Team
Igniting the Spark Within
President
Linda Beal
Linda is a retired educator who spent nearly four decades untangling the learning profiles of young readers and writers. Now, in her work with Kids Five & Over, she continues to advocate for youth while never having to wake to a morning alarm clock.
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Director
Lynne Corson
Lynne is a retired Business Analyst whose eyes light up when she’s working with data. Lynne currently coaches tennis, plays tennis, works in a tennis club and well, enjoys tennis! She also happens to be masterful at getting random knots out of necklace chains.
Director
Glicka Kaplan
Glicka is a former teacher of the deaf who has volunteered for many local nonprofits as both a board member and an active participant in operations. Currently a NH resident, she still proudly calls herself a Texas Longhorn.
Director
Tara Mickela
Tara is a middle school teacher turned middle school librarian who spends the summer months delivering free books to local children. When she’s not pedaling books, Tara and her family love to seek out bodies of water for summer swimming.
Director
Mollie Mulligan
Mollie is a youth services librarian at the Portsmouth Public Library where she enjoys working with folks from ages 0-99. While her passion is engaging with her community, she also suffers from a permanent case of Wanderlust and wants to see your travel photos.
Director
George Shea
George is a semi-retired educator who has played the parts of Assistant Superintendent, Principal, Digital Learning Specialist, and middle school teacher. George enjoys foraging in the woods with his trusty canine companion, repairing obsolete technology, and fumbling his way through learning American Sign Language.
Secretary
Lynn DiElsi
Lynn is a retired occupational therapist who spent 42 years helping preschool children find their footing. Though the pickleball courts now call her name, she still misses her work with the little ones and the chance to see the world through their eyes. That will explain why babysitting is her favorite off-court pastime.
Treasurer
Chris Beal
Chris is a small business owner who sees the world through numbers. When he's not entering figures in a spreadsheet or calculating the square root of something (for fun), he can be found taking long walks in the woods with a Yellow Labrador by his side.
Honorary Board Member
Luna Beal
Luna is a Labrador retriever who is working through the adolescent stage of life with a fierce determination to override her innate impulse to leap into the arms of everyone she meets. She loves long walks, tasty snacks, and all the scratches & snuggles offered during K50 Board meetings.