Ambassadors

What is a Chamber Ambassador?

July 27, 2011

The Chamber Ambassadors serve as peer contacts and support for members, providing information and assistance on how to best utilize the Chamber’s services and abundant resources. Ambassadors contact all new members to welcome them to the Chamber and invite them to an upcoming event. As part of our member retention effort, Ambassadors also contact existing [...]

James Basbas, Altos Marketing

July 26, 2011

James Basbas is an Online Marketing Consultant for Altos Marketing. For over 8 years, Altos Marketing has been helping their clients grow their business. They does this by having an expertise in a diverse portfolio of digital marketing tools including website development, e-mail marketing, search engine optimization, pay per click advertising, and social media strategy. [...]

Bryan Bernier, Aspen Insurance

July 25, 2011

Bryan Bernier is the Vice President of Aspen Insurance. He works with clients in all industries to help them with their insurance needs, including with commercial insurance, personal insurance, as well as life and health. Bryan works extensively with companies workers compensation insurance, he works with them to help workplace safety, control costs as well [...]

Peter Cooke, Cooke Associates

July 23, 2011

Peter Cooke of Cooke Associates is an independent trainer/consultant. He helps organizations discover their shared values and then helps to ensure that these values are manifested in such core competencies as customer service, community engagement, strategic planning, and leadership. Peter is a Master Trainer for the Institute for Global Ethics; and a trainer for UNH’s [...]

Diane Denoncourt, Trivantus, Inc.

July 21, 2011

Diane Denoncourt has been an Ambassador with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce since 2002 and has served as Chair in 2004 and 2008. She was promoted to Diplomat in 2008 because of her commitment to the GMCOC. She is currently employed as a Benefits Consultant with Trivantus Inc. She specializes in health, dental and disability [...]

Helen Endsley, Mountain Club on Loon

July 21, 2011

Helen Endsley is the Corporate and Association Sales Manager for the Mountain Club on Loon inLincoln,New Hampshire. The Mountain Club on Loon has recently gone though 5 million dollars of renovations and is proud to be on of the year-round resorts inNew Hampshire. Helen has been in hospitality since 2008 and has worked inSouth CarolinaandNew [...]

Valerie Fillio, JobsInNH.com

July 20, 2011

Valerie Fillio joined the Ambassador Committee in November of 2009. She has been a Training Consultant for JobsInNH.com for six years. JobsInNH.com is the largest job board in NH. Fillio works with businesses throughout NH as well as working with job seekers at schools and colleges.Besides volunteering her time as an Ambassador, she also serves on the Marketing Committee for the Granite State Human [...]

Ms. Darlene Friedman, Next Level Now

July 19, 2011

Darlene Friedman joined the Ambassador Committee in January of 2011. She is a CPA and worked for area public accounting firms for over 20 years specializing in auditing and financial reporting. Darlene is currently a team member with NextLevel Now using her financial expertise to provide controller and CFO services to businesses. NextLevel offers high [...]

Armand Hebert, III, Referral Institute N.H.

July 18, 2011

Armand Hebert is a Referral Coach, Consultant and Trainer with Referral Institute of New Hampshire. For seven years, he has helped companies and business professionals create positive visibility in the workplace, with their clients, and within their community by giving them the tools to recognize behavioral styles. By absorbing and implementing Armand’s training, one can [...]

Mary Ellen Hettinger, Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains

July 17, 2011

Mary Ellen Hettinger has been a member of the Ambassador Committee since 2009. Hettinger is Director of Communications and Marketing for Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, which serves more than 15,000 girls in New Hampshire and Vermont, headquartered in Bedford. She is also chair of the NH Commission on the Status of Women.“After attending Chamber events as a member, I realized [...]

Jennifer Landon, Southern New Hampshire University

July 15, 2011

Jennifer Landon became an ambassador in February of 2009, shortly after she assumed her role as the director of Southern New Hampshire University’s Career Development Center. Landon is a graduate of Leadership Greater Manchester, and currently serves on the Steering Committee for the William S. Green Manchester Youth leadership program through Makin’ It happen. “One of my favorite things to do while wearing my ambassador hat [...]

Jaime Lang, Hesser College

July 14, 2011

Jaime Lang has been a member of the Ambassador Committee since 2007. She served as Co-Chairman for two years and was recently promoted to Chairman. She is also a member of the Chamber Golf Committee. Lang has been employed at Hesser College since 2002 and is currently the Associate Director of Career Services. Her role is to develop relationships with employers and [...]

Preston Lawrance, Lawrance Direct, LLC

July 13, 2011

Preston Lawrance is the Director of Lawrance Direct, LLC which was formed in 1993. LD is a New Hampshire based company with its HQ at 127 Elm Street, Manchester, NH. LD is a full service direct marketing company providing customers with targeted mailing lists, opt-in Email lists, commercial & promotional print services, business forms and [...]

Matt Mercier, Acapella Technologies

July 10, 2011

Matt joined the Ambassador Program in May, 2011. He is President and Founder of Acapella Technologies, an Information Technology company providing solutions to small and medium size businesses in the New England area. A New Hampshire native, Matt graduated from Hollis High School and Keene State College where he earned his degree in Public Affairs [...]

David Peterson, Northway Bank

July 8, 2011

Dave Peterson is long-time Chamber volunteer and serves as a Diplomat in recognition of his years of service to the Ambassador Committee. He has served as Committee Chair and several terms as Committee Secretary. He has also been past Chair of several other committees. A 25-year veteran of the financial services industry; Dave is a [...]

Denise Petrin, Edward Jones

July 7, 2011

Denise Petrin is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Denise was born and raised in Manchester and started her career as a banker at Merchants Savings Bank. Denise transitioned to financial advising over 15 years ago and last year took over the Edward Jones office at 1361 Elm Street where she helps individuals and small businesses find financial solutions. “Being a community oriented individual, it [...]

Marie Poza, Vibrant Vitality

July 6, 2011

Marie Poza has been an Ambassador with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce since october 2009. She started her own business in January of 2009 called Vibrant Vitality, which works with 100 percent real food nutritional supplements. Vibrant Vitality works with individuals to help them become more health conscious and provides a means to make better decisions to improve one’s overall well being.Marie was born [...]

Georgie Reagan, The Acting Loft

July 5, 2011

Georgie Reagan has been a dedicated Chamber ambassador for the past ten years and holds the status of Chamber Diplomat (acquired after five years of ambassador service). Although Georgie retired from working at the Palace Theatre after 25 years of service, she is still actively involved in her community and at the Chamber. She attends monthly Chamber events and often volunteers at the name-badge [...]

Mr. Derrick Wong, New York Life Insurance Co., Inc.

July 1, 2011

Derrick Wong joined the Ambassador Committee in August of 2010. He has been building his financial services practice with New York Life since 2009. Derrick strives to remove the fear that often accompanies reviewing his client’s present situation by helping them to understand the financial principles and teachings he himself learned early in life. Prior to joining New York Life, Derrick owned a business [...]

Annette Ullrich, Too Many Details, LLC