Montagne Powers Promotes Ryan Lessard to Senior Account Executive
Montagne Powers, New England’s leading, full-service public relations and strategic communications firm, recently promoted Ryan Lessard to senior account executive. Lessard joined Montagne Powers in 2022 as an account executive. Lessard provides strategic communication support to clients in several industries, such as healthcare, higher education, real estate development, insurance and benefits administration, charitable gaming and more.
“Ryan is an invaluable asset to our team,” said Scott Tranchemontagne, partner, Montagne Powers. “His exceptional communication skills, deep understanding of the media landscape and strategic insight have consistently driven client success. We look forward to Ryan continuing to build on his achievements and grow with us in the years to come.”
Prior to joining Montagne Powers, Lessard worked as a correspondent for the New Hampshire Union Leader and as a freelance journalist for several local news publications, including Manchester Ink Link, Business NH Magazine, New Hampshire Magazine and NH Business Review. Lessard also previously worked as the lead news reporter for The Hippo, New Hampshire’s largest weekly newspaper and as an on-air correspondent for NHPR.
Lessard was named to the Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2024 and is also a two-time recipient of the New Hampshire Press Association’s top award for investigative journalism (2018, 2020), as well as a first-place winner for business and economic reporting (2020). He was also recognized for journalistic excellence by the New England Newspaper and Press Association and the Radio Television Digital News Association.
A Manchester native, Lessard earned his Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Society with a minor in Communication Arts from the University of New Hampshire Manchester.
