Leadership
In October, 2001 Easter Seals assembled the Seniors Count Task Force, comprised of representatives from the New Hampshire Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, the City of Manchester, hospitals, human services agencies, private industry and senior advocates. The Task Force established that there were serious unmet needs that present significant problems for seniors. Today, the Seniors Count leadership includes over forty representatives and many more community partners and has evolved into a two level leadership structure: the Seniors Count Collaborating Council and the Seniors Count Coordinating Committee.
SENIORS COUNT COLLABORATING COUNCIL
Patrick M. Tufts, Chair, President and CEO, Heritage United Way
Harold Acres, Retired Sr. VP, Bank of New Hampshire
Adele Baker, Past Director, Franco-American Center
Thomas Blonski, President and CEO, NH Catholic Charities
Paul Boynton, President and CEO, Moore Center Services, Inc.
Kelly Clark, State Director, AARP NH
Sylvio Dupuis, Former Mayor, Manchester, NH
Gail Garceau, Consultant/Former President, Heritage United Way
Edward George, CEO, Manchester Community Health Center
Debra S. Grabowski, Community Leader
Frank C. Guinta, Mayor, Manchester, NH
Peter Janelle, President & CEO, Mental Health Ctr. Of Gr. Manchester
Arlene Kershaw, Director Senior Services, Easter Seals NH
Susan Larman, VP Home Care, Senior & Comm Svc.’s, Elliot Health System
Tina Legere, Vice President, Catholic Medical Center
Mary Maggioncalda, Administrator II, Bureau of Elderly & Adult Svc.’s
Christopher Emerson, Minister, First Congregational Church
Chris McMahon, COO, Easter Seals NH
Toni Pappas, County Commissioner, Hillsborough Board of Commissioners
Yvonne Schulze, Proj. Facilitator. Seniors Count – RWJ (CPFOA)
Bernie Seifert, Community Liaison, Seniors Count
Timothy Soucy, Public Health Director, City of Manchester Health Department
Joan Tulk, Dir. Clinical Perf. Mgmnt., Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic
Karen Van Der Beken, Easter Seals NH, Sr. VP Development & Comm
SENIORS COUNT COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Debra S. Grabowski, Chair, Vice President VNA, Elliot Health System
Lynn Zuccarelli Austin, Outreach Coordinator, NH Public TV
Catalina Celentano, Consumer Assistance Administrator, Public Service NH
Sue Fox, Real Choice Proj. Dir., NH Institute on Disability/UNH
Deborah Gosselin, Dir. Program Operations, Southern NH Services
Arlene Kershaw, Director Senior Services, Easter Seals NH
Cathy Lodico, RN, Prog. Mgr. VNA Personal Services, Inc.
Patricia Magee, Supervisor, Bureau of Elderly & Adult Svc.’s
Paul Mertzic, Dir. Comm. Health & Wellness, Catholic Medical Center
Yvonne Schulze, Proj. Facilitator. Seniors Count – RWJ (CPFOA)
Bernie Seifert, Community Liaison, Seniors Count
Linda Sirak, VP Major Donations & Planned Giving, Easter Seals NH
John Tousignant, Seniors Count Project Coordinator
Earle Tryder, Former VP, NH Insurance
Barbara Vigneault, Director, Elderly Services Dept., City of Manchester
Joanne Fadale Wagner, Clinical Social Worker, Elliot Senior Health Center
Helen Zarnowski, MRCOA, Caregiver/Advocate/Sr. Issues