GARRET P. COWENHOVEN
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
CAREER:
**** ** *******: Self-employed financial and money management consult. Currently teaching Business Finance, Personal Finance courses at NH Technical Institute and Economics and Accounting at Daniel Webster College. Have taught at both New Hampshire College and New England College. Taught Business Finance, Human Resources, Accounting, and Economics at Daniel Webster College for nine years (1986-1995 & 2015-2016). Past Corporate Director of a daily newspaper in Bakersfield, CA.
2007 to 2011 Sales Manager at Jos. A Bank clothiers in Concord, NH
1997 to 2003 Associated Grocers of New England part time accountant primarily dealing
With bank reconciliations and trial balances.
1977 to 1983: COLONIAL SADDLERY, Milford, NH
Owned and operated a specialty retail store.
1974 to 1975: COASTAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Alexandria, VA
Assistant Vice President, Finance
Chief Financial Officer responsible for all financial functions of a mobile home sales and management company.
1970 to 1974 VAC CORPORATION, Washington, DC
Founder and Chief Operating Officer of an investment advisory firm registered with the SEC.
GOVERNMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS:
1986 to 1994 Served Four (4) terms in the General Court of New Hampshire
Chairman of Ways & Means Committee. Past Chairman of State & Federal Relations and the House Redistricting Committees.
Past Assistant Majority Whip.
1984 to 1987 Selectman of Amherst. In charge of financial matters including budgets, tax rates, and forecasts.
1987 to 1990 American Stage Festival Board of Director.
1982 to 1996 Amherst Men’s Club – a local service club.
Past President and organizer.
1977 to 1994 Amherst Rescue Squad. National Registered EMT
1988 –1991 Chief of the squad.
1982 – 1985 Training Officer and Captain.
1978 to 2000 E.M.S. system, State of New Hampshire
1984 – Chairman, District D-2, Nashua, NH
1989 – Governor appointment to the N.H. E.M.S Coordinating Board
EDUCATION: MBA Investments & Finance, from American University, Washington, D.C.
AB in Economics, from the University of California Berkeley, California.