Joan Goshgarian has been the executive director of the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts formed in 1985 to educate, motivate and recognize business support of and participation in the arts. She is responsible for developing and implementing programs designed to broaden the base of business support for the arts such as the Business in the Arts Awards and Lawyers for the Arts/NH, and collaborating with other organizations to present initiatives and projects such as the NH Creative Economy Network, an Art/Healthcare symposium, The MacDowell Celebration and the NH Smithsonian Folklife Festival.