Daniel Webster College Names Dean, Associate Dean for New School of Business, Management and Professional Studies

(Nashua, N.H.) -Professor Neil Parmenter, chair of Daniel Webster College's Division of Business and Management, and Kimberly Blanchette, director of Graduate and Continuing Studies Enrollment Management, have been named dean and associate dean, respectively, of the College's new School of Business, Management and Professional Studies.

The new School was created in recognition of the mutual relationship that exists between business programs and the success of the College's programs for adult students and other non-traditional cohorts.

"We know that learning isn't limited to students of a certain age," said Daniel Webster Provost Dr. Michael Fishbein. "The step we take today will help us serve all students who come to Daniel Webster College seeking entry or advancement in their chosen careers."

As associate dean, Blanchette and her team will support the new School with special focus on the adult, online, and graduate programs, as well as the work of other divisions and schools as they target develop adult, online, and graduate programs.

Professor Parmenter, a resident of Nashua and a Daniel Webster College graduate, has served his students with "uncommon dedication and his colleagues with honesty and tact, and will be a wonderful leader," said Dr. Fishbein. Parmenter has been with Daniel Webster since 1999.

Kim Blanchette, a resident of Brookline, N.H., has been with Daniel Webster since 2004 and holds a Master of Science degree, Innovation and Technology Management, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.