Breakfast with Champions
In an effort to help make New Hampshire businesses and people in general more aware of the role post-secondary
education plays in helping people in New Hampshire better their lives, a series of early morning panel
discussions are being held around the state. The first of these "Breakfast(s) with Champions" was held at the
CCSNH-Berlin satellite campus, the Littleton Learning Center, on October 9, 2002 and focused on the role the
Temporary Assistance to Needy Family (TANF) program has played in providing educational opportunities for
people in the North Country. The meeting also presented information on tax-incentives and training funds that
are available when businesses partner with the Community Technical Colleges and the Department of Health and
Human Services.
The panel discussion was moderated by State Senator Katie Wheeler who is a staunch supporter of the programs
that help people better themselves through education. Senator Wheeler spoke about the need to make sure that
TANF reauthorization at the Federal level recognizes and allows for education so that there will be more
success cases like the ones discussed at the meeting. Also in attendance was Representative Brian Ward who
spoke of the North Country's need for better trained workers to attract and keep industry in the area.
State Senator Katie Wheeler
Tom Wisbey Deputy Commissioner of the New Hampshire Community Technical System opened the meeting by
addressing the fact that programs like TANF and the College's Assisting People in Transition program help
people achieve their piece of the American Dream of better lives for themselves and their families. Wisbey
emphasized that the College is committed to providing educational opportunities that all New Hampshire
residents can afford to take advantage of.
Mr. Tom Wisbey
CCSNH-Berlin/Laconia College President, Dr. Karen Grosz, spoke about the way the College is responding to the
needs of the North Country, both in providing training and educational opportunities to the displaced mill
workers in Berlin and more generally by putting resources into making the College available throughout the
North Country at its satellite campuses in Woodsville and Littleton as well as exploring the possibilities of
a Conway campus. Grosz went on to say that the College is providing training to area businesses directly
through its Center for Training and Business Development.
Anyone who would like more information about the programs the College has to assist people in various ways can
get in touch with Emily Elliott at 752-113, ext. 1050.
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