Andrea Folsom Joins Leadership New Hampshire Class of 2025

August 21, 2024

We are excited to announce that Andrea Folsom, NRRA's Communications Manager, has been accepted as a member of the Leadership New Hampshire Class of 2025.  Leadership New Hampshire is a statewide program whose mission is building a community of informed and engaged leaders.  Andrea will participate in a 10-month program with a cohort of 38 other associates from across the Granite State who hold leadership positions in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors.  

As the Communications Manager of NRRA, Andrea oversees all NRRA communications, including education and outreach. She writes and speaks extensively about recycling and waste reduction, including in state and regional forums. Andrea manages several federal grants from the USDA and EPA awarded to NRRA to help strengthen recycling across New Hampshire. As a Principal Operator through the NHDES SWOT and Certification Program, Andrea believes high quality and consistent recycling education is a necessary component of any successful recycling program and focuses on creating engaging educational content that is accessible by a wide variety of individuals.

Press Release: LNH Announces the Class of '25

Concord, NH—Leadership New Hampshire (LNH), a statewide program whose mission is “building a community of informed and engaged leaders,” announces its Class of 2025.  The new cohort of 38 associates includes individuals from across New Hampshire who will participate in a unique 10-month program. Each year’s class of Associates attends 12 required and several optional seminar days held around the state.  These provide an in-depth exploration of a topic of timely importance to New Hampshire, including demographic changes, the economy, families, criminal justice, education, culture and arts, community leadership, government and politics, and health care. The Class of '25 will begin their educational journey in September with an opening retreat at the Barbara C. Harris Conference Center and Camp in Greenfield, NH.

Now in its 33rd year, LNH has over 1,000 alumni, individuals who are working to strengthen New Hampshire communities and increase civic engagement.  Graduates hold leadership positions in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors across the Granite State. Leadership New Hampshire is one of 14 initiatives proposed in the Governor’s Commission on New Hampshire in the 21st Century to identify emerging leaders for key roles in statewide issues and developing a network of informed leaders. For more information, please visit the organization’s website at www.leadershipnh.org, or contact the office at info@leadershipnh.org.