NEW LEADERSHIP GREATER MANCHESTER COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANNOUNCED

The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to the Leadership Greater Manchester (LGM) Steering Committee.

The LGM Steering Committee oversees Leadership Greater Manchester, a program designed to recognize and nurture leadership talents from diverse sectors of the local community through the exchange of viewpoints and exercises in order to develop future leaders to serve the community. LGM is supported by Presenting Sponsor Citizens Bank, and Corporate Sponsors Catholic Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester. Joining the Committee are Gemma French, Christine Grenier and Dr. Russ Ouellette.

Gemma French is the Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the Chamber, she spent two years as the Public Relations and Marketing Director for the Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America. While Gemma oversees all aspects of marketing and communications for the Chamber, her expertise is media relations as she spent six years as a broadcast journalist working both on camera and behind the scenes.

Christine Grenier is Assistant Vice President and Community Relations Manager for Citizens Bank. In her role, Grenier is responsible for managing the bank's charitable giving program as well as the Champions in Action program. In addition to serving on the Chamber's Leadership Manchester Steering Committee, Grenier is a member of the New Horizons for New Hampshire Board of Directors and the NH Food Bank's Advisory Board.

Dr. Russ Ouellette is the Managing Partner of Bedford-based Sojourn Partners, a recognized executive leadership coaching firm. Ouellette has been managing Sojourn Partners since 2001. Before starting Sojourn Partners, Russ managed organizational development at Raytheon Company's corporate headquarters, and has held many leadership positions in finance, information technologies, engineering, manufacturing operations and marketing. Russ holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership and continues to write, speak and research about contemporary organizational issues.

Dr. Russ Ouellette is the managing partner of Sojourn Partners, a Bedford-based executive leadership coaching firm. He can be reached at (603) 472-8103 or russ@sojournpartners.com. He can also be twittered @RussOuellette or Facebooked – Sojourn Partners.