Our Team

Board of Directors

  • Jason Bonilla

    Board Member

  • Dwight Davis

    Chair Emeritus

  • Claire Holston

    Board Chair

  • Dr. Susan Huard

    Secretary

  • Lori Langlois

    Board Member

  • Troy Martin

    Vice-Chair

  • Ignatius MacLellan

    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.

MaryGrace (MG) Benjamin, Communications Coordinator

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

MG is driven to learn everything about the human condition, from the way our brains work to the way our societies operate. She is excited to use her experiences at NHCJE to inform her future academic pursuits.

Outside of work and academia, MG is passionate about the arts, and creates visual art and photographs her surroundings in her free time. 

Amine Tabet, Administrative Coordinator

Amine Tabet joined NHCJE after working for more than 10 years in various administrative positions, most recently at NH Community Loan Fund. He earned his master’s degree in Comparative Religions with the focus on Inter-Religious Dialogue from the University of Constantine, Algeria. He is also a certified Medical Interpreter from Language Bank.

Amine is very passionate about the organization’s mission and is looking forward to continuing his personal and professional growth to be able to contribute more to the community.