Impact Stories – LRCC

Even as a teenager, Sarah Thayer was very much the self-described go-getter that she is today. Her dedication to achievement was exemplified by membership in her school’s National Honor Society chapter while balancing athletics and seizing any extracurricular opportunity afforded to her.

From Hard Sciences to Soft-Serve: How Sarah Thayer Turned a Sweet Idea into a Business

Even as a teenager, Sarah Thayer was very much the self-described go-getter that she is today. Her dedication to achievement was exemplified by membership in her school’s National Honor Society chapter while balancing athletics and seizing any extracurricular opportunity afforded to her. “I was attending school in Rhode Island studying biology. I worked really hard

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LRCC Jackson Musgrave

Jackson Musgrave’s time at LRCC planted a seed that grew into a budding Christmas tree empire

Growing up in Bedford, NH, Jackson, the second-eldest of five boys in the Musgrave family, was unsure of his next steps after high school. He spent the months following graduation working a series of odd jobs with a moving company, officiating youth hockey games and selling Christmas trees. Little did he know, the latter experience

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Lake Region Community College

LRCC helps Kirk Beattie fulfill his dream of being a fire fighter and now fire chief

Kirk BeattieLakes Region Community CollegeAssociate in Fire Protection, 1995   For as long as he can remember, Kirk Beattie has wanted to be a firefighter.  From a start in a local youth exploration program to his current position as a Fire Chief, Kirk has benefitted from the kind of hands-on experience he found at Lakes

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Mike Parker LRCC Auto Tech Donor

Professor pays it forward through a bequest to Lakes Region Community College to support future students in Automotive Technology

Mike Parker has always been a car guy. From his youth working on unique British cars to becoming a master technician and then bringing these skills into the Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) classroom, the automobile has been the engine that drove his career. The recently retired former professor and chair of the LRCC Automotive

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LRCC grad Krystal Miller, MBA overcomes obstacles and finds her passion in Human Resources

Krystal Miller, MBA Lakes Region Community College Associate of Science, General Studies, 2006   Krystal grew up in a small town in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. She was the first in her family to attend college and had to navigate higher education with a learning disability. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence

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