Stephen Martineau is the Executive Director of Friends Forever, bringing fifteen years of NGO experience to the table. Originally from upstate New York, Steve moved to New Hampshire’s Seacoast to join Friends Forever in the fall of 2005. Under his leadership, Steve has quadrupled annual participants, launched the Friends Forever Israel and Uganda programs, established a sister organization in the United Kingdom, and expanded Friends Forever’s host communities to include Illinois and the Gulf Coast.  When he is not in the office or tending to his many hobbies, Steve loves to be in his NH home with his wife, two dogs, two cats, and six chickens.