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Champion's Council

Manchester Proud is organized in the spirit of a community movement. We are led by our Champion’s Council, community leaders and educators, who guide our work to ensure mission compliance and fiscal responsibility.

Katie Labranche

Chairman

Sandra Almonte

President

Donna Crook

Treasurer

Donna Papanikolau

Secretary

Manchester Proud Staff

Manchester Proud achieves great progress with remarkably modest overhead. Uniquely, our work is accomplished by initiative-specific Work Groups, composed of Council members and informed volunteers from across our community. It is the collective strength of our volunteers that enables Manchester Proud’s success with a paid staff of only 1.5 FTE’s.

Barry Brensinger

Manchester Proud
Director (Volunteer)

Aimee Kereage

Community
Partnerships Director

Lauren Boisvert

Community
Communications Director

Members

Name

Title

Organization

Natalie Barney

Access Coordinator

New Hampshire GEAR UP Alliance

Kathy Cook

Former Director

Bean Foundation (P)

Paulson Edum

Financial Professional & Advocate for Financial Literary

Antonio Feliciano

Director of Operations

Manchester Boys & Girls Club (P)

Dr. Jennifer Chmiel Gillis

Superintendent

Manchester School District

Peter Gustafson

Deputy Director

SEE Science Center (P)

Eric Irakiza

Case Manager

BCNH Manchester

Gloria Kadima

Assistant Director

Victory Women of Vision

Heather McGrail

Chief Executive Officer

Greater Manchester Chamber

Chau Ngo ED.M

Candidate

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Pawn Nitichan

Executive Director

City Year New Hampshire

Tina Philibotte

Chief Equity Officer

Manchester School District

Tina Proulx

Middle School Curriculum Director

Manchester School District (P)

Michael Quigley

Director Office of Youth Services

City of Manchester

David Rogers

Chief Development Officer

DEKA

Marla Severn

Child Intake Coordinator

Mental Health Center Greater Manchester

Scott Spradling

Media & Communications Consultant

Steve Thiel

Assistant Vice President

Community Impact, Southern NH University

Andrew Toland

Chief of Staff

Manchester School District (P)

*(P) indicates parent of current or former Manchester School District student

Latest News

May | 01 | 2024

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In the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire, at Beech Street Elementary School, community collaboration and commitment to student success took center stage at the recent Manchester Proud Spring into Summer <a href="https://manchester.staging2.weduhosting.com/pt/test/" rel="bookmark" title="test“>[…]

Apr | 04 | 2024

Proud Moments – Central High School’s Jazz Band

We met with Central High School’s Jazz Band on Wheel Wednesday! Wheel Wednesday is different from the student’s traditionally daily improvisation as they sit in a circle moving around the <a href="https://manchester.staging2.weduhosting.com/pt/proud-moments-central-high-schools-jazz-band/" rel="bookmark" title="Proud Moments – Central High School’s Jazz Band“>[…]

Apr | 04 | 2024

Manchester Proud Update – March 2024

Manchester Proud, a community-based organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of public school education in the city, has been a driving force behind initiatives aimed at empowering students and enriching <a href="https://manchester.staging2.weduhosting.com/pt/manchester-proud-update-march-2024/" rel="bookmark" title="Manchester Proud Update – March 2024“>[…]

GET INVOLVED!

The power of building and tending to community partnerships is a multiplier, expanding our collective knowledge, expertise, experience, capacity, resources, opportunity, and commitment to our common goal of excellence and equity for all learners. The old saying that, “Two heads are better than one”, certainly applies to our work, and we are so very fortunate to have many, many heads contributing to the success of our District.

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