Events

Katherine Gekas is a clinical herbalist working on the community level to teach people about the medicinal plants around them and how to safely use them.  She has been an herbalist since 2010 and has been teaching community level classes since 2011.  

Bob has lived in Peterborough for four years, since retiring from a career spent largely as a math and computer science professor or in IT support at various universities. He worked previously on the Solarize Monadnock and Peterborough Energy Action campaigns, as well as providing volunteer help for Peterborough Players, the Monadnock Chorus, the Peterborough Town Library renovation project, and the Monadnock Summer Lyceum.

Carol and Linda will discuss the End 68 Hours of Hunger program.

On Tuesday, May 3rd, Betsy Small Campbell will introduce the story of Creating Friendships for Peace CFP), a 501C-3 that first began hosting Northern Ireland teen pairs from opposing sides of the conflict for month-long summer homestays in the U.S. under the name Children's Friendship Program of Northern Ireland (CFPNI)

Since 1987, the organization has hosted 2000 teens from Northern Ireland. In 2009, CFP, under the new name--Cyprus Friendship Program) began hosting teens on the divided island of Cyprus (Turkish-speaking Cypriots in the North and Greek-speaking Cypriots in the South). To date, we’ve graduated over 1000 teens. Two years ago, following a successful two-year pilot with Jerusalem Peace Builders (before Covid), CPF broadened the scope of its mission, hence a third name change:  Creating Friendships for Peace.

2022 marks our first year of our official program in Israel/Palestine.

Betsy is the incoming 2023 executive director and current U.S. Cyprus coordinator.She recently returned from Cyprus and Israel/Palestine. She'll discuss the organization's current vision, how this all volunteer effort can change lives and how Rotarians can become involved in our efforts.

Chris Nicolopoulos is Commissioner of the New Hampshire Insurance Department. He was nominated by Governor Chris T. Sununu and unanimously approved by the New Hampshire Executive Council. Previously, Commissioner  Nicolopoulos served as the President and CEO of the New Hampshire Association of Insurance Agents for five years. Prior to leading the NH Association of Insurance Agents, he was an associate at Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios PLLP, and Government Affairs Director at the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. Commissioner Nicolopoulos earned his J.D. from New England Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of New Hampshire. Since 2002, Nicolopoulos has been licensed to practice law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He lives in Bow, NH

D.J. Bettencourt is the Deputy Commissioner of the New Hampshire Insurance Department. He was nominated by Commissioner Christopher Nicolopoulos and confirmed by Governor Christopher Sununu in January 2021. Previously, Deputy Commissioner Bettencourt served as Governor Sununu’s Policy Director for four years, including as the Governor’s liaison to the Insurance Department. Prior to his work in the Governor’s Office, he served eight years (2004-2012) in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, including two years as Majority Leader. During his legislative service, he was involved with setting policies impacting the insurance industry. Deputy Commissioner Bettencourt earned his J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communications from the University of New Hampshire.