President - Lou Gargiulo CMCA, President. & CEO, Great North Property Management, Inc.
Lou Gargiulo, CMC, is the President and CEO of Great North. Mr. Gargiulo is a former member of the New Hampshire State Legislature. He has been in the property management business since 1972. Lou is a former US Army Commissioned Officer and served with distinction in both combat and non-combat roles. He was a Senior Executive with the Stop & Shop Companies and supervised over 2500 employees with over half a billion dollars in volume responsibility. He and his partner formed Great North in 1990 and have grown it into an organization that manages over two billion dollars in assets. Mr. Gargiulo is a licensed Real Estate Broker in New Hampshire and a certified manager of community associations he also serves on the CEO committee of CAI at the national level, as well as on the Board of CAI New Hampshire.Mr. Gargiulo is a member of the Portsmouth and Exeter Chamber of Commerce and is a longtime resident of the NH seacoast region.
Vice President - Jim Better New England Medical
In addition to his duties as a Managing Partner of New England Medical Insurance Agency, LLC, Jim also serves with the following organizations: Board of Trustees for the Seacoast Reparatory Theater in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Jim also serves on the United Way’s Access to Health Care Committee. This organization is charged with finding a way to improve access to health care in the Seacoast area. He also serves as the Secretary of the North Hampton Business Association, a group of local business owners dedicated to improving the business climate in North Hampton. On a state level, he is active with the New Hampshire Employee Benefit Advisors, an organization of benefits brokers and consultants which advocates for laws that improve access to health care and lowers costs. Jim has lived in North Hampton with his wife, Linda Kemner, since 1995.
Treasurer - Janet Hand Executive Vice President, Profile Bank
Janet manages the operations of a locally owned and managed community bank with three branch locations headquartered in Rochester, NH. She graduated from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. She also received a certificate after completing the two year program at the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont School of Banking held at Dartmouth College. In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Janet is Vice President of Member and Community Development for the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce; Chairperson for the Chamber’s Ambassador’s Committee; Treasurer of the Portsmouth Female Asylum Scholarship Committee; Director for the Center of Financial Training of Northern New England; Member of the Portsmouth Hospital Guild; Chairperson of Christian Education for Middle Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth; and a member of Portsmouth Country Club. Janet’s passion for theatre began at a very young age when her father took her to shows in the Philadelphia area and also summer theatre at The Bucks County Playhouse. Her children remember their first live performance over thirty years ago at Theatre by the Sea (now The Rep). Janet is excited to be a part of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre’s journey and mission to “enhance our community through the shared experience of live theatre.” Janet has lived in Rye, NH with her husband Tom for the past 35 years
Secretary - Melissa Foy Community Volunteer
Melissa has a BA in Political Science from University of New Hampshire and a Master of Science in Library and Information Services from University of Rhode Island. She is also a NH certified elementary school teacher. Melissa was formerly a banker working as a Commercial Loan Officer then consultant for Indian Head Bank and Fleet Bank. After many years in banking, she switched gears and is currently an elementary school Librarian teaching the importance of reading and researching. Melissa’s husband, Jeff, is the COO of Foy Insurance Group. They have two daughters who love theatre and enjoy acting and singing.
Caroline C. Levine Founder and President, Caroline C. Levine Foundation
Caroline C. Levine is a successful entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist. In 1993, the Caroline C. Levine Charitable Foundation was created to promote the future development of medical research and enhance the quality of life for others focusing on programs committed to fostering the growth, quality education and well being of children. Caroline has a unique understanding of the value of innovative research and expert medical care which inspires her commitment - a desire to advance science to help others. Since its inception, the foundation has funded numerous organizations. Caroline is a significant benefactor to innovative research, including Children’s Hospital Boston, The Lifebridge Neonatal Neurology Research Program for brain injury prevention in premature infants and The Communication Enhancement Program for children with autism. Caroline serves on the National Council for the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, California and was recently named Ambassador for the Caroline Levine Fund for NF2 Research in Honor of Derald Brackmann, MD. She is also a generous contributor to Michael J. Fox Fund for Parkinson’s Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chapel-Hill School of Waltham, MA, Berwick Academy of South Berwick, ME, the Children’s Museum of Portsmouth, NH, Head Start of Hampton, NH, the Hampton Child and Family Program, the Seacoast Repertory Theatre of Portsmouth, NH, and the Meadowview Health Clinic & Community Center in her hometown area of Virginia and many other programs. Caroline received her BA at Emory & Henry College in Virginia and attended graduate school at Boston University. Caroline resides in North Hampton, NH with her three children.
Frank G. Meanor Jr. Attorney at Law
An attorney with over twenty years of legal experience and licensed to practice law in both NH and MA as well as the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the U.S. Tax Court, Frank possesses both a Juris Doctorate, which he earned Cum Laude from Creighton University, and a LL.M in Taxation from Boston University, after graduating Cum Laude from the University of Miami. Frank was an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Boston University where he served as Director of the Accounting MBA Program and Chair of the Academic Conduct Committee. He also was the Practice Manager for Taxation at Sanders and McDermott. In addition to being published in a number of legal and tax books and articles, Frank served as Editor of the Boston University Journal of Tax Law and as member of Creighton Law Review, as Kiwanis Past President and Treasurer, and received the prestigious American Jurisprudence Award in Estate Planning in 1983.
Dick Winn Manager of Communication and Government Affairs, FPL Energy Seabrook Station
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Helen Goransson Elbrys Networks
Over the years, I have been the treasurer and corporate administrator of high tech companies founded by my husband Paul and myself, including Qosnetics, Q/A Robotics, Meetinghouse Data Communications and, mostrecently, Elbrys Networks. I also work for our family’s Bondgarden Farm in Eliot, ME, producing beef cattle, poultry, hay and other natural farm products. My husband and I are very much involved in the conservation of farms in the region. I graduated from Simmons College with a degree in education and foreign languages and received an M.B.A. through coursework at Boston University and the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) in Caracas, Venezuela. I spent a number of years as an educator, worked in management consulting, and was executive director of a non-profit organization involved in educational reform in Massachusetts before devoting my full-time energies to our companies. Our children, Jennifer and Peter, were born while we lived in Caracas, and we have also lived in Algeria and Mexico before finally settling down in Maine 22 years ago. As a family, we still love to travel and have adventures whenever we can. Among my favorite escapes though, are when I am at Seacoast Repertory Theatre enjoying their fabulous productions. My children became involved with Babes on Stage at the Rep when my youngest was around 3 years old, and my daughter has performed in a number of productions both at the Rep and elsewhere. I attribute their self-confidence, poise and success to the great start they got at the Rep! I have been a Board member for several years because I want to help keep this treasure alive in Portsmouth, entertaining us and providing young and old the opportunity to grow in so many ways. My dream would be to see Portsmouth have its own Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Portsmouth, in which the Rep would play a major role.
