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Dougherty elected to Child and Family Services Board
MANCHESTER — The law firm of McLane Middleton announced Kara E. Dougherty was elected to Child and Family Services of New Hampshire’s board of trustees.
CFSNH is a private, nonprofit that works to advance the well-being of children and families through an array of social services. A founding member of the Child Welfare League of America, CFSNH is the oldest and longest-standing social service organization in New Hampshire (est. 1850).
Dougherty is a corporate attorney who provides counsel to clients regarding the formation, growth and sale of businesses, including the formation of new corporate entities and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, private security offerings, negotiation of complex contracts, and general corporate governance. She works with entrepreneurs and clients in high technology, financial services, and manufacturing.
Dougherty lives in Hampton and can be reached in the firm’s Manchester and Portsmouth offices at (603) 628-1268 or by email to kara.dougherty@mclane.com.
For more information on Child and Family Services, visit www.cfsnh.org.
DeStefano Architects hires project architect
PORTSMOUTH — DeStefano Architects welcomed David Sanders, AIA, LEED AP, to the firm as a project architect.
Sanders has nearly 12 years of experience in design and project management of new, renovation and sustainable construction for a multitude of private and public clients. He comes to D|A with a geographically diverse portfolio, with facilities encompassing more than two million square feet in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Florida.
He was previously project architect at Shepley Bulfinch in Boston, where he served in several lead roles since 2006. He directed and mentored staff in the production of design, initiated discussions and group trainings based around maintaining technical standards and developing best firm practices, and organized office based initiatives to expand “green” sustainable design practice.
Sanders’ project experience includes privately developed mixed-use student housing projects in Pennsylvania and Florida, including a renovation of the mid-century modern Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame and a renovation/addition to the Seligman/Theta Delta Chi House at Amherst College. Two projects in Sanders’ portfolio are LEED certified: the MacMahon Student Center at Saint Peter’s University and Brody Learning Commons at Johns Hopkins University.
Sanders’ initial work at DeStefano Architects will focus on a large multi-family project in southern Maine, including renovation of the mixed-use buildings in the development.
A graduate of the Boston Architectural College with a bachelor of architecture, Sanders also holds an associate of applied science in graphic design technology and an associate of arts degree with studio arts concentration from Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida.
Visit www.DestefanoArchitects.com.