Concord, NH, - MicroCredit-NH, a program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, is pleased to announce its hiring of David Hamel of Merrimack as MicroCredit-NH Director.  MicroCredit-NH is a business development program that delivers services to self-employed individuals and microbusiness owners statewide. 

Hamel brings a wide range of experience in financial management, group facilitation and relationship building to the position.  He has served as MicroCredit-NH’s South Central Regional Manager for over two years, working with entrepreneurs and community partners from Concord to Nashua.  Previously, Hamel was employed for 11 years as Business Manager of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Nashua. 

“I had the opportunity to implement the MicroCredit-NH program from the ground up as a Regional Manager.  Using this experience, I hope to provide leadership and vision that will expand program services for our members,” Hamel said.  “I look forward to making a positive difference, with the help of the MicroCredit-NH team, in the large microenterprise segment of New Hampshire’s economy.”

As MicroCredit-NH Director, Hamel will be responsible for managing the development of the program, including strategic planning, evaluation, finances and grant opportunities.  He will also serve as MicroCredit-NH spokesperson.  Hamel will work closely with the MicroCredit-NH team to deliver quality resources, including access to capital, business development training and networking opportunities to New Hampshire’s microbusiness owners.

“David has successfully developed MicroCredit-NH’s South Central region and has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs during his tenure as Regional Manager,” said Juliana Eades, President of the Loan Fund.  “His experience in the field, combined with his understanding of the MicroCredit-NH program and its needs, will serve him well in his new position as Director.”

Hamel holds a Master of Arts degree from Notre Dame College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, with a minor in Marketing, from Franklin Pierce College.  He carries out assigned duties as a Permanent Deacon as his time permits.

For more information about MicroCredit-NH, visit www.microcreditnh.org.  The Loan Fund is online at www.theloanfund.org.

MicroCredit-NH is a program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, Inc., a statewide non-profit organization headquartered in Concord.  To accomplish its mission of increasing the income and economic stability of microbusinesses and the self-employed, MicroCredit-NH provides statewide business development programming, loan capital up to $15,000, and expanded marketing and networking opportunities.  MicroCredit-NH delivers its services through local Business Groups comprised of self-employed individuals and microbusiness owners.  Since program inception in 1996, MicroCredit-NH has loaned more than $1 million to New Hampshire’s entrepreneurs.  MicroCredit-NH is generously supported by the Citizens Bank Foundation, NH Community Development Finance Authority, the Community Development Block Grant Program, the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, among others, and is endorsed by all New Hampshire County Commissions.