Staff

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Social Media and Web Design Specialist

Kelly Touhey-Childress

Social Media and Web Design Specialist

Raymond DeSimone

We also seek to fill these volunteer positions

Art & Poetry Challenge - Project Assistant

Grant/Fundraising

Program Committee Member

Arts in Action - Project Assistant

Volunteer Coordinator

Indigenous Peoples Day Program

Juneteenth Celebrations Volunteers

TikTok Content Coordinator & publisher

email: racialunityteam1@gmail.com

Find out more

Board of Directors

Ken Mendis

Cora Quisumbing-King

Mark Whitney

Stratham NH

President & Board Chair

Term Expires Dec 31, 2026

Mark Whitney

Cora Quisumbing-King

Mark Whitney

Newfields NH

Vice President

Term Expires Dec 31, 2025

Cora Quisumbing-King

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Dover NH

Secretary

Term Expires Dec 31, 2027

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Manchester NH

Treasurer

Term Expires Dec 31, 2027

Terry López Burlingame

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Terry López Burlingame

Gilmanton Iron Works NH

Term Expires Dec 31, 2025

Kristen Deshaies

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Terry López Burlingame

Exeter NH

Term Expires Dec 31, 2025

Dory Palanco-Arias

Vacant Board Position

Dory Palanco-Arias

Newmarket

Term Expires Dec 31, 2026

Andrés Mejía

Vacant Board Position

Dory Palanco-Arias

Term Expires Dec 31, 2027

Vacant Board Position

Term Expires Dec 31, 2026

Former Board Members

Joy Meiser Mendis

Founding Member

Board Member 2016 - 2022

Pat Yosha

Joy Meiser Mendis

Founding Member

Board Member 2016 - 2021

David Weber

Joy Meiser Mendis

Sylvia Foster

Founding Member

Board Member 2016 - 2021

Sylvia Foster

Joy Meiser Mendis

Sylvia Foster

Founding Member

Board Member 2016 - 2025

Jonathan Ring

Tanisha Johnson

Jonathan Ring

Board Member 2017 - 2025

David Ryan

Tanisha Johnson

Jonathan Ring

Board Member. 2020 - 2022

Tanisha Johnson

Board Member 2020 - 2021

Robert Thompson

Tanisha Johnson

Board Member 2020 - 2021

Kathleen Blake

Boaed Member 2022 - 2024

Committees - Advisory Group

Community Engagement Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Kelly Touhey Childress - Chair

Ken Mendis Co-Chair

Jacob Bennet

Shawna Coppola

Misty Crompton

Tricia Maynard

DIan Mix

Courtney Page

Jessica Pit

Amelia Sethi

Cora Quisumbing-King

Terry Burlingame, Ex Officio

Transition & Transformation Committee

Mark Withney - Chair

Terry Lopez Burlingame

Kelly Touhey-Childress

Kristen Deshaies

Ken Mendis

Cora Quisumbing-King

Finance Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Grants & Fundraising Committee

Chris Matthews - Chair

Kelly Touhey-Childress

Ken Mendis

Dory Palanco

Jonathan Ring

Karen French - Bookkeeper

Grants & Fundraising Committee

Ken Mendis - Chair

Samual Mukasa - Co Chair

Sylvia Foster

Nancy Zajano

Kelly Touhey-Childress

Christan Page

Samual Mukasa

Jacob Bennett

Executive Committee

Grants & Fundraising Committee

Executive Committee

Ken Mendis - Chair

Mark Whitney - Vice Chair

Chris Matthews- Treasurer

Cora Quisumbing-King - Secretary

Projects

Art & Poetry Challenge

Kelly Touhey-Childress - Co Chair

Claudia McQueen

Ken Mendis Ex Officio

Dory Polanco

Katie Czajkowski - Portsmouth Library

Sheryl Gottwald

Joy Meiser Mendis

Sarah Nylan - League of NH Craftsmen

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Bookshelf Diversity

Art & Poetry Challenge

Kelly Touhey-Childress - Project Manager

Sylvia Foster Ex-Officio

Kristina Peterson - SAU 16

Dennis Magliozzi - SAU 16

Pam Harland

Find out more

Arts in Action

Art & Poetry Challenge

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

Sylvia Foster - Project Director

Kelly Touhey-Childress - Project Manager

Ken Mendis - Ex Officio

Richard Haynes - Mentor

Kristina Peterson - Ambassador

Dennis Magliozzi - Ambassador

Kate Freear - Ambassador

Shawana Coupola

Find out more

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

Kelly Touhey-Childress - Co-Chair

Ken Mendis - Co-Chair

Barbara Rimkunas - Exeter Historical Society

Sarah Sycz Jaworski - American Independence Museum

Julia Lanter - Exeter Library

Kerry Cronin - Wiggin Memorial Library

Denise K. Pouliot - Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People,

Paul Pouliot - Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People

Exeter High School j-deij

Katie Czajkowski - Portsmouth Library

Bea Mella - Exeter High School DEIJ

Intern Program

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

Stratham - MLK Community Partners

Kelly Touhey-Childress Chair

Ken Mendis

Sylvia Foster

Stratham - MLK Community Partners

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

Stratham - MLK Community Partners

Westley Conn - Stratham Community Church
Rhonda Cunha - Wiggins Memorial Library
David Moore - Town of Stratham
Kelly Touhey-Childress - Racial Unity Team
Amanda Bibeau
Bethany Lynn

Stearns S

saltriverfarm@yahoo.com
Scott Campbell

Katherine Lucas - Principal SAU-16 SMS
Jeff Denton - Town of Stratham
Dan Crow - Town of Stratham

<crowconstruction@hotmail.com>,
Veronique Ludington

Coös County, Prtners

Join our team of dedicated volunteers and make a positive impact on Coos County

Ken Mendis - Project Coordinator

Kelly Touhey-Childress

Corinne Cascadden - Advisor, NH House of Representatives Coos 5

Denis Torres - Berlin Library Support

Ambassador

Stephany Potter,

Daisy Bronson Middle School

Peter Ilgenfritz

First Congregational Church Littlet

Volunteer

Coös County, Prtners

Join our team of dedicated volunteers and make a positive impact in your community. Whether you have a few hours or a few days to spare, we have a role for you.

Ask about our remote volunteer positions.

Kelly Touhey-Childress, Director

Ken Mendis

Staff

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Social Media and Web Design Specialist

Social Media and Web Design Specialist

Social Media and Web Design Specialist

We also seek to fill these volunteer positions

We also seek to fill these volunteer positions

Board of Directors

Ken Mendis

Cora Quisumbing-King

Mark Whitney

Mark Whitney

Cora Quisumbing-King

Mark Whitney

Cora Quisumbing-King

Cora Quisumbing-King

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Terry López Burlingame

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Terry López Burlingame

Kristen Deshaies

Lowell (Chris) Matthews

Terry López Burlingame

Dory Palanco-Arias

Vacant Board Position

Dory Palanco-Arias

Andrés Mejía

Vacant Board Position

Dory Palanco-Arias

Vacant Board Position

Vacant Board Position

Vacant Board Position

About the Board's Diversity Composition

Former Board Members

Joy Meiser Mendis

Joy Meiser Mendis

Joy Meiser Mendis

Pat Yosha

Joy Meiser Mendis

Joy Meiser Mendis

David Weber

Joy Meiser Mendis

Sylvia Foster

Sylvia Foster

Joy Meiser Mendis

Sylvia Foster

Jonathan Ring

Tanisha Johnson

Jonathan Ring

David Ryan

Tanisha Johnson

Jonathan Ring

Tanisha Johnson

Tanisha Johnson

Tanisha Johnson

Robert Thompson

Tanisha Johnson

Tanisha Johnson

Kathleen Blake

Kathleen Blake

Kathleen Blake

Volunteers

Committees - Advisory Group

Community Engagement Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Finance Committee

Transition & Transformation Committee

Grants & Fundraising Committee

Grants & Fundraising Committee

Grants & Fundraising Committee

Grants & Fundraising Committee

Executive Committee

Grants & Fundraising Committee