President - Dick Winn, NextEra Energy Seabrook Station
Dick Winn directs communications and government affairs in the northern U.S. for the NextEra Energy Resources nuclear fleet – operator locally of Seabrook Station. NextEra Energy Resources operates power plants in 26 states and is the largest producer of both wind and solar powered electricity in the U.S. Prior to his current position, he operated his own consulting practice for more than 10 years, providing strategic counsel to a wide variety of companies facing regulatory and political challenges. Previously, he was senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer of BMc Strategies, a full-service strategic communications agency based in Lexington, MA. He also held executive leadership positions at the National Fire Protection Association, where he was the architect of the Learn Not to Burn public service campaign featuring well-known television public service ads with Dick Van Dyke. He has served as a volunteer advisor to several regional non-profit organizations, including Odyssey House and the United Way of the Greater Seacoast. A former television news reporter and U.S. Navy Flight Officer, Dick earned both bachelor and master’s degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is married to Corinne Broderick and they have one daughter, Kristina, a recent graduate of James Madison University in Virginia.
Vice President - A. Robert Thoresen, President, The Thoresen Group, Ltd.
Bio coming soon.
Treasurer - Janet Hand Executive Vice President, Profile Bank
Janet manages the operations of a locally owned and managed community bank with four branch locations and it's headquarters 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 as Treasurer, Janet is the Chairman of The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce; Chairs 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; Auditor for Middle Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth; and Treasurer of Portsmouth Country Club Women's Golf Association. 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 40 years.
Secretary - Melissa Foy Civic Leader
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.
Alan E. Gold - Marketing Executive
Alan is a career marketer with over 25 years of experience as an executive in software, hardware and other technology companies spanning many industries in North America, Europe, Asia-Pac and Latin America. He has a successful track record of improving visibility, expanding market awareness and growing revenue in both large companies and smaller organizations. Alan is an expert in strategy, e-marketing and social media and has been, over the years, a frequent speaker and has been published on topics relating to new technology integration, business process improvement, and thinking outside the box. Alan is also on the board of directors of a Midwestern US-based software company, and provides strategic guidance to several other technology and services companies in the US and Canada. He also is a member of the Rep’s marketing committee. He enjoys spending time with his horse, his family, the arts, and of course, the Red Sox (but not necessarily in that order). Alan resides north of Boston but spends as much time as possible in Portsmouth, and hopes to settle there in the future.
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.
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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, most recently, 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.
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David Dulong
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Lou Gargiulo
