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Our Team

We are honored to have a team of dedicated professionals working in service of our community to ensure that all Granite Staters can belong and thrive. 

Staff | Board of Directors | Community Advisory Board
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A group of five diverse people laughing and smiling at an event with a backdrop that reads 'New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity'.
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A man with gray hair and a beard, wearing glasses, a black shirt with a blue name tag that reads 'Anthony,' and black pants with a white and gray stripe, is standing and looking down at a woman. The woman has dark skin, glasses, and dreadlocks, and is speaking into a microphone while seated at a table with a coffee cup, a water bottle, and an open notebook. In the background, there are food and drinks on a table, and beige walls.
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People talking and engaging at an outdoor booth or fair, with tents and informational materials visible.

Staff

MaryGrace (MG) Benjamin

MaryGrace (MG) Benjamin
Nicole Heller

Nicole Heller
Grace Kindeke

Grace Kindeke
Anthony Poore

Anthony Poore
Jospehine (Jo) Porter

Jospehine (Jo) Porter
Michele Stone

Michele Stone
Amine Tabet

Amine Tabet
Marie Tule

Marie Tule
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Board of Directors

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The NH Center for Justice & Equity’s Board of Directors is intentional, intersectional, self-reflective, and aware. The Board of Directors includes 9 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.

  • A woman with long brown hair smiling, wearing a black t-shirt and hoop earrings, standing with her arms crossed.

    Karina Bonilla

    Program Director, Centro Latino de New Hampshire

  • A smiling African American person with short curly hair, wearing a light blue sweatshirt over a black turtleneck, with hoop earrings and a silver necklace featuring a cross pendant, against a black background.

    Claire Holston

    Retired
    Chair

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    Lori Langlois, Ed.D.

    Director of Programs & IT, North Country Education Services

  • A professional man with light skin, gray hair, wearing a dark blue suit, a light blue shirt, and a floral tie, smiling at the camera against a black background.

    Ignatius MacLellan

    President, Epilogos Charities, Inc.

  • Smiling man with glasses in a business suit against a black background

    Troy Martin

    Implementation Director | Contractors Director, Lincoln Financial
    Vice Chair

  • A smiling woman with gray hair and glasses speaking at a podium with a microphone.

    Robin Nafshi

    Rabbi, Temple Beth Jacob, Concord

  • A woman with curly dark hair laughing and smiling, wearing a light-colored top.

    Jasmine Torres

    Creative Entrepreneur and Communications Strategist 

  • Photo of Ramey Sylvester, A professional woman with dark hair wearing a dark purple blazer, looking confidently at the camera.

    Ramey Sylvester

    Director, McLane Middleton, Limited Partnership
    Secretary

  • Dwight Davis

    President, Senior Helpers of Southern NH
    Chair Emeritus

In an effort to deepen our commitment to community-driven change, the New Hampshire Center for Justice and Equity (NHCJE) has launched a Community Advisory Board (CAB) beginning in early 2026. This new initiative is designed to ensure that the voices of local people from communities across the state who are impacted by inequities continue to shape the organization’s work.

Community Advisory Board

  • At the core of the CAB is the principle that effective solutions must be informed by those who are most directly impacted by the issues we seek to solve. By integrating lived experience into our programming and policy priorities, NHCJE aims to strengthen both the relevance and impact of our work.

    The CAB provides a structured mechanism for regional community ambassadors to convene local stakeholders, particularly those representing communities of color and other historically underserved groups, to share insights about local challenges, emerging needs or opportunities, and the real-world impacts of policies and systems. This input directly informs NHCJE’s four program pillars and six sectors of effort, ensuring that our organizational strategies remain responsive and grounded.

  • The CAB is designed to be flexible, consistent and collaborative, with members expected to complete a participatory facilitation training, organize a minimum of two regional gatherings, and meet quarterly as a full group to synthesize their findings. Between meetings, CAB members are actively engaged in their regions, facilitating conversations, gathering feedback and strengthening relationships.

    Each member plays a key role in:

    • Identifying and engaging a broad range of community stakeholders

    • Facilitating community conversations by partnering with local groups and coalitions

    • Documenting and synthesizing insights from these engagements

    • Sharing findings with fellow CAB members and NHCJE staff to inform broader organizational strategies

Blog
Grounded in Community: NHCJE Launches Its Community Advisory Board
Grounded in Community: NHCJE Launches Its Community Advisory Board

NHCJE launched a statewide Community Advisory Board to center lived experience, strengthen regional engagement, and advance equity.

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Rooted in Community, Connected Across Region

The CAB brings together 9 regionally-based ambassadors from 6 different geographic regions across New Hampshire who are actively engaged in on-the-ground efforts within their communities. These individuals serve as advisors and connectors, bridging local experiences with statewide advocacy and public policy work.

Outline map of the Northern Region of New Hampshire.

NORTHERN NH
Chris Roberge - Groveton

LAKES REGION
Carlota de Almeida - Laconia

Outline map of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire.

UPPER VALLEY
Anna Adachi-Meija - Hanover/Lebanon
Miranda Dupre - Hanover/Lebanon

Outline map of the Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire.
Outline map of the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire.

MONADNOCK
Gina Burke - Keene

SOUTHERN NH
Shaunte Whitted - Manchester
Greg Jean-Baptiste - Manchester
Jessica Hagg - Nashua

Outline map of the Southern Region of New Hampshire.

SEACOAST NH
Kelly Touhey-Childress - Exeter

Outline map of the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire.

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The Community Advisory Board recognizes that communities already hold wisdoms, solutions, and insight. Our role is to create authentic pathways for listening, relationship-building, and shared action so that policy and systems are informed by real people and real experiences.”

Gina Burke
‍Community Advisory Board Member

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