Our Team

Board of Directors

  • Jason Bonilla

    Board Member

  • Dwight Davis

    Chair Emeritus

  • Dr. R. Jamaal Downey

    Board Member

  • Claire Holston

    Board Chair

  • Dr. Susan Huard

    Secretary

  • Catherine Kabala

    Board Member

  • Lori Langlois

    Board Member

  • Troy Martin

    Vice-Chair

  • Ignatius Mclellann

    Treasurer

  • Rabbi Robin Nafshi

    Board Member

  • Ramey Sylvester

    Board Member

The NH Center for Justice & Equity’s Board of Directors is intentional, intersectional, self-reflective, and aware. The Board of Directors includes 11 members and is diverse across all strata, including race/ethnicity, age, gender, geography, sector, identity, and preference, possessing the necessary balance and understanding of structure and governance and innovation and risk.

Staff

Anthony Poore, President & CEO

Anthony Poore

Anthony Poore has worked in support of transformative systems change and equitable and sustainable communities for more than 30 years as a community organizer and economic development practitioner, academic, workforce housing and public health advocate, policy analyst, researcher and executive addressing the needs of New Hampshire’s urban and rural low-and moderate-income communities.  He launched AP Consulting Group in 2021, working with traditional and non-traditional financial institutions and community-based organizations to identify and develop mutually beneficial public-private community economic development projects. From 2018 to January 2021, Poore served as the Executive Director of New Hampshire Humanities, an affiliated organization of the National Endowment for the Humanities. From 2010 – 2018, Poore worked with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, in a variety of leadership roles, directing research and policy initiatives of the Boston Fed’s Regional and Community Outreach Department. Prior to that, Poore, served as the Assistant Dean for Southern New Hampshire University’s School of Economic Development.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, and Walden Mutual Bank.

Josephine (Jo) Porter, Chief Strategy Officer

Josephine (Jo) Porter, MPH

Josephine (Jo) Porter, MPH, has over 20 years’ experience in public health, program development, grant management, and leadership. She spent 15 years with the Institute for Health Policy and Practice at the University of New Hampshire, serving as the Director for over seven years. She was part of the leadership team that guided IHPP through periods of significant growth in team and portfolio.

Jo has served nationally as the co-chair of the All-Payer Claims Database Council and part of Academy Health’s State-University Partnership Learning Network (SUPLN). She was on the SUPLN steering committee, serving a term as the Chair. Jo has held appointments at the state and federal levels on a variety of committees.

Jo is a self-proclaimed data geek with a passion for health data collection, dissemination, and using data to effectively inform effective decision and policy making.

Jo earned her Master of Public Health degree with dual concentrations in Epidemiology/Biostatistics and Social/Behavioral Health from Boston University, with honors. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and a minor in Health Management and Policy.

Jo currently sits on the Board of Directors for the NH Fiscal Policy Institute and the Leadership Team for the NH Food Alliance.

Marie Tule, Director, Finance & Administration

Marie Tule

Marie Tule has been involved with nonprofits for over 20 years.  She has worked 20+ years in public accounting handling numerous nonprofit audit, tax, and consulting engagements, five years with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and 15+ years with the Melanson CPA firm, now part of Markum LLP. During this time, she has also documented internal controls over contributions (pledges and receipts), ensured IRS compliance with reporting requirements, and tested controls over how restricted contributions are tracked and spent.  During the last eight years, Marie was the Finance Director for a nonprofit that received large restricted grants, and she verified the grants were spent in accordance with grantor wishes.

MaryGrace(MG) Benjamin, Administrative Coordinator,

MaryGrace Benjamin attends Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She is completing a Liberal Arts degree and exploring different academic interests.

MaryGrace is driven to learn everything about the human condition, from the way our brains work to the way our societies work. She is passionate about social justice, particularly within the criminal justice system. She is excited to use her experiences at NHCJE to inform her future academic and vocational opportunities.

Outside of academic pursuits, MaryGrace spends most of her time doing creative work, whether that be at her job as a cook in a plant-based restaurant or creating visual art by photographing her surroundings. 

Yousif Al Kinani, Intern

Yousif Al Kinani is a senior at Manchester West High School who enjoys learning about various disciplines in the sciences. He is deeply passionate about contributing to his community while always striving to acquire knowledge that helps him grow. Yousif volunteers at the Catholic Medical Center, frequently assists the Red Cross, and leads his peers during Key Club meetings.

In his free time, Yousif enjoys reading, journaling, playing soccer with friends, spending time with family, and listening to music to relax.