Board of Directors
James Culhane, President
Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice
Julie Reynolds, Vice President
Cornerstone VNA
Jennifer Legassie, Secretary
Central New HVNA and Hospice
Dimitri Panacopoulos, Treasurer
Berry Dunn
Kristin Barnum RN, MBA
BAYADA Hospice
Michael Counter, President
North Country Home Health & Hospice
Diana Dedousis
Silver Touch Home Healthcare
Donna Frizzell
VNA of Manchester & Southern New Hampshire
John Getts, Member -At- Large
Home Health & Hospice Care
Peg Gilmore
Individual Member
Dottie Gove
Waypoint
Andrea Huertas, RN, BSN, CHPN,
Individual Member
Amy Moore, Director
Suzana Makowski, MD, Medical Director
Beth Slepian, MBA, PT
Concord Regional VNA
Gina Balkus, CEO
Gina Balkus joined the Home Care Association as CEO in 2011. She has more than 25 years of healthcare public policy experience. Prior to joining HCANH, Balkus was Director of Government Relations for Dartmouth-Hitchcock, a statewide hospital and physician health system, and Vice President, Public Affairs for the NH Hospital Association.
Janice McDermott, Director of Hospice & Palliative CareJanice McDemott has been the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Hospice and Palliative Care Organization since 2007. In June of 2018 the Home Care Association of NH and the NH Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance merged, and Janice accepted her current position as Director of the Hospice and Palliative Care. Janice brings an extensive background in end of life care from her years of experience with community hospice programs in the Nashua area. . During her 20+ years in that organization, Janice was instrumental in developing what became one of the largest hospice volunteer programs in New Hampshire.
Leslie Hammond, Director of Education & CommunicationsLeslie Hammond came to the Home Care Association to continue branding and marketing efforts for all of the member home care agencies in New Hampshire. She is responsible for HCANH’s education programs, website, and developing initiatives to enhance the visibility of home health in New Hampshire. Leslie has held public relations and public policy positions with the Vermont Health Care Association and the Alzheimer’s Association of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Stacey Brown, Office ManagerStacey Brown joined the Home Care Association of New Hampshire in December 2017 with the goal of streamlining workflow processes and updating and maintaining the member databases. Stacey oversees office management, bookkeeping and invoicing, day-to-day operations as well as spear heads member relations by attending to meeting and conference registrations, membership renewals and applications. Prior to joining the Home Care Association, Stacey worked with the US Military, and is fluent in Farsi. She currently also works for the Concord Public Library Foundation.