Meet Our Board of Directors
The LDA of New Hampshire Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the many contributions over the years from our members, past Board of Directors and Officers, conference presenters, newsletter authors, event sponsors, vendors, donors and other volunteers working together to transform the mission of our organization into positive action to benefit individuals who experience learning disabilities and their families in New Hampshire.
Beverly Boggess
Beverly has spent her professional career in support of people with disabilities at all age levels.
She graduated cum laude from Bowling Green State University with a B.S. in Elementary and Special Education, from Kent State University with a Master’s in Special Education Supervision and a Ph.D. in General Special Education with a minor in Rehabilitation Counseling.
She has taught students in Special Education classes Grades K-9 in Ohio, Kansas, and New Hampshire. At Kent State University, she worked with Assessment and the Project SAVE Special and Vocational Education grant while teaching education classes and supervising student teachers.
In NH, Beverly continued teaching and later directed a field-based Teacher Education Program. She taught as an adjunct professor and student teaching supervisor at several colleges and worked in professional development for child welfare staff and direct Adult Services.
Beverly served as Coordinator of Disabilities Services at NHTI – Concord’s Community College for eighteen years before her retirement. There she earned the CCSNH Chancellor’s Award for Service Excellence. Her Disabilities Services Office was awarded the Good Steward Award by the NH College and University Council in recognition of the Annual Wheelchair Basketball Benefit held in partnership with Granite State Independent Living. This event brought people together to enjoy a fun-filled, suspenseful game, and fund assistive technology for students with disabilities.
While teaching in a central NH SAU, Beverly was presented with an Excellence in Education Award by the NH Learning Disabilities Association based upon a nomination from parents. Since joining, she has continued to volunteer with LDA of NH/ NHLDA as a Board Member, Interim Secretary and past and current President.
Beverly’s great joys are her Shetland Sheepdogs and time spent with them in conformation, obedience, and especially as a volunteer foster adoptive home with Granite State Sheltie Rescue.
Deborah Russo Jameson
Karen Hawver
Patricia (Trish) Stansfield
Trish is a retired special educator from the Nashua School District and has been a board member of the Learning Disabilities Association of New Hampshire (LDA of NH / LDANH) for 13 years. Her educational background includes a B.A. in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University and a Master’s Degree in Education from Rivier College. She is a member of several professional organizations including the Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE), Psi Chi, the National Honor Society for Psychology, and Alpha Chi, the National College Honor Scholarship Society.
During her teaching career, Trish worked with children from pre-school age to middle school students, volunteered her time to mentor student teachers, and attended educational workshops and conferences in order to stay current with effective teaching practices. She thoroughly enjoyed her time working with students and hope that she made a difference in their lives. Trish continues to remain certified in special education.
Aside from her duties for LDA of NH / LDANH, Trish is co-administrator of the Greater Nashua Widows and Widowers Social Support Group, LLC, an organization that provides support for individuals who have lost a spouse. She is also very involved in the mission of her church in Nashua.
In her free time, Trish loves to write, and through the years has written for several newsletters including the Greater Nashua Mother’s Club, the Blue and Gold, a Sunset Heights Elementary School PTO newsletter, and, currently for LDA of NH / LDANH.
With over 20 years of work in the field of education, Trish has spent many years supporting students with Autism, ADHD, and other learning differences. She knows the importance of working with children and their parents and is proud to have been given the opportunity to serve on the LDA of NH / LDANH Board where she continues her mission of supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families