Community Advisory Board

The New Hampshire PBS Community Advisory Board (CAB) is an advisory group that helps New Hampshire's statewide network be more responsive to the specialized needs of the communities it serves. It helps by providing for effective public participation to assist staff in assessing community needs, planning and decision making. Its members offer advice on programming and other services and gather feedback from the public. The CAB must be independent from the governing board of the station, which is NHPB's Board of Directors.

If you're interested in serving on the Community Advisory Board, please complete an application.

Board Members

• Dr. Kristen Nevious, Chair

  Cheshire

• Cheryl Lee Gilbert

  Rockingham

• Claudia Decker

  Hillsborough

• Mark Kovacs

  Rockingham

• Martha Madsen

  Merrimack

• Lorraine Meyette

  Hillsborough

• Pat McDermott

  Hillsborough

• Barbara Nadori

  Strafford

• David Nolte

  Hillsborough

• Glady Olson

  Carroll

• Sharon Reynolds

  Strafford

• Gemma Soldati

  Strafford

• Pelagia Vincent

  Hillsborough

Meetings

All board and subcommittee meetings are open to the public unless otherwise specified.

FY 25 Community Advisory Board Meetings

• Tuesday, September 10, 2024 3p - 5p NHPBS Studio and ZOOM
• Tuesday, December 10, 2024 3p - 5p NHPBS Studio and ZOOM
• Tuesday, April 8, 2025             3p - 5p NHPBS Studio and ZOOM
• Tuesday, June 10, 2025           5p - 7p NHPBS Studio 

  If you are interested in observing any of the meetings please contact Viewer Services at 603-868-1100 to obtain the ZOOM link.

The basic nature of the CAB is established by a section of the Federal Communications Act that requires community-licensed public broadcasting stations to establish a community advisory board that is permitted to review the programming goals established by the station, the service provided by the station and the significant policy decisions rendered by the station. The group shall advise the governing board of the station with respect to whether the programming and other policies of the station are meeting the community, educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station and may make such recommendations as the group considers appropriate to meet such needs.

The public broadcasting station must undertake good faith efforts to ensure that its advisory board meets at regular intervals, the members of its advisory board regularly attend the meetings of the advisory board and the composition of its advisory board is reasonably representative of the diverse needs and interests of the communities served by the station.