Leadership Summit 2017 - Speaker Information
Keynote – David Boynton
David is a Co-Founder and the General Manager of 7th Settlement Brewery, LLC in Dover, NH.
He leads a team of over 50 employees in a craft brewery and farm to table restaurant. Since
opening, 7th Settlement has won a Gold Medal at the 2015 GABF (the largest beer competition
in the world), named Small Business of the Year by the Greater Dover Area Chamber of
Commerce in 2016, and Best New Restaurant by New Hampshire Magazine in 2014.
David has always focused on the community economy with his own small businesses and working with nonprofits as Director at Seacoast Local and a founding board member of Dover Listens. An entrepreneur at
heart he has helped several other entrepreneurs start and succeed through his activities with Chamber of
Commerce and these non-profits.
As a lecturer at the Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire David
combines his organizational management experience with his background in corporate team development;
working with local and national companies leading high impact and experiential learning programs.
David earned a Master’s in Business Administration, in Organizational and Environmental Sustainability from
Antioch New England in 2011 and a BS in Kinesiology: Outdoor Education from the University of New
Hampshire in 2003.
David’s diverse educational and professional background is focused on a renaissance approach to
community development, organizational change management, cultural and team development, a mastery of
decision-making and critical systems thinking skills, and value based leadership.
Panel
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Eileen Groll Liponis is the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Food Bank. After many
years in finance, Eileen pursued her MBA at UNH’s Center for Venture Research and went on
to run a business accelerator at Pease International Tradeport. When her oldest daughter
enrolled in an arts integrated public charter school she realized that all charter schools needed
advocacy and support and founded The New Hampshire Public Charter School Association.
This mission driven work led her to the helm of the Food Bank where she is working with
partners and supporters to discuss the civic architecture of food flow in New Hampshire.
Andy Moysenko is Owner of Advyse, a consulting firm specializing in Business Transition
Planning. Prior to founding Advyse, Andy’s management experience spanned a range from
semiconductor products through public safety telecommunications systems. He has delivered
improved profitability and organizational efficiencies in start-up, mid-size, and Fortune 500
companies. Andy is an ASQ Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence and an
STPI Certified Transition Planning Consultant. He currently serves as a Director and Secretary for the
Northeast Business Alliance and as Programs Chair for ASQ’s Merrimack Valley Section.
Janet S. Walsh is the Director of Human Resources and Legal Counsel at Digital Prospectors
Corporation – a new kind of recruiting company in Exeter. After a multi-faceted background that
combines formal education in a variety of fields with extensive practical experience she joined
Digital Prospectors in January 2015. Janet is a Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR),
a Senior Certified Professional (SCP), and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. She is very
active in community service, including volunteering to represent victims of domestic violence, serving as a
religious education instructor and on the Board of Directors for the Haverhill Figure Skating Club.