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.