Anena Hansen was born and raised in the Monadnock Region. She lived in a quarter of the US prior to running away to Kenya. Over the next decade, Anena drank, adopted a baby, chased monkeys from her kitchen, and once fell down a flight of stairs in front of a regiment of South Sudanese soldiers. In 2019, New Hampshire called her home and she and her daughter moved back to the town where Anena was born. Anena’s been sober since 2016, and it was through her work in the recovery field that she received the opportunity to spearhead the Monadnock-wide trauma-informed community initiative. She’s a writer and real estate agent and she lives and breathes the idea of healing old wounds and turning adversity into thriving.

Since May 2012, Phil Wyzik has been the CEO of Monadnock Family Services, the designated community mental health center in the greater Cheshire County. Beginning his mental health career in 1986, he has previous professional experience as a therapist, addiction counselor, teacher, and religious education coordinator. He’s the past Chair of the Leadership Council for a Healthy Monadnock and has collaborated in the publishing of ten professional journal articles as well as numerous Op Ed articles in regional newspapers. Phil has presented at mental health conferences in the US. His most recent publication is a work of fiction entitled Pushed Down, Then Out.

Dennis Calcutt has been part of Trauma Responsive Monadnock since its inception. He is a member of the communication committee and comes to Trauma Responsive Monadnock as the Director of Connected Families NH and the Monadnock Expansion grant. Dennis has 30+ years of experience focused on children and families, with a particular interest in building communities around youth mental health. Dennis is a New Hampshire Listens Fellow in the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. He lives in Francestown with his wife Tiffany and their three girls, Eva, Holland, and Liesl.

Sophie Carney-Brenner chairs the Communications Subcommittee and works as the Associate Director of Development at Monadnock Family Services (MFS). She enjoys uplifting the mission and services of MFS through communications and fundraising and supporting the work of Trauma Responsive Monadnock as an active team member. Sophie holds a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from Clark University. Sophie is passionate about striving to make equity and accessibility foundational to resources and programs that serve our communities' most vulnerable populations.

Charlotte Guyer joins Trauma Responsive Monadnock as a retired lawyer and family mediator. She’s lived in Keene since 1991 and is a proud grandmother of five. Charlotte brings a deep understanding of trauma, seeing it firsthand and being in a supportive role for those in her family who’ve experienced traumatic events. She’s always brought an openness and curiosity in her work with others that leads her to ask, “What happened to you?” to gain understanding and awareness about their perspectives and experiences. Charlotte is a community worker at heart. In addition to her work with Trauma Responsive Monadnock, she also volunteers as a prep cook at the Community Kitchen, a financial resource counselor at Cheshire Medical Center, and spends time actively involved in a life partner loss support group.

Emily Alexander is the Education Committee Chair for Trauma Responsive Monadnock and joins the workgroup as the Worksite Wellness Advisor for Wellpowered Worksites, a program offered through the Center for Population Health at Cheshire Medical Center. She’s a Keene native with a Masters of Education in Health Education and Promotion, and has been deeply involved in the Monadnock Region’s community and mental health services throughout her entire professional career. Emily’s passionate about creating a more compassionate and trauma-informed community, and is grateful to be a part of a community workgroup whose mission is to do exactly that.