MARCIA SINK
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire, Inc.
VITA
Native of New York, Marcia Sink is a former foster and adoptive parent with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Springfield College. She is the mother of three sons and lives in Manchester, NH.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder of the New Hampshire CASA program. Since 1988 Ms. Sink has worked diligently to develop and expand the CASA program to reach the goal set in 1989 – namely, to have CASA representation available to each and every child in the New Hampshire courts who has suffered abuse and/or neglect.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS (current and former)
- New Hampshire Commission on Access to Justice
- Appointee to NH Commission on Adoption, 2003
- Active member of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect since 1991.
- Appointee to the New Hampshire Child Fatality Review Team.
- Member of the Advisory Board for the New Hampshire Court Improvement Project.
- Member, NH Guardian ad Litem Board
- Active participant on the NH Council on Adoption.
- Immediate Past President National CASA Association
- President of the National CASA Board of Directors and Chair of Education & Public Awareness Committee.
- Governor Shaheen’s Judicial Selection Commission.
AWARDS
- 2004, University of NH’s Granite State Award
- 2001, New Hampshire Bar Association’s Frank Rowe Kenison Award
- 1999, New Hampshire Women’s Fund NH Women of the Twentieth Century
- 1999, Governor’s Commendation
- 1997, National CASA Association Kappa Alpha Theta Program Director of the Year.
- 1995, Greater Manchester Association of Social Service Agencies’ James B. Sullivan Human Services Leadership Award.
- 1994, Attorney General’s Task Force Award.
- 1993, Odyssey House’s Arthur E. Brady Jr. Award.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mrs. Sink has lead the CASA of NH organization to become a key participant in the state’s child welfare system. Under her direction, CASA of NH has earned the respect of the state’s judiciary and she continues to work closely with our state’s judges to better serve children throughout New Hampshirhe.
- Former Manchester Youth Soccer Coach.
- Active Member of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Manchester.
