NHPR's Community Advisory Board
NHPR’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) is a panel of listeners from across the state, representative of the diverse communities we serve. The CAB plays a vital role in helping us gather meaningful feedback on our strategic direction, programming, policies, and services.
The establishment of Community Advisory Boards has been a requirement of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which has supported public media for the past 58 years. As the CPB is being phased out and will cease to exist by January 2026, NHPR remains committed to upholding the spirit of this requirement. We believe in the importance of community input and will continue to hold space for CAB meetings beyond the conclusion of CPB’s mandate.
CAB meetings are open to the public. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2025. Members of the public who would like to attend can email jharkins@nhpr.org for more information.
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Members of the CAB meet twice per year at the station to share their views with NHPR staff and leadership. Terms of service span three years; members can serve a maximum of two terms.
NHPR's Community Advisory Board
Alexander M Mason, Antrim
Alison Clew, Goshen
Anthony Ejarque, Durham
Anthony Peyton, Manchester
Barbara Mellert, Hanover
Biram Saidybah, Manchester
Caitlin McMonagle, Chichester
Cheyenne Wyatt, Manchester
Damon Kindopp, West Chesterfield
Dan Darling, Franklin
Devany Pitsas, Brookline
Elizabeth Ruediger, Dummer
Gal Potashnick, Dalton
Hollie Seiler, Keene
Janet Hromjak, Milford
Jean Hakuzimana, Concord
Jefferson Lane, Dover
Jeffrey Zwillenberg, Greenland
Jim Citron, Lebanon
Jim Salmon, Center Conway
JJ Prior, Westmoreland
Joshua Ritson, Gilford
Kaley Dvorak, Brentwood
Katie Mosher, Concord
Kieran Sequoia, Plymouth
Maria Finnegan, Dublin
Peter Higbee, Berlin
Ryan Clark, Manchester
Sandra Guzman, Exeter
Sarah Fox, Sanbornton
Sarah Palermo, Contoocook
Stephen Dignazio, Bethlehem
Tyler Pare, Milford
Wesley LeFevre, Dover
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Why does NHPR need a Community Advisory Board?
A: Not only is it a requirement of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but NHPR recognizes the importance of obtaining constructive feedback on a consistent basis from the people we serve.
Q: What does the Community Advisory Board do?
A: The role of the Community Advisory Board is to provide feedback on programming, policies, new initiatives and services.
Q: How will the Community Advisory Board be chosen?
A: We ask people to submit an application so that we can create an advisory board that represents a broad range of demographics, including age, geography, diversity and experience. The Community Advisory Board has a steering committee composed of three members of the panel. This steering committee is responsible for helping to develop the agendas and presenting annually to the Board of Trustees.
Q: What kind of commitment will members of the Community Advisory Board be agreeing to?
A: The Community Advisory Board meets twice a year at the NHPR studios in Concord. Community Advisory Board members are elected for one three-year term and also eligible to serve a second, three-year term.
Q: What will happen at Community Advisory Board meetings?
A: Meetings typically begin in the morning at 9:00 am with comments from NHPR’s leadership team, followed by station updates and education sessions presented by members of the NHPR staff. The Community Advisory Board will then discuss a particular topic or issue for the remainder of the morning. You will be asked to do some homework before the meeting based on that topic or issue. For example, if we are developing a new show, you might be asked to listen to pilot segments and provide feedback; or if we were launching a new digital initiative, we might ask you to “road-test” it in advance. More discussion on other topics follows after lunch. The meetings are moderated by a professional facilitator who guides the discussion and provides a report afterwards. Lunch is provided. The meetings typically conclude by 2:00 pm.