PGNH Board of Directors, Council of Advisors, and Corporate Staff



Pro-Gun New Hampshire
Board of Directors

as of January 10, 2012

The Honorable Bob Clegg, President — former NH State Senator and Senate Majority Leader, now a registered lobbyist; former Advisor to Pro-Gun New Hampshire, May 2006 to May 2010

Sam Cohen, Executive Vice President and CEO — NH spokesman, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms; former Director (2001-2006) and Legislative Liaison (2002-2006) of Gun Owners of New Hampshire (GO-NH)

Evan Nappen, General Counsel — nationally known gun-rights attorney; member of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation; former Vice President, Free State Project; former member of the NRA Concealed Carry Committee; author, New Hampshire Gun, Knife, and Weapon Law 

The Honorable Ken Kreis, Director — State Representative, member of the NH House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee; presentor and defender of the first NH Constitutional Carry bill, Jenn Coffey's HB330, to the floor of the House (2011); House chair of the Committee of Conference on SB88 (2011); former President of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation; co-founder, Bowhunters Wildlife Management Association of New Hampshire (www.bwmanh.org)

The Honorable Elbert “Bick” Bicknell, Past President — former NH State Representative and member of the NH House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, responsible for RSA 159:26 in 2003 (state preemption over towns and cities on gun regulation); former President of GO-NH, 2004-2006; first President of Pro-Gun New Hampshire, April 2006 to May 2010

  

Pro-Gun New Hampshire
Council of Advisors

as of January 10, 2012

Senior Advisor Richard Aldrich - PGNH Director, 2006-2010; Major, USAF (Ret); former GO-NH Director; former Treasurer, Wilson Hill Pistol Club

Senior Advisor Jenn Coffey - State Representative; National Director of Legislative Affairs, Second Amendment Sisters

Senior Advisor Ed Naile - PGNH Director, 2006-2010; Chairman, Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers

Senior Advisor Bob Pagano - PGNH Director, 2010 -2012; President, New Hampshire Firearms Dealers Association; active competitive shooter/organizer; active NRA and FNRA volunteer; former GO-NH Director.

Senior Advisor Earl Sweeney - Assistant Commissioner, NH Dept of Safety; former Director, NH Police Standards and Training Council

Senior Advisor Dave Welch - State Representative; former Chairman (and current member) of the NH House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee; Revolutionary War historian and (armed) reenactor

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Jeb Bradley - State Senator; former U.S. Congressman

Sharon Carson - State Senator

John Gallus - State Senator

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Bill O'Brien - (State Rep. and) Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

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Sam Cataldo - State Representative; former GO-NH Membership Secretary 

Gene Chandler - State Representative; former Speaker of the NH House

John Hikel - State Representative

Paul Ingbretson - State Representative 

Carol McGuire - State Representative; New Hampshire Liberty Alliance 2010 Legislator of the Year

Andy Renzullo - State Representative

John Tholl - State Representative; former Chief of Police, Dalton, NH; former SigArms representative; cowboy action shooter

Jordan Ulery - State Representative; licensed private investigator

Moe Villeneuve - State Representative

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Hon. Jason Bedrick - former State Representative; New Hampshire Liberty Alliance 2008 Legislator of the Year

Hon. Laurie Boyce - former State Representative 

Hon. Howard C. "Crow" Dickinson - former State Representative, responsible for NH Constitution's Article 2A (Keep and Bear Arms), added in 1982

Hon. Dan Eaton - former State Representative and House Majority Floor Leader; former Chief of Police, Stoddard, NH

Hon. Nancy Elliott - former State Representative 

Hon. Richard E. "Stretch" Kennedy - former State Representative; former GO-NH Director

Hon. Bob Letourneau - former State Senator

Hon. Bob Mead - Chief of Staff of the NH Speaker of the House; former State Representative; co-chair, House Republican Alliance  

Hon. Fran Wendelboe - former State Representative; former police officer; founder, The Reagan Network 

Hon. Joel Winters - former State Representative 

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Mike Briggs - owner of New England Tactical; former president of Pioneer Sportsmen, Inc.; gunwriter

Paul Donovan - Chief of Police, Salem, NH; formerly with Colt

Kate Muller - NH State Coordinator, Second Amendment Sisters

Mitch Rosen - Deputy Sheriff; nationally known owner of Mitch Rosen Extraordinary Gunleather

 

Pro-Gun New Hampshire
Corporate Staff

as of July 1, 2011

Beverly Nappen, Administrator/Office Manager

Seth Cohn, Information Technology Manager and Webmaster 

Billy Coffey, Executive Assistant