2024 Executive Board
Brian Cole
Chair
Brian has been a resident in Manchester since 1998, and lives in Ward 7 of Manchester. He graduated from Southern New Hampshire University in 1995 with a B.S. in Economics and Finance, and an A.S. in Accounting. State Representative for Hillsborough 26, Manchester. State Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee, Appointed to the NH Canadian Trade Council. Former Vice-Chair Manchester Republican Committee, Former Grand Knight & District Deputy Knights of Columbus, Ward 7 Safety Watch.
Ben Prescott
Secretary
Ben Prescott has been a resident of Manchester for over 20 years and has spent the last 15 years working in the Cybersecurity field. He is passionate about keeping New Hampshire the “Live Free or Die” state and free from destructive Massachusetts and California ideology and polices. He believes in keeping government as unobtrusive as possible and leaving more hard-earned money in the pockets of the taxpayers who earn it.
Ken Tassey
Vice Chair
Ken Tassey Jr. is a resident of Manchester’s Ward 6, and married for 36 to his wife Kazuko. They raised their 3 children in Manchester for over 25 years. Ken represented Ward 6 on Manchester’s Board of School Committee during 2021-2022.
Ken is a small business owner as Realtor® with KW Realty Metropolitan. Ken He is a former director, president, and a co-founder of Boston Therapeutics, a small pharmaceutical company founded in Manchester, focused on a novel diabetes botanical drug. Ken sits on the board of two charities: one which provides nearly $100,000 in grants annually to youth-focused nonprofits in NH, and the other which has, to-date, landed over 450 tons of medical supplies, clothing, food, and other materials to families in need in war-torn Ukraine.
Samantha Faucher
Treasurer