Board of Directors
President
Michael O’Farrell
Director of Marketing + Communications
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
365 Montauk Avenue
New London, CT 06320
860.271.4838
Vice President
Treasurer
Julia Sorensen, MBA, MSW
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Cooley Dickinson Health Care
30 Locust Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413.582.2214
Secretary
Susan McDonald
Content Manager
Hartford HealthCare
326 Washington Street
Norwich, CT 06360
860.889.8331 x2312
Board Mentor
Jill McDonald Halsey, APR
Chief Marketing and Communication Officer
Lawrence General Hospital
One General Street
Lawrence, MA 01842
978.683.4000 x8561
Immediate Past President
John F. Looney, MSM
Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02462
617.243.5558
Director 1: Connecticut
Christina Di Bona
Director, Digital Marketing
Stamford Hospital
1351 Washington Blvd., Suite 1000
Stamford, CT 06902
203.276.7586
Director 2: Connecticut
Michele Sharp
Vice President, Communications
Connecticut Hospital Association
110 Barnes Road, P.O. Box 90
Wallingford, CT 06492
203.294.7213
Director 1: Massachusetts
Jeff Steblea
Senior Account Executive & Data Strategist
SilverTech
196 Bridge St
Manchester, NH 03104
603.669.6600 x119
Director 2: Massachusetts
Sarah Darcy
Senior Director, Communications
Joslin Diabetes Center
One Joslin Place
Boston, MA 02215
617.309.1958
Director 1: Maine
Kelly David
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Spectrum Medical Group
324 Gannett Drive Suite 200
South Portland, ME 04106
207.482.7800
Director 2: Maine
Director 1: New Hampshire
Vanessa Stafford
Director of Communications
New Hampshire Hospital Association
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
603.415.4255
Director 2: New Hampshire
Kristen Bernier
Director, Communications & Marketing
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
580-90 Court Street
Keene, NH 03431
603.354.6921
Director 1: Rhode Island
Amy Blustein
Director of Marketing
Care New England
45 Willard Avenue
Providence, RI 02905
401.681.2822
Director 1: Vermont
Bernadette Robin
VNA of the Southwest Region
Director of Business Development & Marketing
7 Albert Cree Drive
Rutland, VT 05702
802.770.1520
Director 2: Vermont
Shari Owens
Creative Director, Marketing & PR
Rutland Regional Medical Center
435 West Street
Rutland, VT 05701
802.747.1865
Director At Large – 1
Melissa Nelson
Client Success and Outcomes Manager
UbiCare
284 Amory St # 15
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617.830.7755
Director At Large -2
Director At Large – 3
Joel Cessna
Eruptr
2254 Tart Lake Road
Lino Lakes, MN 55038
612.562.2799
