Lebanon
The gift was made by Winifred “Winnie” Morrissey, who died in April at age 94.
Upon her death she left $500,000 to Harvest Hill Retirement Community, the assisted living community at Alice Peck Day where she lived, and an additional $500,00 in unrestricted funds.
Morrissey’s son, Tom Morrissey, who oversaw the settlement of the estate, said in a news release that the gift was his mother’s way of saying thank you to the staff that helped care for her and her husband, Leonard, who died in 2009.
“My mom, my dad and our family were very grateful to the wonderful care we received from the doctors, nurses, and staff at APD and at Harvest Hill,” Tom Morrissey said in a news release.
The unrestricted funds will be used to support workplace development and staff training at the hospital, said Sue Mooney, president and CEO of Alice Peck Day.
“We must find creative ways to address the workforce recruitment, retention, and education needs in the Upper Valley,” Mooney said. “This gift greatly expands our capacity to meet these needs, which in turn will help us meet the needs of future patients in the community.”
Windsor
“We know that dental health is closely linked to overall physical health and self-esteem for people of all ages, and it’s important to start early. But for some local families, dental insurance is out of reach,” Jill Lord, the director of community health and patient care services at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, said in a news release.
The Windsor Smiles program, which is a collaboration between Mt. Ascutney and Alice Peck Day hospitals, Northeast Delta Dental Foundation and Windsor Elementary School, provides children with preventative dental care and referrals for follow-ups if needed.
Every family that was contacted by the program allowed their child to get a dental screening, Lord said.
“The hard work is paying off,” she said. “Year after year, we’re seeing improvements in the dental health of young people in our communities, with fewer students showing signs of tooth decay.”
This is the fourth year that the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation has helped to finance the program.
Hanover
“Research is an essential part of optimal patient care and breast cancer touches every community,” Chamberlin said in a news release. “I’m truly honored to be a recipient of this award and plan to apply the funds to research that will get us closer to answering the why’s and how’s of breast cancer around the world.”
Chamberlin is a breast cancer oncologist who, along with Miller, has researched the genetic changes that occur in the blood of advanced breast cancer patients compared to their tumors. She has also researched physical activity for breast cancer patients, and is working help women with breast cancer increase their exercise.
Miller is the scientific director of the Comprehensive Breast Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center. He focuses on the development of therapeutic strategies for the treatment breast cancer and will use his award to continue to study certain subgroups of breast cancer that respond well to particular drugs.
“These are exciting times in cancer research,” Miller said, “and the pace of our understanding of cancer biology is rapidly increasing.”
Lebanon
“The addition of these committed and talented executives will assist decision making, oversight, and policy setting at our hospital,” Sue Mooney, the hospital’s president and CEO, said in a news release. “Our team is delighted to have them join our organization and work hand-in-hand with us to lower health care cost, improve our outcomes, and increase patient access to health care services.”
Clayton R. Adams, Marisa Devlin and Charles J. Wheelan will begin their three year terms on the board this month.
Adams, who lives in Norwich, is the CEO of Mascoma Savings Bank and former CEO at both Simon Pearce and RSG, Inc., a White River Junction-based consulting firm. He holds a master’s degree from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he also obtained his bachelor’s degree in government and environmental studies. Adams is a board member of the Montshire Museum of Science and the Ford Sayre Memorial Ski Council and serves on the Business Advisory Council, which provides guidance on economic and regulatory issues in the state of Vermont.
Devlin works in business development at Sassafras Software in Hanover. She previously worked in medical device sales at Sun Microsystems and Aspect Medical Systems. Devlin, who lives in Hanover, received a bachelor’s degree in economics and Spanish from Duke University.
Wheelan is an economist and co-chairman of The Centrist Project, a national grassroots organization that encourages independent candidates to run for office. He is a senior lecturer and policy fellow at the Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College, and author of Naked Statistics, Naked Economics, and Naked Money. He previously worked as the Midwest correspondent for The Economist and has written for other national outlets.
Wheelen, of Hanover, holds a doctorate in public policy from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.
In addition to the new board members, new officers of the board were elected. Greg W. Lange will serve as chairman; Mike F. Long as vice-chairman; Bruce N. Johnstone as treasurer; and Brenan Riehl as secretary.
Lange, of Lyme, is the chief business development officer at Simbex, a medical device design and development company in Lebanon. His expertise includes medical software, imaging, clinical registries, medical device regulations and product commercialization. Lange holds a master’s degree in biomechanics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Johnstone had a 25-year career as a banking executive before retiring as owner of Central Supply, Inc. in Lebanon and Woodsville. He served as president of Indian Head National Bank and is the former director of Northeast Delta Dental, Landmark Bank and the Lebanon Opera House. Johnstone is the vice president of the New England Healing Sports Association and volunteers at Upper Valley Haven weekly. He holds a master’s degree from Siena College in Albany and a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College, as well as a certificate in finance from the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth. Johnstone, formerly of Meriden, now lives at The Woodlands at APD.
Long is a CPA with public accounting, consulting and healthcare finance experience. He retired from Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center as chief financial officer in 2010 and now works as a consultant to health care organizations. He previously worked as the associate director of finance at the Hitchcock Clinic and as director of provider relations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont. Long, who lives in West Lebanon, holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business from Western New England University, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Brenan Riehl is the president and CEO of GW Plastics, where he has also served on the board since 1998. He serves as an advisory board member of the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center and is a guest lecturer to Plastic Industry Trade Associations and Universities, including the Tuck School of Business and the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Brenan has a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Lawrence University.