EXETER – Dr. Kristen Johnson, a pediatrician and the consulting physician for SAU 16, said she was never much of a public speaker, but that all changed a little more than a year ago.
In her role as the school district’s consulting physician, Johnson was thrust into the spotlight when SAU 16 Superintendent David Ryan announced the closure of all the schools at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of last year.
Last week, Johnson was acknowledged for her help guiding SAU 16 through the pandemic when she was recognized as the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Citizen of the Year,” during the virtual Business of the Year Awards ceremony held on April 8.