Board of Directors
The Endowment for Health Board of Directors have a demonstrated track record in their respective professions. As the organization�s governing body, they bring wisdom and perspective to the organization and its strategic direction. A majority of our board must consist of public members.* All Endowment board members give generously of their time without compensation.
*Non-public members are employees, officers or directors of health care organizations and/or are engaged in the practice of a health care profession. Public members are not.
Bylaws
Susan Chollet - Chair
Public Member (Governor Appointed)
Peterborough Resident
Experience
Sue Chollet is Board Chair for the Endowment for Health. She is a former educator and psychiatric nurse. Ms. Chollet serves on several boards of NH nonprofits focused on health, education and the arts. She is also a graduate of Leadership New Hampshire, Class of 1999 and holds a Master of Science from Boston University.
Cordell Johnston - Vice Chair
Public Member
Local Government Center
Experience
Cordell Johnston is the Board Vice Chair for the Endowment for Health. He is the Government Affairs Attorney for the Local Government Center, representing the legal and legislative interests of New Hampshire cities and towns. Previously, he was an attorney in private practice for many years with the Concord law firm of Orr & Reno, P.A. He is a former selectman for the Town of Henniker. Cordell graduated from Princeton University and from Boston University School of Law.
Sandra Pelletier - Secretary
Non-Public Member
Gateways Community Services
Experience
Sandra Pelletier is CEO and President of Gateways Community Services, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization based in Nashua, NH with a focus on services to children and adults with disabilities. Prior to that, Ms. Pelletier served as Founder and President of the Board of the Community Support Network in Concord and as Deputy Director of The PLUS Company, a provider of residential and supported work programs for the disabled. Earlier in her career, she acted as Coordinator of Manpower & Training for the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services. Ms. Pelletier serves on several nonprofit boards around the state and is a graduate of Leadership New Hampshire, Class of 1994. She earned her M.Ed. from the University of New Hampshire.
Karin Caruso - Treasurer
Public Member
Southern New Hampshire University
Experience
Karin Caruso is Interim Dean for Southern New Hampshire University's School of Business. Ms. Caruso also serves as Associate Professor of Accountancy and Organizational Leadership and is Co-Chair of the Accountancy and Taxation Department. She has taught a broad curriculum at colleges and universities since 1972. Ms. Caruso has also held leadership positions in a number of professional associations, including IMA and the NH Society of CPAs and is also published in the field of corporate ethics. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University, a Master of Science from the University of New York at Albany and an MBA from New Hampshire College.
Sanders Burstein, M.D.
Non-Public Member
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic – Nashua
Experience
Sandy Burstein is Medical Director for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics. He is responsible for performance management of providers, patient and employee safety, and quality assurance. Dr. Burstein also serves as chair of the Endowment's Program Committee.
Eleanor Dunfey-Freiburger
Public Member
Southern New Hampshire University
Eddie Edwards
Public Member
NH State Liquor Commission
Experience
Eddie Edwards is the Chief of Enforcement for the NH State Liquor Commission. With more than 18 years of law enforcement experience, Mr. Edwards was recognized as one of the top 40 leaders in New Hampshire under the age of 40. He serves as an adjutant instructor for the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation as well as the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. He is also a member of the NH US Attorney General's Identity Theft Task Force as well the Underage Drinking Task Force and the Governor's Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice. Mr. Edwards also serves on the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and is certified as a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor.
Randy Foose
Public Member
NH State Representative
Experience
Randy Foose is Special Assistant to the President and Adjunct Professor at Vermont Law School. He is also a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he serves on the Finance Committee. Mr. Foose is also actively involved in a wide array of professional activities, including the New England, Middle States, and Western Associations of Schools and Colleges, the Massachusetts Department of Education, and the Association of American Law Schools, to name only a few. Mr. Foose received a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Margaret Franckhauser
Non-Public Member
Community Health & Hospice
Experience
Margaret Franckhauser is a nurse and Executive Director of Community Health & Hospice, Inc., a home care, hospice and community service agency in Laconia. Ms. Franckhauser also served as a Nurse Practitioner with the National Health Service Corps in a medically underserved coastal community of North Carolina. In New Hampshire, she has also worked with the NH Department of Health and Human Services as a nurse practitioner in the Bureau of Maternal & Child Health and as a Program Chief with the Bureau of Disease Control. Additionally, she has also acted in the role of nurse practitioner in rural NH communities. Ms. Franckhauser has served on numerous national and state task forces and councils. Most recently, she was named to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Leader Fellowship.
Ross Gittell, Ph.D.
Public Member
University of New Hampshire
Esteban Lopez
Public Member
NH College and University Council
Experience
Esteban Lopez is the Director of Diversity Initiatives at the New Hampshire College & University Council, a nonprofit consortium of seventeen public and private higher education institutions serving more than 70,000 students throughout the state. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lopez worked in the finance industry as an advisor to some of the largest financial institutions in Ecuador. Mr. Lopez also serves in a variety of leadership roles including as a Board member at Vision Hispana New Hampshire, Vote Now NH Hispanics, and the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation. He was appointed by Governor John Lynch to serve on the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. Mr. Lopez holds a degree in economics from Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, a Masters Degree in Finance as well as a Masters Degree in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University.
Caroline McCarley
Public Member (Governor Appointed)
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Experience
Caroline McCarley is Executive Editor at Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. She is a former State Senator and also served in the Governor's Office as Assistant on Health Care issues.
Gregory McConahey
Public Member
NH Trust Company
Richard Showalter
Non-Public Member
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Trinidad Tellez, M.D.
Non-Public Member
Manchester Resident
