About the Town Manager

Steve Fournier holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire. He previously has served as the Town Administrator of North Hampton, New Hampshire, the Town of Epping and Northwood New Hampshire and as the Director of Administrative Services/Assistant Town Manager of Littleton, NH. Mr. Fournier is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Municipal Association; a past President of the Municipal Manager’s Association of New Hampshire and active in the International City/County Managers Association. In 2005, Mr. Fournier was named by the Union Leader/NH Business and Industry Association as one of forty New Hampshire’s upcoming leaders under the age of 40. He is involved in many civic activities, and served the City of Somersworth as a City Councilor from 1996 to 2001, two years as its Deputy Mayor.


The Town Manager is a member of the International City Management Association and New Hampshire Municipal Management Association. These associations maintain a strict professional code of conduct for public administrators, and those members found violating the code of ethics are subject to private or public censure or even expulsion from membership in the organizations.