Impact Stories – LRCC

Her passion for cooking led her to culinary school before gaining chops in several restaurants where she worked hard to make a name for herself in the industry. Her journey brought her back to where it all began at Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) where she found a new passion for teaching.

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

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

Sometimes a well-planned path can lead to an unexpected outcome. This held true for Lakes Region Community College graduate Mat Dann.

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

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

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

James Holmes, Residential Instructor at Farnum Rehab Center and Adjunct Faculty at Lakes Region Community College, Associate in Accounting – 2013.