Recap of 47th LHC Annual Meeting & Open House

Peter Rayno, 2025-2028 (1st Term)

Peter is an Executive Vice President at Enterprise Bank (now Rockland Trust), serving as the Community Banking and Lending Director for the State of New Hampshire and Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. He is responsible for leading a team of 25 commercial lending professionals throughout his area, serving small to mid-size businesses as well as not-for-profit organizations and municipalities. He joined Enterprise Bank in 2004 and, prior to his position with the Bank, he held various positions at Citizens Bank (formerly known as First NH Bank and Amoskaeg Bank) over 15 years. 

In 2018, Peter was named Community Banker of the Year by the New Hampshire Bankers Association. Peter is a graduate of Assumption University and holds an MBA with a finance concentration from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is also a graduate of the Wharton School Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been involved with many nonprofits over the years and is a past board member of the Southern New Hampshire Regional Economic Corporation, New Hampshire PBS, Boys and Girls Club of Salem (past Treasurer and recipient of the President’s Award), the Greater Salem Rotary Club (past President and Paul Harris Fellow), and the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce (past Chairman of the board and recipient of the 2018 William A. Brown Distinguished Business Person of the Year Award). 

At present, he serves on the board of directors of the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority, to which he was appointed by Governor Christopher Sununu, and his alma mater, Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, where he proudly serves as Chairman of the board of directors. 

He is the father of two adult children, Mary and William. Mr. Rayno and is wife Wendy are residents of Hampton, NH.

Richard Robichaud, 2025-2028 (1st Term)

I am a proud native of Lawrence that has spent my entire career trying to improve the quality of life for residents of Greater Lawrence through my work at the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. (as Chief Financial Officer). 

Lawrence has a rich history that needs to be preserved, celebrated and communicated. I am always amazed at the reaction I get when I tell people about Lawrence’s rich history. They had no idea it was the birthplace of the modern labor movement and the home of so many people that contributed to the arts, literature, entertainment and politics. 

I want to do my part to preserve and celebrate this history.

Nicole Sabando, 2025-2028 (1st Term)

Nicole was born in Lawrence and lived in the city until moving to neighboring Haverhill where she continues to reside. While Haverhill has been her place of residence for the majority of her life, Lawrence always felt more like “home” for numerous reasons. Having been raised by immigrant parents— her father from Guayaquil, Ecuador and mother from Santa Maria, Açores, Portugal— the culture and place of the Merrimack Valley is intrinsic to her understanding of identity and community. 

Nicole, a first-generation college student, received her Associate’s degree in Journalism/Communications from Northern Essex Community College in 2022 and a B.A. in English and Professional Writing from UMass Lowell in 2023. UML brought her to the Lawrence History Center through an internship she did not want to leave once the semester ended (so she stayed for the summer, too). 

Having always been passionate about storytelling and interested in language and communication, Nicole now works in marketing as a social media manager and marketing communication specialist at Northern Essex Community College.