History Maker

Joyce Craig ’89 is the first female mayor of Manchester, N.H.
Mayor Craig walking across stage while people stand and clap

Joyce Craig was elected to the office of mayor for the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, on Nov. 8, 2017, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor of the Queen City. We had a chance to ask the Whittemore School of Business and Economics (now Paul College) alumna about her historic election and how she got there.