Our Team

Board of Directors

  • A middle-aged woman with short hair, wearing a black turtleneck, a light blue sweatshirt, a silver necklace with a pendant, and a hoop earring, smiling against a white background.

    Claire Holston

    Board Chair

  • Smiling woman with short gray hair wearing a colorful, patterned top.

    Lori Langlois

    Board Member

  • Portrait of a smiling man with glasses wearing a black zip-up jacket with the logo 'New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity'.

    Troy Martin

    Vice-Chair

  • A middle-aged man with gray hair smiling, wearing a navy blue blazer and white collared shirt, on a white background.

    Ignatius MacLellan

    Treasurer

  • A smiling older woman with curly gray hair and glasses.

    Rabbi Robin Nafshi

    Board Member

  • Professional woman with straight black hair wearing a dark purple blazer, looking at the camera.

    Ramey Sylvester

    Secretary

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

A smiling man wearing glasses, a dark suit, a white shirt, and a light-colored striped tie, standing against a plain white background.

Anthony Poore

President & CEO

Anthony Poore has worked in support of equitable and sustainable communities for more than 35 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.  Prior to launching the New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity in 2022, he served as the Executive Director of New Hampshire Humanities from 2018 to 2021, 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 Community Economic Development.

Watch Anthony's Staff Introduction

Josephine (Jo) Porter

Chief Strategy Officer

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, NH Children’s Health Foundation, Point32 Health Foundation, and Human Services Research Institute, and the Leadership Team for the NH Food Alliance.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair smiling outdoors near a tree, wearing a dark pinstripe blazer over a grey blouse, with a silver circular pendant necklace.
Watch Jo's Staff Introduction

Grace Kindeke

Director of Projects

A woman with glasses smiling in front of a vibrant pink flowering bush.

Grace Kindeke is an artist, an immigrant rights activist and racial justice advocate who grounds her work in a Black feminist, Afro-futurist and liberation practice. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, she was raised in New Hampshire where she currently lives with her family. For the last five years, she has worked as the Program Coordinator of the American Friends Service Committee NH Program. She holds a double B.A. in Africana Studies and Sociology from the University of Massachusetts, Boston and is the recipient of: the 2017 MIT Infinite Mile Award for Community Building, the 2022 NAACP Youth Excellence in Service award, the 2023 NH Martin Luther King Jr. award, NH Union Leader's 2024 Forty Under 40 and the 2025 UMASS Boston Harriet Tubman award. In her spare time, she is an avid reader who enjoys long walks, musical theater and spending time with loved ones. 

Watch Grace's Staff Introduction

Amine Tabet

Administrative Coordinator

A man with dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white checkered button-up shirt, standing indoors near a window with greenery outside.

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.

Watch Amine's Staff Introduction

MaryGrace (MG) Benjamin

Communications Coordinator

A young woman with long curly hair and a septum piercing smiling outdoors, wearing a black top and a necklace with a red pendant.

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. 

Watch MG's Staff Introduction
A woman with curly hair smiling at the camera on a beach with ocean waves in the background.

Ayvah Collier

Highschool Intern

My name is Ayvah Collier and I am entering my senior year at Manchester Memorial High school.  I am the youngest in a family of five children, and was raised in Manchester. Having grown up in an interracial  family, I have developed a passion for  activism with the goal  of racial equality and inclusion.  In 2024, I was given the opportunity to revive the Diversity Inclusion Student Association (DISA) at Memorial  and am currently president. Prior to beginning my secondary education and working toward my dream of becoming a civil rights attorney, I am seeking as many opportunities to engage with and learn from those with similar passions within our community. I am honored to be chosen for the internship position at NH Center for Justice and Equity. 

Watch Ayvah's Staff Introduction
Close-up of a young woman with long blonde hair, blue eyes, smiling, standing in front of a red brick wall, wearing a black coat with a blue striped shirt underneath.

Jamie Taylor

College Intern

Jamie Taylor is NHCJE’s first accounting intern, bringing over six years of nonprofit experience and a passion for helping others through financial insight. She is on track to graduate from Southern New Hampshire University in May 2026, earning her Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Jamie looks forward to a career in public accounting following graduation.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Jamie embraces adventure; she’s been skydiving three times and, in 2024, traveled to Nepal to hike to Everest Base Camp, relishing every moment in the Himalayas.

A young person with dark curly hair, glasses, and earrings, smiling and wearing a black zip-up sweater over a white collared shirt, standing in front of a colorful abstract background.

Y’arie Ramas

College Intern

Y'arie Ramas is a sophomore at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, majoring in Accounting. Growing up in Hollis, New Hampshire, Y'arie is the oldest of three children and strives to be a positive role model for his younger siblings. His interest in equity and inclusion for minorities in New Hampshire is driven by his desire to help make the state a safer and more supportive place for his family.

After completing his undergraduate degree, Y'arie hopes to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania in finance or accounting. He is excited to apply the knowledge and experience he gains from NHCJE to further strengthen his academic pursuits and future career goals.