Belknap Mill Society adds four to its board of directors

By RICK GREEN, LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — A former state senator, an architect, an attorney and a childcare provider have been added to the board of the Belknap Mill Society, its president announced Friday.

The society formed to protect the Belknap Mill is trying to boost membership and put together adequate funds to protect the 1820s-era hosiery mill.

"Our board of directors has doubled in size since the start of the year, and volunteer engagement has increased in our committees which have grown and are actively developing new programming and sustainability initiatives," said Allison Ambrose, the society's president.

The new board members are:

• Former state Sen. Andrew Hosmer, D-Laconia, sales manager at AutoServ, senior policy advisor at Preti Strategies and a trustee and past chairman of the Holy Trinity Endowment Trust of St. Joseph's Church.

• Jared A. Guilmett, an architect at Misiaszek Trupin, who is a native of Laconia and a Laconia High School graduate. He holds a masters of architectural design from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

• Jill Desruisseaux, of Gilford, a childcare provider, wife and mother of two. She holds a bachelor's degrees in early childhood education from Plymouth State University.

• Brett Allard, an associate attorney at Wescott Law. He joined the firm in May 2016 after graduating as a Daniel Webster Scholar from the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

This is the full board of directors for the Belknap Mill Society From left are Brett Allard, Jennifer Anderson, Andrew Hosmer, Allison Ambrose, Jackie Vickery, Jared Guilmett, Jill Desruisseaux and Martin Hough. (Courtesy photo)

The newest members of the Belknap Mill Society Board of Directors are, from left, Jared Guilmett, Brett Allard, Jill Desruisseaux and Andrew Hosmer. (Courtesy photo)