Zandra Rice Hawkins

Zandra Rice Hawkins serves as a City Council Member for the City of Concord, New Hampshire, since March 2019, and as the founding Executive Director of Granite State Progress and Granite State Progress Education Fund since May 2008. At Granite State Progress, Zandra oversees mission development, operations management, policy research, and coalition outreach, and organizes the annual NH Progressive Summit. Previously, Zandra worked as the Communications Director for NH for Health Care and as a National Organizer for Corporate Accountability International, focusing on corporate influence in public health and water issues. Zandra started in communications with America Coming Together, contributing to statewide media strategies and voter outreach efforts. Zandra holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Gonzaga University.