Telling the stories of business and culture in New Hampshire’s diverse communities
603 Diversity is proudly produced by the team at Yankee Publishing | New Hampshire Group, located in Manchester, NH. 603 Diversity is a quarterly publication, inserted into print issues of New Hampshire Magazine and NH Business Review. Additionally, copies are available for purchase online.
WHAT IS 603 DIVERSITY?
603 Diversity Magazine is dedicated to sharing the stories at the intersections of business and culture in New Hampshire’s diverse communities. Each issue will feature profiles of New Hampshire’s business and arts leaders, guide readers to the wealth of locally-owned businesses in the state and explore the long history of diverse contributions to New Hampshire’s development into one of the highly ranked states in the country across a range of categories, from business and economy, to health care and opportunity.
603 Diversity’s mission is to educate readers of all backgrounds about the exciting accomplishments and cultural contributions of the state’s diverse communities, as well as the challenges faced and support needed by those communities to continue to grow and thrive in the Granite State.
Thriving Together
How New Hampshire’s Mixed-up Holiday Traditions Are Helping Communities Flourish
Traditions that Unite Us: A Time to Reflect and Rejoice
Explore the rhythm of the Jewish Holidays
Primed for Entrepreneurship
Immigrants in New Hampshire take on the risk of launching unique new businesses
Traditions that Unite Us: Rebirth of Light
Winter Solstice/Yule celebrates the return of the sun
Traditions that Unite Us: Día de los Muertos
Learn more about the two-day Mexican holiday, celebrated at the beginning of November, that reunites the living with the dead
Traditions that Unite Us: Holidays with Faith and Family Bridge Former and New Homes
Food brings together generations of traditions for African Americans
Traditions that Unite Us: Inshallah- Gratitude and Giving
Muslims in Concord find ways to reflect on what they have and share the bounty during Eid
‘Property of the Revolution’
New Hampshire author shares stories of resilience, love and the Cuban immigrant experience in new book
Celebrating 25 Years of Cultural Appreciation
Seacoast African American Cultural Center marks anniversary and honors the vision of its founder
To illustrate the mission of 603 Diversity, Seacoast artist Richard Haynes has provided one of his recent designs to accompany our publication’s motto for use as a logo. We are now selling this beautiful image on t-shirts and all proceeds will be donated to the Manchester Chapter of the NAACP.
In addition to the wonderful image by Richard Haynes, our search for an additional “Live Free and Rise” T-shirt design has come to a colorful conclusion. Artist Chloe Paradis will receive a $100 cash prize and the joy of seeing her rainbow-feathered purple finch appear on T-shirts and a variety of other merchandise, promoting the unifying motto of 603 Diversity. Chloe was a student at the Institute of Art & Design of New England College when she created the uplifting new image.
Shirts with both designs are available in a variety of colors, men’s and women’s sizes, styles, so you can find one that’s perfect for you! Plus, you can put the image on sweatshirts, mugs, stickers, towels and much more.
Contributors and Photographer
Rony Camille
Our regular 603 Diversity cuisine reporter is Rony Camille, a freelance journalist (and son of Haitian immigrants) based in Nashua. A media manager with a focus in digital editorial content and operations, Camille is currently the media program director for the Town of Tyngsborough, Massachusetts.
Vanessa Weathers
Vanessa Weathers is a devoted stay-at-home mom who has always been passionate about community and well-being. As a neurodivergent individual, Vanessa brings a unique perspective to her work. She created a digital community for Black women in NH that now has over 600 members and leads a committee dedicated to establishing a social club that prioritizes the needs of Black women, femmes and nonbinary individuals.
Michael Sterling
Michael Sterling has been involved in photography for more than 40 years. After moving to the New Hampshire Seacoast in 2005, he became active in the local photographic community. He is a past president of the New Hampshire Center for Photography, a juried artist in the New Hampshire Art Association, and a member of the Kittery Art Association. He has been a contributing photographer for local print and online newspapers and magazines. Sterling was a photographer for local events such as PortsmouthNH400, TEDx Portsmouth,
the New Hampshire Film Festival, and the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. He lives in Portsmouth.
James McKim
James McKim, who was involved in the original planning of 603 Diversity and has written essays for past issues, serves as managing partner of Organizational Ignition. He is driven by an intense need to help organizations achieve their peak performance through the alignment of people, business processes and technology. He is recognized as a thought leader in organizational performance, the uses of neuroscience and program management.
Yasamin Safarzadeh
Our events calendar was compiled by advocate, coordinator and educator Yasamin Safarzadeh, a native Angelino and current resident of Manchester. Safarzadeh hopes to secure a future for a more diverse young adult population in New Hampshire to ensure a more prosperous and effective future for all.
Richard Haynes
603 Diversity stories emphasize not only how things are, but how they might or even “ought” to be as we seek out and reveal our state’s diverse communities. When we needed a single image to summarize the mission of this magazine, we went to a man who has long been telling complex stories with bold strokes of color and universal symbols. Artist Richard Haynes provided a selection from his recent work for this purpose. See page 4 for how you can fashionably spread the good word.
603 Diversity stories emphasize not only how things are, but how they might or even “ought” to be as we seek out and reveal our state’s diverse communities. When we needed a single image to summarize the mission of this magazine, we went to a man who has long been telling complex stories with bold strokes of color and universal symbols. Artist Richard Haynes provided a selection from his recent work for this purpose. See page 4 for how you can fashionably spread the good word.
Suzanne Laurent
Raised in a diverse community in Boston, Massachusetts, Suzanne Laurent worked as a registered nurse for the Boston Head Start Program. She moved to Toronto, Ontario, in 1982, and unable to work as a nurse, Laurent pursued a career in photojournalism. She has been a resident of New Hampshire since 1987. She has an extensive award-winning background in journalism. She is also a juried photography member of the New Hampshire Art Association and a published poet.
Robert Ortiz
Primary photographer for 603 Diversity is Robert Ortiz of Robert Ortiz Photography. Ortiz began his photographic career at 15, and has chronicled everything from local weddings and events to the lives of the native peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. He lives in Rochester with his wife and son and 15-year-old daughter, Isabella, who is currently in training as his photo assistant.
Caitlin Andrews
Caitlin Andrews has been a reporter and writer for nearly 10 years and has covered everything from politics to restaurant openings. She lives in Maine.
Wil Arvelo
Dr. Wildolfo Arvelo is president of Thrive Collective, consulting on nonprofit leadership and management, property development, board development and fundraising.Prior to that, Arvelo served as executive director of Cross Roads House and director of the Division of Economic Development for New Hampshire. From 2007-2017, he served as president of Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth. Arvelo has a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Massachusetts/Boston.
Ernesto Burden, Editor and Publisher
Ernesto is the Vice President and Publisher for Yankee Publishing | New Hampshire Group
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Mike Cote, Managing Editor
Mike is the editor for New Hampshire Magazine and NH Business Review
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Mike is the editor for New Hampshire Magazine and NH Business Review
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Sarah Pearson
Sarah Pearson is the Managing Editor of Custom Publishing for Yankee Publishing | New Hampshire Group
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Emily Reily
Reily is the assistant editor with New Hampshire Group.
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John Ryan, Sales and Marketing
John Ryan is a sales executive for 603 Diversity and NH Business Review
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Advertising Opportunities
Audience
603 Diversity puts your advertising message in front of a well-educated, affluent and influential audience including members of the diversity community in New Hampshire. Ranging from your local community members to the state’s key decision-makers, readers are looking to embrace and build diversity in the 603.
Distribution
The total reach of 603 Diversity is more than 75,000 New Hampshire readers including:
- Inserted in New Hampshire Magazine quarterly
- Inserted in NH Business Review quarterly
- Distributed to major state chambers of commerce
- Distributed as a digital edition by email to more than 40,000 readers statewide including members of the diversity community in NH
Contact Us For More Information
Ernesto Burden, Publisher
eburden@mcleancommunications.com
John Ryan, Sales Executive
johnr@yankeepub.com
Underwriters Rock!
The following 603 Diversity underwriter provided a significant financial foundation for our mission: enabling us to provide representation to diverse communities and for diverse writers and photographers, ensuring the quality of journalistic storytelling and underwriting BIPOC-owned and other diverse business advertising in the publication at a fraction of the typical cost. We’re grateful for our underwriters’ commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in this magazine, their businesses, and their broader communities.
