Foundation welcomes three new board members

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is pleased to welcome Tom Burack, James “Jamie” Burnett and Emmett Soldati to its 16-member board of directors.

Burack, of Hopkinton, is an attorney and consultant with Sheehan Phinney, where he has focused for more than 25 years on environmental, energy, real estate and nonprofit governance matters. He has also held posts in all three branches of government — including Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, law clerk to Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court of NH and legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey.

Burnett, of Concord, is president of Sight Line, a public affairs and government relations company based in Concord. He previously served as transition director to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, legislative director to U.S. Senator John E. Sununu and legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Judd Gregg. Burnett is a Governor-appointed trustee to the University System of New Hampshire, serving five years as vice chair of the board. He is also a director for the Business & Industry Association of NH, Merrimack County Savings Bank and Granite Edvance.

Soldati, a Somersworth-based activist and community leader and the owner of Totally Tea + Coffee (formerly Teatotaller), returns to the board after a planned leave of absence. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he has dedicated the past decade to fostering community engagement and economic opportunity in his hometown. In 2024, Soldati was the Democratic nominee for Executive Council (District 1), and in 2019, he was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Stay Work Play New Hampshire.

The Charitable Foundation’s Board of Directors is the governing board for the statewide nonprofit community foundation, overseeing grantmaking, finances, stewardship of philanthropic resources and Foundation initiatives. The board’s members are leaders who represent a wide variety of experience and accomplishments in the public, private and nonprofit sectors in New Hampshire.

About the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation, is dedicated to making New Hampshire a more just, sustainable and vibrant community where everyone can thrive. We are the place where generosity meets the dedication and ingenuity of nonprofits and the potential of New Hampshire students. For six decades, thousands of people have entrusted their charitable resources to the Foundation, creating a perpetual source of philanthropic capital and making it possible for the Foundation to award more than $70 million in grants and scholarships every year. For more information, please visit nhcf.org or call 603-225-6641.