Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism
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Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism
Volunteer NH hosts the annual Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism as a professional development opportunity for volunteer managers, nonprofit employees, AmeriCorps members & staff, and corporate employees. Attendees leave this training experience with the tools to strengthen New Hampshire’s volunteer programs and organizations.
The conference typically occurs in May. Registration typically opens in March.
Governor’s Conference has traditionally been a one-day in-person conference. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the conference to be entirely virtual for the past three years. As a result, conference sessions have been recorded and are available to the public for free.
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2023 Governor's Conference
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Registration Deadline: Friday, June 2nd
The Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Manager of the Year Award
Operating a volunteer program is no small feat. It takes a tremendous amount of time, effort, patience, perseverance, managerial skill, long-term vision, and a willingness to engage in continuous learning and improvement to keep the program operating successfully year after year.
The Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Manager of the Year Award was created by former Governor John Sununu to honor volunteer administrators and salute their excellence in the leadership and management of volunteers in New Hampshire.
The award is presented at the Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism each year. Nominations typically open in January and are reviewed by a team of past awardees.
Past Outstanding Volunteer Manager of the Year Awardees
2022: Ann Vennard, Cornerstone VNA
2021: Kathleen Stuart, NH Senior Companion Program
2020: Nicole Finitsis, Beacon Hospice Care
2019: Lisa Challender, Granite VNA
2018: Margo Cliche, Weeks Medical Center
2017: Linda Rioux, Humane Society for Greater Nashua
2016: Tanya Prather, Home, Health & Hopsice Care
2015: Nikki Lyons, Make-A-Wish New Hampshire
2014: Lauren Kochakian, Upreach Therapeutic Riding Center
2013: Charron Sundman, Littleton Regional Health Care
2012: Marcia Sink, CASA of New Hampshire
2011: Don Chesnel, New Hampshire Elks Association
2010: Nancy Evans, UNH Cooperative Extension
2009: Sister Denise Charest C.S.C, Nashua RSVP Program
2008: Lois Meredith, NH Highland Games
2007: Lawrence Barker, UNH Cooperative Extension
2006: Lynne Saltonstall, NH Association for the Blind [Future In Sight]
2005: Donna Wright, Elliot Hospital
2004: Andrea Young, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
2003: Dee Martin, NH Lung Association, Bedford
2002: James Doremus, The Friends Program