Wayne Lesperance

Wayne Lesperance is an associate professor of political science at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. His teaching and research interests run the gamut from international security issues to civic education. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Wayne is the Director of the Center for Civic Engagement and has served as the Co-Director for College Convention 2004 and 2008.

Professor Lesperance is a frequent commentator on area and national newspapers and is a regular guest on local and regional radio programs, where he is frequently quoted on public policy, the political process, and emerging trends in politics.

Among his more recent awards, Professor Lesperance received the Teacher of the Year Award in 2004 at New England College. He has also been named to the Union Leader’s “40 Under Forty” most influential citizens in New Hampshire in 2007.

Professor Lesperance is the co-editor of Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Great Power Politics in the 21^st Century (2000) and the co-author of Untying the Gordian Knot (1999) in addition to several articles and chapters in peer reviewed journals, textbooks and other publications.

Wayne was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia and moved to New Hampshire in 1999 to take advantage of its special place in presidential politics. He attended Old Dominion University for both his undergraduate and graduate studies.

He currently resides in Belmont, New Hampshire with his wife Stephanie and their loveable 22 lb. cat, Jezebel. Wayne is an avid Jimmy Buffett fan and makes annual treks to points south during the summer to see his favorite performer in concert and revel in the Margaritaville lifestyle.