Lynn Currier, LICSW, Executive Director
Lynn Currier, LICSW has clinical experience and a strong macro social work background in social policy, training and facilitation, non-profit leadership, and volunteer board coordination. She spent fourteen years with Casey Family Services: first as a clinical case manager, then providing technical assistance to foster/ adoptive parent associations, and the last six years as the Team Leader for Casey’s school-based Franklin Family Resource Center. Lynn was the Lead for the NH Afterschool Network, working to increase out of school learning opportunities for youth and closing the opportunity gap for lower income youth. She is adjunct faculty/teaching lecturer in the Social Work Department at the University of New Hampshire. Lynn earned her BA from New College of Florida and her MSW from the University of New Hampshire. She is also a proud Zonta member. You may contact her at the Chapter,
603-698-0055, on her cell (603) 496-0994 or lcurrier.naswnh@socialworkers.org
Janelle Joliat, LICSW, Program Manager
Janelle completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at James Madison University in Virginia and earned her MSW from Boston College. She is currently an LICSW clinician with adults in a group practice. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and exploring different areas of New England. Janelle can be reached at the Chapter office by email admin.naswnh@socialworkers.org.
Emryn Lessie, MSW Candidate, Communications Manager
Emryn (they/them) is a social worker-in-training with seven years of experience in the human services field. They completed their undergraduate degree in Human Services at Southern New Hampshire University and are currently a first-year MSW student at Colby-Sawyer College. Emryn’s professional background includes work in child protection as well as supporting survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence.
In their free time, they enjoy writing queer fiction, and spending time with their wife, daughter, and pets. Emryn can be reached by email at
elessie.naswnh@socialworkers.org.