Governing Board
Alana Fiero
President
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Alana is a Senior Associate of Benefit Communications at Fidelity Investments. She is originally from Albany, NY and moved to Keene in 2018. Alana heard about KYPN through a co-worker and joined because she wanted to get involved in the community outside of work. Her favorite thing about KYPN is all of the new people she gets to meet! KYPN has the ability to make a big impact through the events that we host and she finds that extremely rewarding. Alana enjoys kayaking, playing the piano and skiing!
Amanda Smith​
Partnership Chair
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Amanda is the Manager and Co-Owner of The Farm Cafe and she has lived in the Keene area for more than 8 years. Amanda first heard of KYPN when she was a vendor at the Taste of Keene event with her restaurant. The strong sense of community effort and involvement encouraged her to reach out and become a member. Amanda loves that KYPN creates a space for likeminded people to connect and collaborate to enhance the community. Amanda will be graduating in May 2024 with an MBA and a M.S. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from the University of Hartford. She is also a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Annie Rule
Administrative Chair
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Annie works in global supply chain for ThermoFisher Scientific. Originally from Massachusetts, Annie graduated from Franklin Pierce University in 2011 and returned to the Monadnock Region 10 years later to purchase her first home in Keene in 2021. Shortly after moving to Keene, Annie saw a KYPN flyer on the wall at a local brewery and joined right away. KYPN gave her an instant sense of community in her new city. In her free time, Annie works in various mediums as an artist and serves on the board for Keene Pumpkin Festival on the Logistics and Infrastructure committee.
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Mike Remy
Events Chair
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Mike Remy is the Senior Director of Operational Network Strategy at C&S Wholesale Grocers in Keene. He first joined the company in 2009 as an intern before becoming a full-time employee in 2011 after graduating from Babson College in Massachusetts. Mike was born and raised in Westmoreland and is a graduate of Keene High School. He is a board member of the Monadnock United Way and serves on both the Planning Board and Economic Development Advisory Committee. Mike enjoys cooking and traveling when he gets the chance. He can usually be found at restaurants around downtown Keene. He currently serves on the Keene City Council as a Councilor-at-Large.
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Gregg Kleiner
Treasurer
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Gregg is an Assistant Accounting Manager for the Fenton Family Dealerships. Proudly calling Keene his home since 2018, he joined the KYPN Board shortly after participating in the Taste of Keene event in 2021. Gregg is no stranger to Public Service as he is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Colonial Theatre, President of the Keene Lions Foundation, and Treasurer for the Partner City Committee. When not at work or at a meeting, Gregg can either be found walking around Keene, attending a show at the Colonial Theatre or with his nose deep in a book. Gregg has a weakness for great food and his latest wacky goal is to gear up to run the Demar Marathon within the next five years!
Jay Hayston​
Jay is the President & CEO at the Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities. He joined KYPN in order to grow his personal and professional network in a new place. He loves the combination of personal and professional connections available in a super welcoming group atmosphere. Jay was introduced to KYPN via Alana, our incredible Board President. In his free time, Jay teaches courses in the Doctor of Law & Policy program at Northeastern University. He also serves on the boards of the New Hampshire Health Care Association and the Pediatric Complex Care Association. Jay also enjoys downtime with his wife Michaela and daughter, Isla.
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Danya Landis
Danya is a Partner and Co-Founder of Machina Kitchen and ArtBar. She has lived in Keene for over 9 years. Danya joined KYPN because she believes in creating the type of place you want to live in. Attracting and retaining young professionals and helping to build a platform which creates a thriving city is very important to her. KYPN gives her the opportunity to meet and work with others who share in this belief. Danya learned how to stilt walk when she was 12 years old. Since then, she has stilt walked in many parades and walked the runway in two high-fashion shows in Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Shane Moynihan
Marketing Chair
Shane is a real estate agent and investor who moved to Keene in 2018. He is a New Hampshire native growing up in a small town called Lyndeborough. After living through the pandemic, Shane wanted to find a sense of community and went to his first KYPN after hours event. After attending events regularly, he got more involved with the board and became the chair of marketing this year. Shane loves to force himself to stop being introverted and go meet new people at all the great events KYPN puts together. And now he gets to help promote them!
