LEADERSHIP NEW HAMPSHIRE 2008 GRADUATES

LILLYE RAMOS-SPOONER is the Director of Operations for the Greater Manchester AIDS Project. The first Hispanic woman to be appointed to the New Hampshire commission on the Status of Women, Lillye Ramos Spooner, has lived in the state for more that 20 years. She is excited about recent Latino efforts to make their voices heard. Ms. Ramos Spooner has been involved in mobilizing Latinos, especially women, to register and vote. She says encouraging Hispanics to participate in each and every election is the way to bring about positive changes.

Leadership New Hampshire increases civic engagement and strengthens communities through connecting and educating a diverse pool of engaged or emerging leaders about the state of New Hampshire. Through this uniquely interactive, non-partisan, educational experience, Leadership New Hampshire Associates explore the issues and challenges which are critical to the state of New Hampshire. This year-long program allows Associates to interact with top state officials, judges, educators, prison inmates, students artists, corporate leaders and others who receive, deliver and/or make decisions and policy that affect services.

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