Our Team
Lisa Hochberg
Executive Director
Transitioning from her position as the Director of Help and Healing at CenterPoint Church, Lisa leads CityHope of New Hampshire and serves as our Executive Director. Lisa brings her many years of experience working with individuals and families living with the challenges brought on by homelessness, addiction and poverty to the CityHope team. Her passion lies in seeing people thrive in the day-to-day. And, she strongly believes in the role community and healthy relationships play in the creation of well-being.
Conceptual development and the founding of CityHope are a big part of Lisa’s story. After spending five years in management at the corporate level and another fifteen years in development in higher education, Lisa became a staff member at CenterPoint Church. In 2015, she was tasked with researching the subjects of homelessness, addiction and poverty in the greater Concord area. Lisa’s research considered what it would look like to develop a center for help and healing – holistically addressing these societal concerns. Over the last several years, she has spent time with, and gotten to know, many members of these communities and the helping providers of Concord. In her pursuit to understand how issues are addressed locally and to identify where gaps in services or insufficient programming exist, Lisa began to explore how CenterPoint might become part of the solution. In response, CityHope of New Hampshire was formed.
Lisa earned her graduate degree in Human Services Counseling. Additionally, she holds certifications and training as a life coach, recovery coach and trainer of trainers (TOT) and a Prepare-Enrich and DISC facilitator. Lisa also serves on the board of NEOHS, the New England Chapter of the National Organization for Human Services.
Jackie Berridge
Coach/Advocate Lead
Jackie began hosting CenterPoint Church’s Benevolence hours in 2013. Meeting with individuals and families who came to drop-in hours looking for assistance and resources came natural to Jackie, a nurse for 23 years, including 15 years as a psychiatric nurse at the NH State Hospital. Her experience with a highly relational, caring, multidisciplinary team approach to treatment, allowed Jackie to help transform Benevolence from a drop-in financial assistance program to a holistic coaching and advocacy service – the CityHope of NH approach to helping.
Jim Hochberg
Food Pantry Director
Jim has served as the volunteer Food Pantry Director with CenterPoint Church (now CityHope of New Hampshire) for five years. Professionally, he is a Principle Design Engineer in Integrated Circuits for Maxim Integrated. Personally, Jim is an active, passionate supporter of those vulnerable to experiencing homelessness, addiction and poverty. He has held volunteer positions on the board for the Academy of Science and Design and Leadership of Celebrate Recovery at CenterPoint Church. Additionally, Jim also serves on the board of R 15:20 Ministries, a non-profit that financially supports church planters in New England.
Dave and Jennifer Allen
Hope Overflowing Hosts
Focusing on their passion to serve the Lord and others, Dave and Jennifer have been leading Hope Overflowing for over four years. HO is a monthly Saturday afternoon gathering filled with fun, food and Bingo! It’s a time where people simply get together for refreshment and encouragement with opportunity to relax and take a break from our routines and struggles. Hope Overflowing is a community – connecting and enjoying a laugh together. Each gathering includes a brief devotional from God’s word with sharing and prayer time. Bingo provides an entertaining opportunity for group interaction and relationship building.