Katharin K. Pratt, Vice Chair

C. Donald Stritch, Clerk

119 North Road

Brentwood, NH 03833

tel. 603-679-9350

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Commissioner Election Terms

Commissioner Districts

Trends in Government Finances

The Board of Commissioners are dedicated to the residents of Rockingham County.  Each Commissioner represents a District and all the towns and cities in that District. 

The structure of county government today is modeled after a basic three-branch system of government. The County Commissioners make up the Executive Branch, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of county government, in both fiscal and policy matters. The Board of Commissioners is responsible for all county departments and exercise budgetary oversight of all county finances. Other responsibilities include the management of county buildings, and land, and personnel. Authority to permanently hire, discipline, and discharge a county employee is solely the responsibility of the county commissioners unless otherwise provided for.

Maureen Barrows, District II Commissioner

Over the years, I have served the community in many capacities; as volunteer board member and fund raiser for many non-profit groups; as a town and county official, and as a Rockingham County Commissioner 1986-1992, and 1999 to present.  I am active with the Meals on Wheels Program and City Year New Hampshire.  I have lived in Exeter with my husband Cal for over thirty years.  I oversee the David Barrows Adventure Fund and as a mountain bike race director responsible for organizing the "Mud In Your Eye -500", an annual event which to date has raised approximately $150,000 to support 'outward bound' type activities for area young people.

Katharin K. Pratt, District I Commissioner

Hampton is my home where my political career began as a member of the Hampton Budget Committee in 1991. Then, from 1992 to 1996, I was a member of the State Legislature before being elected a County Commissioner in 1997.  My goal is to maintain Rockingham's quality services and traditionally low county taxes in an environment of diminishing federal and state Medicaid funding and to fight further cost shifting by the state of New Hampshire to local property taxes. 

C. Donald Stritch, District III Commissioner

For over fifty years my home has been in Auburn, NH and during that time I married, have three children, and 2 grandchildren.  I have served as Town Moderator (35 years) and School District Moderator (30 years), was a State Representative for 11 years, a member of the School Board for 6 years, and all that while being a school principal for thirty-eight years.  Now, another great honor is bestowed upon me... being your County Commissioner.  My goal is to give the people of Rockingham County the very best possible and to that end I cherish this honor.