Staff & Board

Johanna Beliveau, DNP, MBA, RN is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH). Dr. Beliveau is an experienced healthcare leader with 25 years in nursing practice and holds a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Yale University, a Master of Business Administration from Rosemont College, and a Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt certificate from the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College. She is an active member of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders, American College of Healthcare Executives, and Sigma Theta Tau International, with the mission to bring the best practices available to healthcare delivery and clinical practice.

Tom is Emeritus Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College and co-author of the leading computer science textbook Introduction to algorithms. He has been living in the Upper Valley since 1992 and in Lebanon since 1993. Tom joined COVER as a community member of the Development Committee in 2021 and helped out as our grant writer for a year. Tom has represented Ward 3 of Lebanon in the New Hampshire House of Representatives since 2022. He enjoys working on roofs and ramps at COVER job sites. Ask him about the time he found himself in an elephant pen.

Dr. David Finley is the Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.  After completing his undergraduate degree at Duke University, he received his MD from the University of Vermont Lerner College of Medicine and has been in practice for over 20 yrs. David has volunteered on a number of home repair projects for COVER, bringing his surgical team together to build accessibility ramps for mobility-challenged homeowners.

Sam is a marketing professional with more than 10 years of experience working with local non-profits on campaign planning, digital strategy and data management. Sam is the Director of Enrollment Marketing for Beacon College, an educational non-profit serving students with learning differences. She lives in Sutton, NH with her family and also serves on the Town of Sutton Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Sean is the Senior Director of Corporate Operations at Hypertherm, an innovative, 100% employee-owned manufacturing company.  Prior to living in the Upper Valley, Sean spent 18 years at another employee-owned company, W.L. Gore and Associates, located in southeastern PA and northern AZ.  He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Penn State University.   Sean is a 2022 graduate of Leadership Upper Valley and has actively volunteered with Scouting organizations for many years.  He enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and three children.

Gloria Johnson was born and raised in Claremont, NH. She has 3 children and 3 grandchildren and is retired after 50 years working as secretary/surgical scheduler, including 14 years at New London Hospital. She loves volunteering and has been active with the Ladies Auxiliary of Croydon for 20 years, as well as 6 years for the Special Olympics, and 4 years for both the Newport Senior Center and the Claremont Senior Center. Gloria first reached out to COVER to weatherize her home. She immediately wanted to give back and volunteers at the COVER store when we were short staffed and joined our board in 2021.

Zach is the Branch Manager of Mascoma Bank in Claremont. His connection to COVER goes back to the early days, as his family was a recipient of COVER services when he was a child. That led Zach to join the board in 2020 and he currently serves as the Treasurer. In addition to COVER, Zach also serves on the board of directors for TLC Family Resource Center in Claremont.

Dave is a Principal Engineer with Lab49, a global financial technology consultancy. He grew up in North Carolina and moved his family to Vermont just a few years ago. COVER is the first non-profit that Dave heard of in the Upper Valley, and this is his first board membership. Dave enjoys volunteering his technology expertise with COVER and the Thetford public libraries.

Julianne Loree worked in the People and Organizational Performance (POP) practice in McKinsey & Company in NYC for four years where she worked on improving Organizational Health and culture in large organizations undergoing significant Transformations. Currently she is attending the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where she will earn her MBA in June 2024 with intention to return to consulting with a focus on the intersection of business and social impact.

Hugh served as COVER Home Repair Director for 8 years and now serves as head of the Home Repair Committee.

Kevin is a founding principal of O’Hara & Gercke Inc., an Upper Valley custom home builder. He is a past Chair of both the Strafford VT and Thetford VT planning boards, and currently serves on the Board of the Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center.

Ursula first heard of COVER in 2022 when she needed repairs to her home and didn’t know where to turn. She is grateful for the help COVER offered and is happy to serve on the board.

In her professional capacity, Ursula holds a Bsc in Mathematics and Chemistry and a PhD in Mathematics from the University of London. She tutors in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics. For fun, she is also a past life regression hypnotherapist, and enjoys leading meditations and sound healing sessions.