This proven approach to community collaboration is intended to build upon the county’s already strong
spirit of working together in order to accomplish even more. It involves every sector of the community
including citizens, businesses, civic organizations, educators, non-profits and others.
The purpose of Carroll County United is to support the community in working together to set its own
agenda – to dare the community to aim for how it can be an even better place to live, develop a plan to
collaboratively reach that vision and to work along side the community to achieve it.
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Background:
Carroll County United was started by a group who noticed that there were not a lot of opportunities for
citizens and organizations to work together at a county level and wondered what could be achieved if
there was a way to do so.
In today’s complex world, it takes more than just a single organization, elected official, business or
individual town to move our community forward. Knowing this, a group of community leaders gathered
in May, 2009 to learn about a new way of thinking that includes a broad cross-section of community
members reaching across traditional boundaries. The interactive community forums in September
and November of 2009 were the first steps toward building the structure needed to work toward
outcomes that all agree are important to the community’s well-being.
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Steering Committee
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Howard Cunningham – long-term county resident, Interlakes School board, former state
representative, and retired educator, Howard also serves on the Carroll County Transit board.
Ann Hamilton – has extensive knowledge of Carroll County through her many years as an Educator for
UNH Cooperative Extension which brings her to all the communities in the county. She lives in central
Carroll County and is raising her family here.
Mike Lancor – superintendent of Moultonborough School District and one of the founding members of
Moultonborough Taking Action, Mike is also involved with the Moultonborough Lions Club.
John Malm – vice president of Meredith Village Savings Bank and past chair of the Lakes Region
United Way board as well as the former chair for the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce; John is a
resident of Moultonborough with his wife and two daughters and is also a volunteer assistant
basketball coach for the Moultonborough Academy varsity boys basketball team. John is a 2008
Leadership Lakes Region alumni and volunteer committee member to LRGHealthcare and corporator
to the Belknap County Economic Development Council (BCEDC).
Bud Martin – owner of a law firm, Sandwich Selectman and welfare office and a retired judge, Bud has
been involved extensively in numerous community organizations and initiatives over the years; strong
advocate for youth and families.
David Rudewick – assistant director of student services, Granite State College. David came to the
area several years ago and jumped into community life with both feet serving on several boards and
committees such as MWV Young Professionals, MWV Leadership and Valley Outreach. David is the
former director of the MWV School to Career Partnership.
Henry Spencer – town of Effingham columnist, jeweler and insurance broker, Henry has served on
several community and county-wide boards including Carroll County transit and the Effingham
planning board.
Leo Sullivan – retired to the northern end of the county after a long career as a neurologist, Leo serves
his new community in many ways including involvement with the Alternative Life Center, Bartlett Library
and G.E.D. testing.
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Carroll County United became part of the Lakes Region United Way in April of 2011.
The purpose of combining the two organizations efforts is to ensure the continuation of
Carroll County United into the forseeable future.
Thank you to the Annette P. Schmitt Foundation for the vision to fund the launch of this
community-centered effort and to Tri-County CAP for serving as our original parent organization.
Thank you also to our partners for supporting our work in the community.
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