Article: SKILLS CONQUER CLICHES BELMONT 'BELLE' BESTS THE BOYS NEW TOWN ADMINISTRATOR SAYS DON'T GENERALIZE ABOUT GENDER

BELMONT - When people call the town office requesting to talk to Mr. Dana Schondelmeier, the new town administrator, they are somewhat surprised to find out that the Mr. is a Mrs., Schondelmeier says. "I've surprised more than one person lately just by answering the phone."

Schondelmeier is one of only a handful of women in New Hampshire to hold the position of town administrator, and at the age of 29, she jokes that because she is both young and a woman, she has two strikes against her. But this town administrator is not intimidated by dated cliches.

"I have skills that I'm very good at, but I can only do what I know how to do," Schondelmeier said. She said she works more than 50 ...

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