Ali Sekou ’17: Civic Leader Motivated to Give Back

Ali Sekou '17: Civic Leader Motivated to Give Back

Summer 2024 Plymouth Magazine

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Friday, August 16, 2024

Plymouth Magazine Staff

Ali Sekou '17 was raised in a small village in Niger with ample natural resources that attracted tourists-the Niger River, sand dunes, caves. "I was seeing people from diverse backgrounds coming to enjoy the sunset on the sand dunes, or people going to cruise on the river or watching birds."

In high school, Sekou helped create a tourism brochure. These experiences helped feed an interest in the economics of tourism and, on a broader scale, economic and community development. Now he's the manager of community engagement and inclusion for the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority; a Concord, NH, city councilor; and mayor pro tem... READ MORE

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