HARTLAND — Maggie Monroe-Cassel is the new executive director of Aging in Hartland, a nonprofit organization that assists older adults.
Monroe-Cassel, who recently retired as executive director of the TLC Family Resource Center in Claremont, is taking over from Tom Ripley. In addition to the part-time executive director role, the organization also employs two community nurses and is supported by many volunteers.
“We believe that (Aging in Hartland) has reached a growth phase, where we need to develop a long-term vision and strategic plan for defining and achieving our objectives,” board President Rachel Obbard said in a news release. “Maggie Monroe-Cassel has the skills and experience to help us achieve this transition.”
For more information about Aging in Hartland visit aginginhartland.org, call 802-674-4118 or email Maggie@aginginhartland.org.
LEBANON — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health has named Dr. Carol L. Barsky as its new system chief quality and value officer. She is expected to start in April.
Barsky, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief quality officer for Hackensack-Meridian Health in Edison, N.J., will take over from Dr. George T. Blike, who is retiring this spring after holding the role since 2012, according to a news release from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health. He has been employed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock since 1992 and will continue on at D-HH in a part-time position focusing on research on quality and patient safety initiatives.
Barsky will lead and oversee quality, safety, patient experience and value activities at D-HH, according to the release. Additionally, she will work with other chief officers to develop policies, programs, metrics, reporting and accountability to improve safety and quality assurance at the facilities.
“Prioritizing and developing safety, quality and value, with patients and employees in mind, is one of the most important responsibilities of any health care system,” Barsky said in the release. “I am grateful for the opportunity to join Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health on its journey to continually develop and strengthen its strategic quality infrastructure.”
HANOVER — Dartmouth College has selected Shontay Delalue as the institution’s first senior vice president and senior diversity officer.
Delalue, who will begin her role at Dartmouth in July, is currently vice president for institutional equity and diversity at Brown University, where she also serves as interim senior associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, according to a news release. She is also an adjunct assistant professor of American studies at Brown.
“Two important components of engaging in this important work are acknowledging the gaps and making a bold commitment to change,” Delalue said in the release. “With the elevation of the position, I believe Dartmouth is ready to engage deeper in this work. I am honored to have been selected to lead the charge.”
Delalue will report to President Phil Hanlon and will be a member of Dartmouth’s senior leadership group and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, according to the release.
Among her roles will be evaluating, planning and implementing Dartmouth’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, in addition to leading discrimination and harassment compliance efforts.
She will also work to increase diversity and equity in the college’s graduate and professional programs along with faculty, staff and students.
“Shontay Delalue is the right leader for this important time in Dartmouth’s history as we work to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community,” Hanlon said in the release.
CANAAN — The Canaan Farmers & Artisans Market is looking vendors — particularly those who sell meat, dairy, produce or prepared food — for this summer.
The market is held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sunday beginning Memorial Day weekend through early October at the Canaan town common. Those interested should email nhcanaanmarket@gmail.com for more information and an application.
CLAREMONT — The Public Health Council of the Upper Valley and the Greater Sullivan County Public Health Network will hold a community forum from 7-8 p.m. for residents to discuss funding for health care measures in the proposed New Hampshire State budget with area lawmakers.
Topics include public health programs and services; growing New Hampshire’s health care workforce; sustaining and growing behavioral health services for children and adults; strengthening Granite State children and families; and supporting older adults in aging in the community.
People can access the link Facebook: UV Public Health or at https://secure.everyaction.com/qicJZy9NvUqjagvoHk-ASQ2. Those without internet access can call 603-523-7100 for a phone number to call in to.
LEBANON — The American Red Cross remains in need of blood and plasma donations. Here’s a list of blood drives coming up throughout the Upper Valley in February. Donors are required to make appointments by visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-733-2767.
■Feb. 16: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Hanover Inn, 2 E. Wheelock St.
■Feb. 16: 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, 485 Hotel Drive, Brownsville.
■Feb. 17: 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Springfield Elks, 49 Park St., Springfield, Vt.
■Feb. 17: noon-5 p.m., Witherell Recreation Center, 1 Taylor St., Lebanon.
■Feb. 24: 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Riverbank Church, 259 Holiday Drive, White River Junction.
■Feb. 24: noon-5 p.m., Witherell Recreation Center, 1 Taylor St., Lebanon.
■Feb. 27: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sugar River Bank, 10 N. Main St., Newport, N.H.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Three members of Vermont’s Abenaki community will give talks in a virtual lecture series hosted by the Community College of Vermont.
All three talks can be streamed via Zoom at ccv.edu/speakerseries.
■Jesse Bowman Bruchac, a member of the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe who is a traditional storyteller, musician and Abenaki language instructor, will discuss “Abenaki Creation Story, Language, and Culture,” on Feb. 18, from 5-6 p.m.
■Don Stevens, chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation, who is a writer, businessman and lecturer, will discuss “History of Abenaki in Vermont, Sovereignty, and Recognition” on March 18, from 5-6 p.m.
■Melody Walker Brook, a citizen of the Elnu Abenaki Band, who is an Abenaki educator, activist and artist, will discuss “Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Healing, and the Path Forward” on April 15, from 5-6 p.m.
BRADFORD, Vt. — The Bradford Public Library is collecting poetry submissions for its fourth annual PoemTown event, which will take place during National Poetry Month in April.
Poets of all ages are encouraged to submit poems, which will be hung in storefront windows throughout town. Email submissions to poemtown@bradfordvtlibrary.org by March 15.
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Liz Sauchelli can be reached at esauchelli@vnews.com or 603-727-3221.
