DURHAM, N.H. - Anne Jamieson, CEO of Portsmouth Regional Hospital, will speak at the next meeting of the University of New Hampshire CEO Forum Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at 9 a.m. The program begins at 8 a.m. in Huddleston Hall with coffee and networking, with a full breakfast at 8:30 a.m.

Jamieson began her healthcare career 35 years ago as a registered nurse and has worked in progressive leadership positions in both large academic centers and small community hospitals. During her career, she spent eight years in health information management, which included implementation of electronic health records and departmental applications in large medical centers for Cerner Corporation.

In 2005, Jamieson became CEO of HCA at Parkland Medical Center in Derry. In August 2009, she was appointed CEO of Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is a 209-bed facility that serves the seacoast of New Hampshire, southern Maine and northeastern Massachusetts with comprehensive medical and mental health services.

She serves on the board of directors of Great Bay Community College, advisory board of University of New Hampshire within the Health Management Department and is immediate past chairperson of the New Hampshire Hospital Association. She is a fellow of the American College of Health Executives, and is a registered nurse and licensed attorney in Massachusetts.

Jamieson earned a bachelor's degree from Worcester State University, an MBA from Anna Maria College, a law degree from the Massachusetts School of Law, and did post legal education at Harvard University.

Upcoming speakers at the UNH CEO Forum include:

• Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, Matthew Albuquerque, founder and CEO, Next Step Bionics and Prosthetics
• Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, James Teetzel, CEO, Wilcox Industries
• Thursday, March 13, 2014, Joseph Faro, CEO, Tuscan Brands
• Thursday, April 17, 2014, Gene Geiger, owner and CEO, The Geiger Group

Initiated in 1997, the UNH CEO Forum is an outreach program of the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics serving CEOs, presidents, and senior managers of companies in northern New England. The forum provides its members with opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with their peers in business and industry in an informal setting. The UNH CEO Forum is sponsored by the law firm of Pierce Atwood, Optima Bank and Trust, Sprague Operating Resources, and Crystalvision. For more information about the CEO Forum, visit http://www.unh-ceoforum.org/.

To register or become a member of the UNH CEO Forum, contact Barbara Draper at 603-862-1107, or barbara.draper@unh.edu. The event is free to members and $49 for first-time attendees.

The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, UNH is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students.

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