Laurel Adams has been the President of REDC, a non-profit economic
development agency and alternative lender serving Southern NH since
2009.  Under her leadership REDC has tripled in size, and currently has
more than seventy loans in the portfolio, and over 2000 jobs created
and retained. Ms. Adams earned her Certified Economic Developer
Certification (CEcD) through the IEDC and has spent more than 15
years studying the fields of economic and business development
through various national and state programs.  Ms. Adams sits on the
Boards of the New Hampshire Alliance of Regional Development
Corporations and the NH Economic Development Association
(NHEDA).  She holds degrees in Business Administration from NH
College, and Government and Environmental Studies from Harvard
University.  In additional she sits on several advisory committees
dedicated to economic development, Brownfield’s cleanup, and
workforce housing.  Ms. Adams was recognized as the 2012 SBA New
Hampshire Financial Services Champion, a member of the 2013 Union
Leader 40 under 40 and is a graduate of the Leadership NH Class of
’16.