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The Children's Alliance of New Hampshire is led by a dynamic, non-partisan, statewide board and a diverse, dedicated and experienced staff.

Executive Committee

Andrea Johnstone, Esq. serves as the Chair for our Board and is a shareholder at Bernstein Shur where she practices labor and employment law. She was named NH's leading labor and employment law attorney in a survey of the legal profession, and is listed in Best Lawyers of America and Chambers USA's America's Leading Lawyers for Business. She is co-author of Labor and Employment Law in NH and is chair of the Business and Industry Association of NH Human Resources Committee. She is a frequent speaker on state and federal employment law. She is a graduate of Wheaton College and Hofstra University College of Law.

Jim Doremus serves as Vice Chair of the board and is currently the Executive Director of White Birch Community Center. He previously worked for twenty-three years with The Friends Program of Concord, NH, of which the last twelve years he served as the organizations Executive Director. Jim has been the recipient of several awards recognizing leadership and management expertise. He has served on numerous nonprofit Boards in a variety of leadership roles.

Sheri L. Rockburn is the Treasurer of the board and is currently employed with Municipal Resources, she teaches college level accounting for New Hampshire

Technical Institute. She previously served as Comptroller for the State of New Hampshire. Sheri holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern New Hampshire University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting, from the University of New Hampshire.

Virginia Sheehan, Esq. is board Secretary and an owner of the law firm of Flood, Sheehan and Tobin, PLLC. She works in the areas of estate planning, federal estate and gift taxation, and probate administration.

Board Members

Douglas Hatfield, Esq. is President and Treasurer of the law firm of Hatfield, Moran & Barry in Hillsboro, and a retired Justice of the Hillsboro District Court.

James Milliken is District Representative for Modern Woodmen of America and currently President of James W. Milliken Associates, Inc. - a management consulting firm providing a full range of management and training to both profit and nonprofit organizations. Previously, Jim was President of Jobs for New Hampshire's Graduates, Inc. and also served as Director of Administrative Services for MCT Telecom. From 1975 - 1986, he was Executive Vice President of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce. Jim has a long list of memberships, awards, and community service. He is a graduate of UNH, Whittemore School of Business.

Dr. John F. Modlin  is Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School, and Medical Director of the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. He is a member of the Infectious Disease Section at DHMC in Lebanon, NH. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 papers in medical literature. He served as Vice Chair of Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Executive Committee and as a Chair of the FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee, and Chair of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He has been at Dartmouth since 1991.

Senator Kathleen Sgambati is a NH State Senator, serving Senate District 6. Prior to her election in 2006, she spent 26 years at DHHS, working directly for six Commissioners and with five Governors. During her tenure there she worked on welfare reform and specialized in children's and health issues, responsible for the design of the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Kid's Cabinet and family support programs. As the principal of Sgambati & Associates, a consulting practice, she continues to focus on these policy areas. She currently serves as vice chair of the Health & Human Services Committee, is a member of the Finance, Public and Municipal Affairs and the Energy, Environment and Economic Development Committee.

Peter Spaulding is a former Executive Councilor and served as the Merrimack County Commissioner for 12 years. Peter has been active in addressing child care and related issues throughout his career and also serves on the Board of Directors of PlusTime NH. He lives in Hopkinton NH with his family.

Staff

The Children's Alliance prides itself on having a staff that is richly diverse in its experience and unified in its passion for children

   

   

Ellen Fineberg
President
  EFineberg@ChildrenNH.org

 

With a combination of executive experience, advocacy skills, and a state-wide network of business, political and nonprofit leaders, Ellen brings to the Children’s Alliance the passion and the skills to advance the opportunities of New Hampshire’s children and their families. Most recently, Ellen served as Executive Director of the Women’s Business Center (WBC) in New Hampshire. Under her leadership, WBC expanded its reach to more areas of the state, increased programming to include women at all stages of business development, and stepped up its advocacy role in the media and with both state and national legislators. In addition to her work with WBC, Ellen has extensive experience in the arts, education, and with community organizations. In 2006, she received the Excellence in Public Service award from New Hampshire Business Review. That same year, she was also featured in New Hampshire Magazine’s Remarkable Women issue. Ellen holds a Bachelors degree from Kenyon College and Masters Degrees from George Washington University and Antioch New England.


   

Debbie Walsh
Director of Operations
(DWalsh@ChildrenNH.org)
 

 

Deb has been with the Children's Alliance for 15 years. She earned her degree from Bryant University, Smithfield, RI. Deb served as Marketing Support Coordinator for Aetna Employee Benefits Division in Concord for seven years and Medical Secretary for a Manchester-based neurologist for nine years. As Director of Operations, Deb wears many hats at the Alliance. She lives in Concord and has two grown daughters.

Photography by Karen Cusano

 

   

 

 
 
 
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