Program/Services Committee

Committee Members

Gemma Dreher, Committee Chair

Gemma Dreher

Gemma is Senior Counsel for the BAE Systems Electronics Solutions. Gemma joined BAE Systems in August 2002. Recently, she received and Engineering Collaboration award for her work in the area of open source software management. She counsels the business and speaks frequently on the subjects of intellectual property management, licensing technology to the federal government, and open source software licensing.

Prior to joining BAE Systems, Gemma was Vice President and General Counsel for Pragmatech Software, Inc.

Gemma is a member of the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Bar Associations. She is also member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, the Licensing Executives Society, the American Bar Association and the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association.

Gemma is from Newport, Vermont and received her BA in Political Science from Regis College and a JD from Northeastern University School of Law. She lives in Francestown, New Hampshire with her husband Rhon and five children. Read Complete Bio of Gemma Dreher

Dawn Simes

Dawn Sime holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology. She has 18-plus years of vast experience in human resource management. An experienced trainer and instructor Dawn is a full-time adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University, Department of Organizational Leadership and Continuing Education Professional Studies. Areas of instruction expertise include Organizational Leadership & Ethics, Human Behavior in Organizations, Group Dynamics and Conflict Management. Her profession is that of a Professional Coach in strategic career development and job sustainability. www.mylifecompasscoach.com

Dawn is a Director with the New Hampshire Women’s Education Institute. She is also on the steering committee for the 2010 Women’s Leadership Summit. She has served as facilitator of the SNHU Ethics Boot Camp and SNHU Student Advisor for the 2007 Eller Ethics Case Competition, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Her professional affiliations include Center for Creative Leadership, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Career Development Association (NCDA), Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and International Coaching Academy.Read Complete Bio of Dawn Sime

Lucille Jordan

Lucille Jordan was appointed president of Nashua Community College in 1998. She has achieved national and state recognition for her commitment to community service, civic responsibility, developmental education, and business and industry partnerships with education. Most recently, she received the Dr. Carlene Riccelli Assembly Leadership Award from College Board New England.

Jordan has served as chair of Campus Compact for New Hampshire, a statewide association of four- and two-year college presidents and private sector partners who are committed to integrating service, leadership, and civic responsibility in higher education. She has also served as vice-chair of the national Campus Compact organization's board of directors. Jordan currently serves on the Greater United Way of Nashua board of directors, the New Hampshire College and University Council, the New Hampshire Postsecondary Commission, and the board of the Academy for Science and Design.

Jordan's personal and professional mission is to work toward a more civil society, one in which the worth of every person is recognized. As president of Nashua Community College, she creates an environment that not only develops academic skills, but also nurtures a sense of self-identity and acceptance. It is not unusual to see Jordan taking time from her duties as college president to help a student with a research paper or tutor an ESL student in English.Read Complete Bio of Lucille Jordan

Linda Landry

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Linda Landry is currently Senior Director, Global Learning & Development at Nuance Communications, Inc., a technology company in Burlington, MA, that makes speech recognition software. She established Nuance's corporate education department in 2007 and has quickly built a full-service operation that includes performance management, sales training, employee communications, training fulfillment, orientation, and a corporate university. She recently won the distinguished 2008 Gold Vanguard Award from Chief Learning Officer Magazine for the impact she's made on her company over the last two years. Prior to Nuance, Landry worked as Senior Managing Editor, Microsoft Press, where she managed production of learning materials supporting Microsoft's worldwide certification business. Additionally, she spent a decade in Europe managing global education and publishing projects for IBM and RR Donnelley. Landry is an active member of her community and serves on the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women.