The Carsey School of Public Policy hosted Dr. Mercedes Hunt and Dr. Kathy DesRoches from Granite State College's Business, Management & Finance program to discuss ways in which professionals can best take advantage of all the features and tools that LinkedIn offers. LinkedIn is the most popular social media platform for professionals in the world.
Resources from our April 14 talk:
About the Speakers
Mercedes Hunt is the Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Business Management and Finance Programs at Granite State College.
Mercedes is a passionate educator; her position enables her to teach, provide keynote speeches, develop new courses, and build curriculum. She has spent the last five years studying and teaching others about the many benefits of using LinkedIn. Mercedes is also the Founder of Map & Compass Consulting LLC, a consulting company that helps public assembly venues to implement sustainability strategies through stakeholder engagement. Mercedes is on the leadership team for the Sustainable Event Alliance and a member of the Faculty Committee of the International Association of Venue Managers. She earned her doctorate degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism from the University of Utah.
Kathy DesRoches is the Program Director of and faculty member in the Master’s degree in Leadership program at Granite State College.
Kathy is the chair of the graduate curriculum committee and her interest is in open educational resources. She has collaborated with other faculty to create five books and is collaborating with her students to contribute to one of the books. Kathy holds a master’s degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Doctorate in Education from Plymouth State University. In her spare time, she is the founding member of the nonprofit NHVegFest, chair of the Planning Board in her town, and sits on the economic development committee.
