CONWAY — Staci (Burns Blair) Colbath of North Conway is the recipient of the Mt. Washington Valley Economic Council’s 2020 John Bruni Award for Distinguished Young Leadership.
Colbath, 36, is managing partner of the Flatbread Company of North Conway and a member of the council’s board of directors. She is also a past member of Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors.
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