David Holt (he/him) joined Welcoming NH in 2023. Born on a dairy farm in rural NH,  David Received his BA in Sociology from the University of NH and his MBA from the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics.  David spent over a decade as a Business Consultant until leaving to make a difference. David has worked for a number of non profits including AARP, LCV & Stamp Stampede. Since 2017, David was with the State Employees Agency as their Lead External Organizer, where he worked with the Fight for $15 Committee, the LGBTQ Caucus, founded the Campaign for Public Good and Clinicians Untied NH and the NH Faith-Labor Coalition.

Outside of work David has volunteered with  a number of organizations, mostly proudly as a founding member of Occupy NH Seacoast which started in 2011. Occupy Seacoast, among many other projects, organized the  Women’s Marches in Portsmouth, having the largest such event in Portsmouth’s history with over 3,500 people shutting down the streets. Occupy also currently organizes Civil Rights Sundays since 2016 and organizes many national events for the seacoast.  In addition, David has chaired or been a member of a number of community and statewide organizations.