Our Board of Directors
Karen McCarthy Eger, President
Karen is new to journalism but not to the written word, having worked in public libraries for 40 years in children’s services and as library director in New Hampshire and Maine. She has designed and authored a picture book for young children and is enthusiastic about continuing to provide information to the community of South Berwick as a news reporter.
Kathy Bousquet, Vice-President
Kathy and her husband, Roland, have been residents of South Berwick since 1987, raising their two daughters and enjoying all that this small community has to offer. Kathy recently retired following a teaching career in the Marshwood District where she taught grades 1-5. She is excited to join the South Berwick Reporter team.
Matt Ouellette, Treasurer
Matt is a Certified Financial Planner™ with over 25 of experience as a financial advisor. He lives in South Berwick with his wife Katie, daughter Emma and son Sam. Matt grew up in South Berwick and was a Foster’s Daily Democrat paperboy and, after working many years in Boston and Houston, moved back to South Berwick one week before his daughter started kindergarten at Central School. He lives in South Berwick with his wife Katie, daughter Emma and son Sam.
Amy Miller, Secretary
Amy has reported at daily and weekly newspapers, including Foster’s Daily Democrat and Seacoast Sunday, as well as for United Press International wire service. She also was editor of a weekly newspaper in Cambridge, Mass., and now writes a regular opinion column, Color Us Connected.
Noreen Biehl
Noreen was a reporter for Foster’s Daily Democrat before a 30-year career at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, retiring as vice president of community relations. She is the author of A Place of Healing: A History of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, and a novel, Guilty News. A member of the Jewett Writing Group and past president of the Rotary Club of Dover, NH, she lived in South Berwick for 16 years, then Dover, and recently moved to North Berwick.
Mark Gagnon
Resident of South Berwick for 65 years who remembers when local papers covered local news. He graduated from Marshwood in 1979 and UNH in 1983 and recently retired from serving as President of P. Gagnon and Son after the company’s sale. Parent of three adult children, grandparent to one. He belonged to a number of local organizations, including the South Berwick Fire Department, Marshwood Education Foundation and served twice as President of the local Rotary Club.
Zelda Kenney
Zelda, a longtime South Berwick resident, was a former reporter and Somersworth bureau chief for Foster’s Daily Democrat. She later retired from General Electric, where she served as a communications specialist.
Jesse Roman
Jesse Roman has worked at newspapers and magazines throughout New England since 2008, covering everything from murder trials to state politics. He has won numerous awards for journalism from the Vermont Press Association and the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Jesse currently works as senior editor and podcast producer at the National Fire Protection Association.
Greg Tuano
Greg Tuano is a retired cable industry employee who has lived in South Berwick for over 30 years. He is active in volunteer work for the food pantry and various community programs.