NH Council for Youths with Chronic Conditions Meeting
DATE: Feb 11, 2026 TIME: 5-6 PM
Meeting Location and Zoom information:
zoom
Meeting Purpose/Goals: Annual Meeting/Updates
Parent Members
☒ Karen Livernois, Chair, Parent Appt by Governor ☒ Kristin Bonny, Vice Chair ☐ Tim Guidish, Treasurer
☐ Karin Mortimer, Secretary ☐ Jennifer Burbank, Parent ☐ Michele Caswell, Parent ☐ Thaia Dorow, Parent
☐ Regan Lamphier, Parent ☐ Nicole Parker, Parent ☐ Lauren Sirignano, Parent
NH State Advisors/Representatives/Appointed Positions:
☐ Deirdre Dunn, BFCS/DHHS ☐ Community-Based Agency Director: TBD ☐Education Department: TBD
☐ Jennifer Smith, Insurance Department ☐ Representative Katelyn Kuttab, NH House of Representatives Senator
☐ Becky Whitley, NH Senate
Professional/Community Organizations (up to 6 members)
☐ Dr. Harohalli Shashidhar, Elliot Hospital Pediatric GI Specialist, Medical Consultant ☐ Emily Lajoie, NH School Nurse Association
☐ Amy Mahoney, Epilepsy Foundation of New England ☒ Sylvia Pelletier, NH Family Voices
Meeting Facilitator: Kristin Note taker: Aaron
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| Communication and Collaboration | Discussion | All | – Strategic planning one pager or some kind of advertisement
– Seeing what the council’s interest is in strategic planning, two people responded with interest to Aaron’s email – Aaron will send out an email to those who responded – Karen and Kristin are available any time after 5 – Covered general time that people are available and emphasizing collaboration |
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| Strategic Planning and Outreach | All | – Make a spreadsheet to keep track of who and what orgs we outreach to
– Sylvia check salesforce for keene area representation – Terri Olsen Martin will present on the history of the council, we may need to make updates for post-2013 changes – Definitions, goals, scope of our advisory role – 4 charges, Dee as funder, emphasis on 126-J – Finding the best ways that we can accomplish what we are charged with doing
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| Membership and Engagement | All | – Finding the best ways for engagement with the public like forums, education
– Utilize the department, data, what we want from them – Reaching groups that aren’t represented like grandparents, caregivers, resource centers – Needs assessment, as a council, more targeted questions |
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| Other | All | – Card check for the invoice form termegeddon
– Google voice account, karen will send info – Copy of contract – Aaron will connect with Lisa, from karen – Karen going through historical documents and documentation
Action items: aaron send out emails, karen and krisitn outreach |
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