Guiding our future
Leadership
Our Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers who serve as ambassadors for our agency in the communities we serve. Board members focus on raising awareness about our scope of services, generating client and donor referrals, and strategic planning to help the agency remain independent and self-sustaining.
Dorothy Hammett
VNA Board President
General Counsel,
Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.
John O’Connell
VNA Board Vice President
Senior Counsel,
The Hartford
STEPHANIE MCGUIRE, APRN, NNP-BC
VNA Board Secretary
Midlevel Practitioner, Neonatal ICU,
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Denise Grant
VNA Board Treasurer
Vice President, Finance & Control,
Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.
Dennis Chapron
Medication Safety Pharmacist
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Paul Cialfi
New England Territory Manager
US Chemical and Plastics Division of Valspar Automotive
Atique Mirza, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Partner
Central Connecticut Cardiologists, LLC
Consultant Cardiologist
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Nancy Shepard
Managing Principal & Owner; Chief Operating Officer
Lindberg & Ripple
Colleen O'Connor
Tax Collector
Town of Simsbury
Ola Ghoneim, MSc., PhD
Chris Allen
Dr. Anne Kenny
