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1 Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 610 7202
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Tuesday – Thursday 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday 8 AM – 1 PM
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Get to Know the City Manager
Just after she took the reins as City Manager in January 2020, Karen Conard agreed to an informational conversation so residents could get to know the person behind the role. Today in the midst of the COVID-19 response, some answers need to wait for another day, as do the monthly Coffee with the City Manager sessions she hoped to hold. Though light-hearted in these times, all are offered to let residents get to know their Manager.
Here are some excerpts from that conversation, with video links.
Question of the Week: City Manager, how do you like the job?
At her first City Council Meeting Dec 16th, a resident asked City Manager Karen Conard how she liked the new job. She laughed, and said, "This is my first day. Ask me in a week." So we just asked again. Here's her reply.
KAREN CONARD TAKES HELM AS CITY MANAGER
Karen Conard, appointed Acting City Manager as of December 16, 2019, assumed the role of City Manager on January 3, 2020. She arrived in Portsmouth from having served as Executive Director of the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, located in Haverhill, MA. Ms. Conard holds a B.A. in Political Science and French from Duke University. To read her full biography in the announcement of her selection, click here.
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