BY LIZ SPEARS, PLZ MEDIA, INC.

Gary Johnson Portsmouth NH is a very active and community minded individual. He looks for opportunities to help and assist others. In many situations, he helps out by working behind the scenes but there are times he helps out in person. He his honored to volunteer for the betterment of others and he finds it rewarding to help others.

Gary Johnson is a business owner with strong management skills. He has been able to apply his skills and experience as a business owner in two separate fashions. First, Gary Johnson volunteers to serve on the Board of Directors for several non-profit Condominium Associations in the greater Portsmouth, NH area. Serving the Associations means he has to work with contractors, create budgets and work within the association budget, and attend association meetings. He gladly contributes because the work is similar to managing his own commercial and residential rental properties.

Related to business, Gary Johnson Portsmouth NH volunteers to mentor and coach others with their own start –up and small business. Over 20 year ago, Gary Johnson took the risk of owning his own business. Now, he helps others work through the difficulties of owning a small business as well as offers advice to entrepreneurs eager to create a start-up business. All of Gary Johnson’s work as a business mentor has been done voluntarily.

Gary Johnson has found other ways of giving back. He regularly donates to and attends fundraisers and events for three separate charities. Gary Johnson supports local charities such the Big Brothers organization, the NH SPCA, and Jayden’s Ladder. By supporting these charities, he helps fund programs for mentoring at-risk children, helps animals get medical care and find homes, and funds programs designed to help victims of domestic violence. He feels that it is his way of giving back to the community.