Board of Directors

Glicka Kaplan joined the AIR Board of Directors in April 2011. Glicka is an active Seacoast community member and is a former teacher of the deaf for the Portsmouth School system. She also helped initiate art enrichment programs at Portsmouth Dondero School through the PTO. Glicka’s board experience includes the Children’s' Museum of Portsmouth, where she served on both the special interest committee as part of a Capital Campaign and the Road Race committee. She was also a Board Member of the Portsmouth Public Library and is currently a member of the FRIENDS of the Portsmouth Public Library in charge of the SPLASH program for youth art of Portsmouth Public Schools. In addition, Glicka held executive positions on boards for the Dover Temple Israel and The Birchtree Center, a school helping youth with Autism. She brings a wealth of fundraising experience to the Board as well as connections in the arts community and interest in positive youth development.  

John Fitzpatrick joined AIR's board of directors in July 2011. John is the Managing Director of Transatlantic Innovation Management, LLC, a company focused on the commercialization of intellectual property, including business development, patent strategy, licensing, valuation, and business planning. Prior to forming TIM in 2007, John was the Director of Intellectual Asset Management for ITI Life Sciences, a UK-based innovation fund, where he was responsible for evaluating, structuring, negotiating and closing major international research and development collaborations and commercializing the resulting intellectual property. Earlier in his career, John was a partner in two US law firms, with a practice focused on licensing and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. 

Darcy Horgan has served on the Board since 2006. Darcy hails from the business world, having spent most of her career in the hospitality industry. In recent years Darcy has devoted much of her time to serving New Castle, the town in which she resides. Two teenagers still keep her active when she is not at the gym. Most times she can be found in the company of her constant companion, Milo, her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

“For the last several years, I've watched AIR girls grow in confidence, ability and team spirit in a safe and supportive environment. I couldn't be prouder of what we've accomplished.”

Kristin Forselius founded Arts In Reach in 1997 and continued to lead the organization as the Executive Director for eleven years. In 2008 she joined the Board of Directors. Her vision of providing teenage girls with opportunities to study the arts was inspired by her undergraduate studies at UNH in art history and later by her work in East Africa studying teenage girls in school. AIR began as a small visual arts summer camp that served nine girls; under Kristin's leadership, AIR has grown to offer year-round visual and performing arts programs that serve over one hundred girls annually. Today Kristin's love of the entrepreneurial continues. She recently received the trademark and patent on her latest business venture, Loopsie. Kristin lives in the seacoast of New Hampshire, where she and her husband are raising two budding artists.

Suzanne F. Sonneborn, RD, LD joined the AIR Board of Directors in March of 2011. She is a registered and licensed dietitian and is currently employed as a nutrition educator at Health Services at the University of New Hampshire. Suzanne’s previous professional experience included a private practice in nutrition counseling and work as a consultant for Sports Medicine in Portsmouth. She has served on a number of Boards including the Rye School Board, Saint Thomas Aquinas Board and the Clipper Health Board. She brings a wealth of experience and connections to AIR from her nonprofit service and her active involvement in the University of New Hampshire community and the Seacoast community. She also brings knowledge and guidance for AIR teens in the areas of nutrition and promoting positive body image. In her free time she enjoys being physically active, cooking and time spent with her family and friends.

“The woman who wins calls herself beautiful and challenges the world to change to truly see her.” – Naomi Wolf

Elise Weeks has been a member of the AIR Board of Directors since October of 2010. She is currently Co-Owner and Graphic Designer at Pixels & Pulp Design Studio, based out of Berwick, Maine. Originally from Rhode Island, she has a background in advertising and boutique design. Since forming her own business, she has focused primarily on socially and environmentally responsible clients. She has a deep passion for designing with a conscience, creating high impact marketing materials that have the smallest possible impact on the planet, and supporting organizations doing good things to improve their community. Elise has been a dedicated volunteer for Arts In Reach since 2009, offering her skills in graphic design for AIR’s special events. When she’s not behind her computer, you’ll find Elise in her garden, cooking, knitting, or planning her next adventure. Or perhaps just relaxing with her husband, a glass of wine and three fat cats.

“The teen girls at AIR are a huge inspiration for me. I can not imagine what my life would have been like if I had not had the opportunities I had, especially when it came to the arts. I feel that it is hugely important to cherish what you have and acknowledge that it doesn’t always come so easily to everyone.”