Q&A: Betsey Andrews Parker
Betsey Andrews Parker, CEO of social service agency Community Action Partnership of Strafford County (CAPSC), has seen the war on poverty up close and personal since she joined the organization in 2010
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Betsey Andrews Parker, CEO of social service agency Community Action Partnership of Strafford County (CAPSC), has seen the war on poverty up close and personal since she joined the organization in 2010
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