Concord Bank President Named Chamber's 2020 Citizen Of The Year

CONCORD, NH — The president and CEO of Merrimack County Savings Bank has been named the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce's 2020 Citizen of the Year.

Linda Lorden, who has worked in banking for more than four decades, starting out as a teller at Concord Savings Bank in 1980, will be honored as the city's civic leader at a virtual event on March 30. The event, which will be interactive, will be held at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Lorden is being honored for her long history of community activities and volunteerism, according to Tim Sink, the president of the Chamber.

"This award represents the highest honor bestowed on an individual by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce," he said. "We received numerous nominations for Linda Lorden and are proud to present her with this award for all she has done for the community in many ways, over many years. Linda exudes the very definition of good citizen."

Lorden has been with the Merrimack since 2007 when the company acquired Bow Mills Bank and Trust. She has been president since late 2018. Lorden serves on the steering committee for the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness, volunteers at The Friendly Kitchen, has previously served on the board of Riverbend Community Mental Health, is an active member of the Bow Rotary Club, and a member of CATCH Neighborhood Housing's asset building coalition. She was also president of the Penacook Community Center and served as a board member there, too. Lorden has also served with Granite United Way, the Red Cross Capital Campaign, and Easter Seals NH.

For five decades, the Chamber has used Citizen of the Year to honor an outstanding individual from the community on an annual basis.

The celebration will also recognize the Chamber’s immediate past board chairwoman, Nicki Clarke of Capitol Center for the Arts, and a 2020 Special Community Service Citation recipient to Deborah DePeyster of Woman’s Club of Concord.

To attend the Chamber’s virtual Citizen of the Year Award gala on March 30, register online here. Tables of 6, marked with an organization’s name, can also be reserved by emailing the Chamber directly at events@concordnhchamber.com or calling the Chamber at 603-224-2508.

The chamber said the public is welcome and encouraged to attend and participate in the festivities.

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