[padg] NEDCC Announces Appointment of New Executive Director

["Julie Martin" <jmartin@xxxxxxxxx>]

NEDCC NEWS!

THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER (NEDCC) IS PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE the appointment of a new Executive Director after a nine-month
search.  

WILLIAM P. VEILLETTE, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Historical
Society since 2004, will head the nonprofit conservation center in
Andover, Massachusetts.

MICHELE CLOONAN, DEAN OF SIMMONS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE AND CHAIR OF NEDCC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MADE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT. "The NEDCC Board was impressed by Mr. Veillette's
leadership skills, enthusiasm, creativity, and business acumen. It is
rare to find this combination of talents." 

THE SEARCH COMMITTEE WAS HEADED BY NEDCC BOARD MEMBER BERNARD REILLY,
President of the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago. Mr. Reilly
commented, "We are confident that Bill Veillette will provide able
leadership for the Northeast Document Conservation Center.  As Bill's
achievements at the New Hampshire Historical Society attest, he has a
keen sense of the preservation landscape, the energy, and the strategic
vision that will be essential to the growth and new vitality for a
distinguished institution."  

AFTER EARNING AN MBA AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Veillette worked in the
business world for more than ten years before moving to New Hampshire in
1998, where he has since immersed himself in the preservation of New
Hampshire's historic buildings, collections, archives, and the promotion
of its history.

VEILLETTE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND INFLUENTIAL ADVOCATE for local, state,
and regional historical organizations. He co-founded the Heritage
Commission of Amherst, NH, and served as treasurer and chairman of the
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. He is a trustee of Historic New
England; a board member of New Hampshire's Land and Community Heritage
Investment Program authority; and treasurer of the Historical Society of
Amherst. Veillette has co-authored two publications, An Early History of
New Concord, N.Y. (1990) and Amherst Historical Moments (2004).

"THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS INFINITELY STRONGER TODAY than
it was when Bill took the helm almost five years ago," said John
Robinson, President of the Society. "His successful tenure will long be
remembered as one of solid leadership, practical vision, fiscal
responsibility, and significant accomplishment." 

FOR MORE ON THE STORY, GO TO:
http://www.nedcc.org/about/news.execdir.php

THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER is a nonprofit, regional
conservation center specializing in the preservation of paper-based
materials for libraries, archives, museums, historical societies,
municipal offices, and other cultural institutions, as well as private
collections. To learn more about NEDCC, go to:  www.nedcc.org

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