House Committee Information
Committee Name: Criminal Justice and Public SafetyPosition: Member
Committee Function:It shall be the duty of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to consider all matters relating to the criminal code; criminal justice, the Department of Corrections, sentencing, drug enforcement, bail, probation, parole, corrections facilities, DWI, domestic violence, firearms, fireworks, police and fire training, victims’ assistance and such other matters as may be referred to it.
Personal Biography
Born in Cambridge, MA.
Graduate, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MA
Boston University School of Nursing, BSN, Nursing, 1980; Employed as an RN primarily in pediatrics, mental health and child protection
Retired, Nurse Coordinator, Foster Care Health Program, NH's Division for Children, Youth and Families
Married to husband, John, since 1979
Foster and adoptive parent; Six adult children (Katelyn, Heather, Lindsey, Ryan, Mackenzie, and Zachary) and six grandchildren
Merrimack, NH resident since 1986
Community volunteer (Special Olympics, Our Lady of Mercy Church, Wreaths Across America, Alzheimer's Association, public schools, etc.)
Long-term environmental and public health citizen advocate; Known as a ""Water Warrior"" for her service in many local, state and federal volunteer education and policy initiative related capacities since the 2016 discovery of the toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) industrial contamination of her community
Currently serving her 3rd term representing the town of Merrimack in the NH House (2018-2020; 2022-2026), and serving on the Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee
Local Government Involvement
Currently serving her 2nd term as Merrimack Town Councilor (April 2021-April 2026)
Miscellaneous Information:
Democratic Assistant Floor Leader 2025-2026
Vice Chair, HB 1171 Commission on Environmentally Triggered Chronic Illness; bill prime sponsor, and member since 2019
HB 1114 Commission to Investigate and Analyze the Environmental and Public Health Impacts Relating to the Releases of Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Air, Soil, and Groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, Litchfield, Londonderry and Hudson; bill prime-sponsor and member since 2019
Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water, Founding Member
NH Safe Water Alliance, Board of Directors
NH Science and Public Health, Member