Staff
Michele D. Merritt, Esq.
Michele Merritt has overall leadership and management responsibility for New Futures. With the Board of Directors, she establishes the strategic priorities for the organization...
April Arel
April Arel has oversight for a variety of general office activities, bookkeeping, events management and the coordination and execution of shared service contracts and fiscal sponsorship agreements...
Jake Berry
Jake manages the organization’s policy efforts, providing expertise and management in healthcare, substance use, and early childhood policy.
Sarah Ward
As the Vice President of Community Engagement, Sarah oversees the Community Engagement team in recruiting and training advocates, working with grassroots volunteers, and...
Kate Frey
Kate serves as Vice President of Advocacy of the organization and has primary responsibility of directing and managing New Futures’ alcohol and other drug policy initiatives.
Holly Stevens, Esq.
Holly Stevens convenes and collaborates with staff, contracted partners, and stakeholders in the health field to agree on policy priorities, and to develop and implement a comprehensive...
Rebecca Woitkowski, Esq.
Rebecca serves as the Early Childhood Policy Coordinator for New Futures Kids Count. She works to coordinate and lead early childhood policy and advocacy efforts in New Hampshire.
Becky Whitley, Esq.
Becky is responsible for carrying out the policy priorities put forth by the Children’s Behavioral Health Collaborative, while working with stakeholders to identify and implement policies that...
Meghan Farrell
Meghan manages all communications planning and content creation for New Futures' ongoing and campaign advocacy. She is primarily responsible for managing the organization's digital platforms, as...
Sheila Vargas
Sheila manages day-to-day public relations, earned media, press inquiries and brand awareness for New Futures. Her goal is to guarantee that New Futures’ mission, vision and policy priorities are...
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight has primary responsibility for developing training curriculum and training advocates to participate in the legislative process.
Katie Foster
Katie is responsible for recruiting and training advocates to participate in the legislative process.
Jess Wojenski
Jess is responsible for recruiting and training advocates to participate in the legislative process.
Dellie Champagne
Dellie is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Children’s Behavioral Health Collaborative. Dellie’s work includes outreach and relationship building with the community...
Pedro Altagracia
Pedro is responsible for recruiting and training advocates to participate in the legislative process.