Families First Elects Board Members, Officers

Families First Health and Support Center recently welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors: Jo Jordon, a Portsmouth resident with a professional background in emergency management and high-tech and extensive volunteer experience with community organizations, including SCORE and Sustainable Harvest International; Kerri Ruggiero, who lives in Hampton and works at Experience Hampton; and Kathy Scheu, a North Hampton resident with a background in sales, marketing and management who has volunteered with Families First and Phillips Exeter Academy is as a trustee for The Lebor Family Foundation.

At its annual meeting in October, the Families First board also reelected Linda Sanborn as chair, Tom Newbold as vice chair, Mike Burke as treasurer and Kristen Hanley as secretary/ Sitting board members Barbara Henry, Karin Barndollar, John Pelletier and Mary Schleyer were elected to second and third terms.

Rounding out the Families First Board are Jack Jamison, Joanne Lamprey, Patricia Locuratolo, David McNicholas, Daniel Schwarz and Peter Whitman.

Longtime Board members Sarah Knowlton, Kathleen MacLeod and Donna Ryan completed their board service this fall and joined Families First’s Board of Advisers. Marsha Filion and Ronda MacLeod also completed their board service.

Families First, located at the Community Campus in Portsmouth, provides health and dental care and support and education for parents and families. More information is available at603-422-8208 or FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org.

Caption: Linda Sanborn, CPA, left, chairs Families First Health & Support Center’s Board of Directors. She is pictured with Helen Taft, the agency’s executive director.