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Meet the SNSC Staff
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Administrative Assistant: Nancy Tantillo
Contact: 603-448-1268
At SNSC I am Nancy T., the administrative assistant. For three years I have had the wonderful job of supporting the great team that makes up SNSC. I help keep things organized and running smoothly.
The Upper Valley has been my home for twenty-five years. I live here with my husband and three great kids, one of whom belongs to the Happenings group and loves to go to all the dances.
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Executive Director/Coordinator of P2PNH: Philip Eller
Contact: 603-448-6393
p2pnh@valley.net
Since January 2001 it has been my privilege to work at SNSC. I started as the Coordinator of the Parent to Parent of New Hampshire program. In December 2006 I also became the Executive Director position. My work also includes activities and programming for families, especially in Region 2, educational advocacy for parents, and overall management and administration of SNSC. My professional background includes 41 years in social services, mental health work, and college counseling and teaching.
Personal Information: I have 3 children, 3 step-children, 7 grandchildren (all of whom are really outstanding;-), and 1 great grandchild. My other life activities include teaching adjunct classes for Franklin Pierce University as well as for Colby-Sawyer College, working in my wife's store in Woodstock on weekends, playing the flute, working up a cord of wood each year to heat our house on 10 acres in Sharon VT, hiking, and X-C skiing.
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Philip
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Respite Care Coordinator/Connections Coordinator/Educational Advocate: Pamela Blair
Contact: 603-448-1268
respitecare@valley.net
I joined SNSC in March 2006 as a part time Respite Coordinator. In October, I added another day a week as the Connections Coordinator and as an Educational Advocate. In July 2007 I became fulltime and now also coordinate the Happenings program, Sibshop groups, and "other duties as assigned," meaning lots of general tasks and responsibilities.
Personal Information: I have lived in the Upper Valley since the early 1980's. I have two adult children, and a background in writing and education. My previous position was with The Family Place in Norwich VT where I served for almost 9 years as a home-visiting family support worker, a service coordinator for the Family, Infant and Toddler Project, and a benefits manager for the State of Vermont's child care subsidy program.
I really enjoy helping families recognize their own strengths and build on them, and respite care can play an important role in that process. My primary non-work activities are working in my garden, cooking, walking, reading, X-C skiing, enjoying time with my kids, and helping my partner make maple syrup.
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STAR Coordinator Leah Abrahamsen
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I was thrilled to be asked to join the SNSC staff as the STAR Program Coordinator in May 2008. My professional background is as a social worker with children and families in various areas of practice including foster care, senior services and community and group work.
Personal information: My husband and I moved to Vermont from Wisconsin 12 years ago and have lived in Brownsville, VT for the last 10. My husband, John has his own business designing and building custom cabinetry and furniture. We have 2 children - Anika, 9 1/2 y/o and Owen, 5 y/o. - and several animals.
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STAR Program Assistant Gina Serrainio
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My name is Gina Serraino, and I work part-time as the STAR Program Assistant. I'm also in my final year of graduate school, pursuing my master's degree in dance/movement therapy and counseling. I have been professionally involved in the performing and visual arts for many years, and have utilized creative expression as a therapeutic modality in my work with children, developmentally disabled adults, and battered women. In my spare time I enjoy gardening, cooking, and weaving as well as spending time with my husband working on our house, and hanging out with my cats.
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