Leadership New Hampshire has announced its class of 2013.

The 38 associates include men and women from across New Hampshire who will participate in an intensive 10-month program.

They were selected through a competitive process and will begin their unique educational journey this fall with an opening retreat.

LNH, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, has more than 600 alumni, individuals who are working to strengthen New Hampshire communities and increase civic engagement. Graduates hold leadership positions in the private, nonprofit, and governmental sectors across the Granite State.

The associates:

Karen McCloskey, principal, CMH Wealth Management, LLC, Amesbury, Mass.; Dr. Cecilia Stuopis, department chair, Dartmouth Hitchcock, Amherst; Dottie Morris, chief officer for diversity and multiculturalism, Keene State College, Bellows Falls, Vt.; Tina Naimie, vice president for corporate finance, Dartmouth Hitchcock, Bow; Scott Stephens, executive director, Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce, Campton; Amy Currie, senior portfolio manager, Community Development Finance Authority, Concord; Paul Susca, supervisor – planning, protection and assistance, NH Dept. of Environmental Services; Linda Saunders-Paquette, executive director, New Futures, Inc., Contoocook; Michele Holt-Shannon, Administrative Director, Discovery Program, Carsey Institute at UNH, Dover; Theresa Swanick, consultant, Effingham; Michael Bussiere, product support specialist, Autodesk, Inc., Epsom; Thomas Malafronte, assistant airport director, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport; Dennis Calcutt, director of outreach and community relations, Wediko Children’s Services, Francestown; Alexandra Ritchie, managing director of government and community relations, Cate Street Capital, Inc., Hampton; James Eilenberger, director – energy delivery, Public Service of NH (PSNH), Henniker; Ty Gagne, CEO, Primex3, Holderness; Cathy Furtek Conway, VP Economic Development, Northern Community Investment Group, Jefferson; Pauline Chandler, chairperson, dept. of management, program director MBA in sustainability, Antioch University New England, Keene; David McGrath, Attorney, Sheehan, Phinney, Londonderry; David Bellman, president and CEO, Bellman Jewelers, Inc., Manchester; Daniel Bouchard, General Manager, Signature Digital Imaging, Manchester; Christopher Dolloff, president and CEO, Cityside Management Corp., Manchester; Meryl Levin, photographer, self- employed, Manchester; Kate Luczko, executive director, Stay Work Play New Hampshire, Manchester; Kristie Palestino, executive director, Granite State Children’s Alliance, Manchester; Marcia Sink, president and CEO, CASA of New Hampshire, Manchester; Laurel Walleston, communications representative, BAE Systems, Milford; Paul Hebert, president, United Way of Greater Nashua, Nashua; John Phelan, VP commercial lending, Enterprise Bank & Trust Co., Nashua; Doreen Oliveira, director of philanthropy, Northern Forest Center, Newbury; Richard Luff, president/owner, Sagamore Golf, Inc., North Hampton; Shirley Mower-Fenoff, VP retail operations officer, Mascoma Savings Bank, North Haverhill; Mauret Brinser, executive director, American Heart Association of NH/VT, Nottingham; Michael Behrmann, partner, Revolution Energy, LLC, Portsmouth; Roger Stephenson, vice president for programs, Clean Air-Cool Planet, Stratham; Christopher Thayer, director of north country programs & outreach, Appalachian Mountain Club, Sugar Hill; Kelly Murphy, Interim Executive Director, Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce, Vermont; Michael Lindquist, senior VP, private client advisor, US Trust – Bank of America, Windham.

Each year’s class of associates attends 11 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.

For more information, visit the organization’s website at www.leadershipnh.org, or contact the office at 226-2265.