March LS Offers
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., February 25, 2010 -- Leadership Seacoast recently received a $500
donation from Seacoast Asset Management to support its upcoming LS Offers alumni
development event, “What Makes a Strong Economy and Community on the Seacoast -- Arts,
Nonprofits, Business, and Tourism -- Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities.” The event will
bring together local and state experts to discuss the Seacoast community, its economy, and the
elements that strengthen each during a panel discussion on Wednesday March 3, 2010 from 8:00
– 9:30 a.m. at the new Loft @The Music Hall on Congress Street in Portsmouth.
The LS Offers event coincides with Leadership Seacoast’s 2010 Economic Development/Arts and
Culture Day and will bring together the program’s current class and its more than 500 alumni.
Panel participants include George Bald, commissioner of the NH Department of Resources and
Economic Development; Doug Bates, president of the Portsmouth Chamber of
Commerce; Nancy Carmer, economic development manager for the City of Portsmouth; Mary
Ellen Jackson, executive director of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits; and Patricia
Lynch, executive director of The Music Hall.
Based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Seacoast Asset Management is an independent
investment advisory and financial services firm that provides expertise in investments, insurance,
and financial planning. Seacoast Asset Management representatives serve in a fiduciary
capacity, a higher legal standard that places clients’ interests first and precludes any and all
conflicts of interest. As a member of the Seacoast community, the firm takes pride in its
involvement with local efforts.
“We are proud to be able to support this type of programming,” said Mark Sullivan of
Seacoast Asset Management. “Like LS Offers, our firm strives to educate audiences and provide
added value to our community.”
The event is open to all Leadership Seacoast alumni and their guests. Registration opens
at 7:30 a.m. with networking to follow the panel discussion, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Admission,
which includes a continental breakfast, is $10 per person. For more information or to register
online please contact Jennifer Wheeler atjwheeler@leadershipseacoast.org or
visit www.leadershipseacoast.org
About Leadership Seacoast
Based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the Leadership Seacoast program provides existing and
future community leaders the opportunity to engage with the people and organizations that shape
the Seacoast’s economic structure and social fabric. Affiliated with the National Community
Leadership Association, Leadership Seacoast offers its participants unique insight into how
business, community, and politics integrate to create successful societies and how small actions
can have a significant impact on the greater global good. Leadership Seacoast alumni make a
difference in their communities through networking, active involvement, and personal action.
Since its inception in 1988, Leadership Seacoast has created a strong foundation that values
diversity of opinion and consensus building to find solutions to challenges affecting the
Seacoast’s community and its future. For more information about our programs please contact us
at jwheeler@leadershipseacoast.org or check out our website at www.leadershipseacoast.org.
For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Wheeler
Executive Director
603-334-6063
jwheeler@leadershipseacoast.org