The Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation Board of Directors is a volunteer Board of local citizens, donating their time and energy to support the financial struggles of individuals and families as they fight the battle of their lives against cancer.

President
Kathleen E. Sweeney: Kathy joined the Board in 2004. She is the president and owner of Kathleen E. Sweeney, CPA, a full-service accounting office based in Center Harbor, NH, with a satellite office in North Conway. Prior to buying her own firm, Kathy had worked for ten years with a Boston-based CPA firm and two years with a local small firm. She is a member of the AICPA, New Hampshire Society of CPAs, National Society of Public Accountants, and the New England Quality Review. She is also an incorporator with the Meredith Village Savings Bank, and a Board member for Advice the Players, a theater group.

Vice President

Wendy J. Holmes: Wendy joined the Board in June 2008. Wendy lives with her husband, Tom and daughter, Meredith, in Center Conway and is a native to the Mt. Washington Valley. Wendy has a Bachelor's Degree in Management, and has worked at Badger Realty since 1996 as its Closing and Relocation Coordinator. Wendy is also a Trustee of the Trust Funds for the Town of Conway, and a Delegate to the State Republican Convention.

Co-TreasurerS

Debbie Crowther:  Debbie joined the board in Nov 2009. She lives in Jackson, just one house up from the one she grew up in. Debbie graduated from UNH in 1985 and spent many years working at a local bank. She currently works at Birchwood Credit in Conway - where she is happy to where jeans to work. Debbie & her husband Kenny are the proud parents of Adam, who is currently a pre-vet major at UNH. They are adjusting to the part-time empty nest and spend most of their non-working hours caring for whatever array of animals Adam has accumulated at that time. In the spring you will find them in their sugar shack @ Black Mountain Sugarhouse - Kenny's "hobby" on steroids. In 1998 Debbie's world was rocked by cancer when her Mom was diagnosed.  She learned first hand that this disease requires a community for the fight and is glad to help any way she can.

Nancy Davis

Secretary
Hallie Humphrey: Hallie joined the board in February, 2009. For the past 10+ years, Hallie has been the secretary to the Dean at Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, ME. She and her husband, Todd, live in Fryeburg and have three teenagers. Touched by cancer in her family, Hallie is excited to serve on this Board.

Past President
Claire Flynn: Claire joined Jen’s Friends in January 2003. She and her husband, Bill, had retired to Conway, after vacationing in the area for 15 years. Claire’s first career was a middle school teacher; she then moved to the business world where she was Director of Marketing Communications for Textron Systems, an aerospace and defense contractor. After retirement, she worked part-time as a Program Manager with Junior Achievement of NH, and as the Director of Elementary Religious Education at Our Lady of the Mountains parish in North Conway.

Wendy Abcunas:  Wendy joined the board of Jen's Friends in March of 2010. Active in Jen's Friends activities as a volunteer, Wendy was honored to be voted in as a board member for this amazing organization. Wendy is an RN, working at Memorial Hospital. Also a part of the disbursement committee Wendy has the privilege of getting to know some of the families personally and hearing their stories. Wendy moved to the Valley in 2000, with her 2 children, Chris and Jacki both are now in college. Wendy enjoys the outdoors and all the beauty the Valley has to offer. Along with the Jen's Friends Board Wendy has previously served on the North Conway Community Center Board and has been involved in youth sports in the valley in many capacities.

Ruth Ann Fabrizio: Ruth Ann, a board member since 1999, is an RN, directly involved with the Disbursement Committee. Professionally, she is the former Director of Social Services at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH, now working post-retirement on a per-diem basis. Her other volunteer activities include serving as a Board Member for the American Cancer Society and the Vaughan Community Service, Inc. Ruth Ann and her husband, Bill, reside in Bartlett, NH.

Maureen Garrette: Maureen joined the board in February 2008. She is a Real Estate agent for Badger Realty in North Conway. Prior to Real Estate, she was a pediatric nurse in Massachusetts. She and her husband, Herb, have lived in the Mount Washington Valley since the early 80’s. Together they raised four boys; three of whom lost their first mom to cancer in 1998. She previously served on the Board of Directors for Vaughan Community Service, Inc., and is currently the Secretary of the White Mountain Board of Realtors.

Arthur Hill, Sr.: Arthur, now retired, is the former owner of Art-Lee Floor Covering in Intervale, NH, a business that he started in 1969. Prior to starting his own business, Arthur worked at Graylin Furniture for 13 years. He is also a Deacon at the First Church of Christ Congregational in North Conway. Arthur and his wife, Leona, are life-long residents of Mt. Washington Valley, where they raised five children. Jennifer, for whom Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation is named, was their youngest child and only daughter.

Scott M Lajoie: Scott joined the board in March of 2010.  Scott has lived in the Mount Washington Valley since 1995 when he began teaching at Kennett High School.  Since first starting at Kennett, he has taught science courses from the 8th grade through 12th and is currently teaching physics and chemistry. Scott also coaches the Kennett cross-country ski team and enjoys all the outdoor recreation that the Valley has to offer. He and his wife Elizabeth live in Center Conway with their two children, Finn and Nia.

Jill MacMillan: Jill joined in February 2008. She moved to Conway in 1978 from Massachusetts to be a 3rd grade teacher at Conway Elementary School. She worked with 2nd through 4th grade until leaving to have her three children. Jill has remained active within the community as a volunteer at the school, helping with fundraiser's for numerous causes, as an active member of her church, and on many boards and committees. Jill has worked at SOLO Wilderness & Emergency Medicine for the past 20 years, currently serving as Director. She lives in Conway. She and her husband, Paul, have three children.

Roxanne Major: Roxanne joined the board in January 2009. She has lived in The Valley since 1976, and is an Oncology Certified RN. In 1995 she spearheaded the Oncology Department at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, and is currently the Coordinator of that department. She also co-facilitates the “Journey of Hope” cancer support group. Roxanne is an avid quilter, and she and her husband, Christopher, are active in their church and enjoy hiking. They have four children and three grandchildren.

Chris Proulx: Chris joined the board in June 2008 and is the station manager of Outside Television - White Mountains.  He also operates his own video production business.  Chris first became aware of Jen's Friends as a member of the media covering the Climb Against Cancer. One year, Chris registered for the event and bet a co-worker he would raise more money than him or he would climb the mountain in a tu-tu.  To everyone's best knowledge, Chris is the only person to have ever climbed the mountain in a tu-tu.  It was a lovely purple. When not hiking mountains in tu-tu's, Chris enjoys all the activities the White Mountains offer with his wife Kim and young children.

Marta Ramsey: Marta joined the board in 2006 and works at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway. She is both a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department and a Clinical Coordinator. Marta moved to the Mount Washington Valley in 1986 after working for the YMCA in Maine and Massachusetts. She initially worked in marketing and special events for the ski industry in New Hampshire before returning to nursing school. She is currently working on her Masters Degree in Nursing at Saint Joseph's College. Marta and Andy, a native of the valley, live in Jackson.

Corrine Reidy: Corinne joined the board in June 2009. After completing her undergraduate education at Trinity College in Hartford, CT in May 2002, Corinne moved to the Mount Washington Valley. She obtained her juris doctor degree from the University of Maine School of Law in May 2007, and has since been employed as an attorney at Hastings Law Office in Fryeburg, Maine where she serves clients in both Maine and New Hampshire in the areas of family law and general civil litigation. Corinne is overjoyed to become a part of a community-based organization dedicated to the fight against cancer. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Pequakwet Kids Association based in Fryeburg. Corinne resides in North Conway and spends as much of her free time as possible in the White Mountains hiking and skiing with her husband, Seth, and puppies, Hooligan and Althea.