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2026 Board Nominees

Here are the nominees for your NASW NH 2026-27 Board. As we do not have anyone running opposed, we are prepared to have our Chapter President, Gina Apgar, appoint these positions after these names have been posted for 21 days.

Any petitions should be sent to the Nominations Committee: admin.naswnh@socialworkers.org

Name	NASW NH Board Position Desired
Autumn Banning	Board Member at Large (3 year term)
Sadie Ainsworth	BSW Student Representative - PSU (1 year term)
April Mariska	President-Elect (1 year as Elect, 2 years as President)
Melbourne Moran Jr	Vice President (2 year term)
Sonali Zoracki	Board Member at Large (3 year term)
Sarah Perry	MSW Student Representative - UNH (1 year term)
Erin Wardrop	Board Member at Large (3 year term)
Benjamin Goguen & Jamie Carbone	BSW Student Representative - UNH (1 year term)

Immediate Past President

Anne Marie Sirrine

Anne Marie Sirrine (she/her/hers)

Past President

Carol Sobelson

Carol Sobelson (she/her/hers)After graduating from Boston College, I attended Columbia University School of Social Work. I moved to Concord in 1984, I taught at Connecticut University School of Social Work on the Concord campus while maintaining a private practice. Although I do not teach at the present time, I maintained a private practice in NH for over 40 years and I recently retired in May 2020. I have had the honor to participating on many nonprofit boards over the years : The Circle Program, a non profit organization for disadvantaged young girls in NH through a residential summer camp and year-round mentoring program, CATCH (Concord Area Trust for Community Housing) a non profit that creates affordable workforce housing in the Concord area, and currently Riverbend CMHC and NASW NH. Living in Concord has allowed me to remain active on board projects and being able to attend legislative hearings on issues that effect NH citizens as well as social workers in our state. Over the last 7 years during my tenure on the NASW NH board, I have enjoyed being a part of a vibrant organization. It is my hope to continue my commitment to NASW NH as President elect . The prior presidents have mentored me well by their dedication to social issues and their investments towards making NASW NH a powerful and influential organization in our state. I am honored to work alongside a group of highly talented and skilled social workers on the NASW NH board. My colleagues and I strive to enhance professional growth and development through offering professional learning opportunities sponsored by our chapter, create and maintain professional standards for social workers, and to advance sound social policies in our state. My investment in working on the board has become a highlight of my professional career.

Nominating Committee

Trish Cox

Trish Cox joined the MSW team at UNH as a Clinical Assistant Professor and MSW Director. She is a member of the MCH-LEND faculty. Her area of focus is with children and families, disabilities, and online learning. She has worked as a consultant in New Hampshire for a variety of different organizations and institutions. Prior to her time at UNH she was employed as an Out-of-District and Transition Special Education Coordinator for Portsmouth School District in New Hampshire. Trish worked as a child life specialist, and later as a child life coordinator, for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York for nine years. Trish has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Trinity College in Connecticut, a M.S.Ed (Early Childhood with a specialization in child life) from Bank Street College in New York, and a MSW from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. Trish has also been active with other professional organizations, including Child Life of Greater New York (CLGNY), where she served as Regional Conference Chair (2001-2004) and President (2005-2007), and the New Hampshire chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NH-NASW), where she finished a three year term as President. She has served on the board as a member since 2009. She has just been completed a term on the NASW National Board. Her other volunteer leadership efforts include positions as Director and past VP, of the Richie McFarland Children’s Center Board, and President of the Friends of Newfields Public Library. She is currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust Fund for the Town of Newfields.

Kevin Keefe

Kevin Keefe, LISW, CAI (he/him/his) is the Chief of Service Excellence & Compliance with WestBridge, which means he is the Chief of first impressions and assures that WestBridge is in compliance with ethical standards as well as internal and external regulatory requirements. Having worked at WestBridge for more than 16 years, he has utilized his skills in almost every department of WestBridge. He is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), a Certified ARISE Interventionist (CAI), Trainer & Intern Supervisor as well as a NAMI-trained Connect-Suicide Prevention trainer. Kevin supports WestBridge in direct clinical care & family work, as a member of Leadership, and in overseeing all licensing, compliance, and facility management for WestBridge. Kevin believes in the power of Social Work and has supported the supervision of social workers for over 20 years. As a Social Worker, Certified ARISE Interventionist and Connect-Suicide Prevention trainer, Kevin understands and values that connections allow for greater protection and wellness for individuals, families and communities.

Becky Parton

Becky Parton, MSW, LICSW is currently employed by the Dartmouth Trauma Interventions Research Center. She is a Project Director on several grants, many of which focus on trauma-informed practice, prevention of abuse/neglect, and cultivating relationships with community partners. Her current grants include Upper Valley Project Launch, which is focused on screening and early identification for children ages 0-8 to connect them to services early and prevent the need for later mental health treatment, and Project TIDD, which is focused on training and consultation for professionals working with children and youth who have experienced trauma, youth who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, and trangender youth. Becky is an active participant in her Department's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Becky previously worked in community mental health providing family and child therapy. She is trained in Child Parent Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Becky’s early career was working for child protection. Becky is the co-chair of the Children’s Issues Committee for NH NASW. In the past she was part of the CEU committee, the Ethics Committee, and SLAC. Becky is an Adjunct Professor for the University of New Hampshire in the MSW program. Becky’s passion is working with children and families and she has been involved in statewide efforts to increase awareness and prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).