CONWAY — Four women whose leadership has shaped the business landscape, humanitarian efforts, and the civic life of the Mount Washington Valley are being recognized in the Sun’s annual spotlight on Women Business and Community Leaders.
They are: Meridith Perry, a nurse practitioner at Saco River Medical Group in Conway and a major in the Air Force Reserves; Margaret Graciano, co-owner of the Village Bakery in North Conway; Carol Gartland, broker/Realtor at Realty Leaders in Ossipee; and Rachel Andrews Damon, director of publicity and advertising for the Fryeburg Fair in Fryeburg, Maine.
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Rachel Andrews Damon stands by the official Fryeburg Fair poster from 2002, which features her grandfather Philip G. Andrews herding piglets, in the fairgrounds office on Feb. 15. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Carol Gartland, the co-owner/broker of Realty Leaders in Ossipee, stands in a conference room after closing with a client at Absolute Title in Conway Village on Feb. 19. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Old Village Bakery co-owner Margaret Graciano prepares to roll out pizza dough at the North Conway Village bakery on Feb. 17. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Meridith Perry, APRN, checks a patient's heartbeat with a stethoscope in an exam room at Saco River Medical Group in Conway Village on March 3. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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