Leadership
Johanna L. Beliveau, BSN, MBA, RN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Johanna L. Beliveau was appointed President and CEO of the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) in June 2018. Johanna is an experienced healthcare leader with 20 years in nursing practice. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Fitchburg State College, 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 also currently pursuing her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from Yale University. A member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, she was selected as a Nurse Director fellow in 2015. Her clinical and leadership experience includes hospice and palliative care, pediatrics, hospice and hospital operations, regulatory readiness, quality improvement, and patient safety science. Through her career, Ms. Beliveau has implemented several strategic initiatives including reducing central line associated blood stream infections, reducing employee turnover, implementing team care behaviors, and safety behaviors for error prevention.
Catherine Cullen, PT, MHCDS
Chief Clinical Officer
Cathy received her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y. She has more than 30 years of experience as a practicing clinician, and has been a managing director for more than 20 of those years. She has direct experience in acute rehabilitation, post acute rehabilitation and home care. Cathy was promoted from Director of Rehabilitation in June 2016, a position she held since 2008. She graduated from the Master of Healthcare Delivery Science program at Dartmouth College in February 2017.
Christine M. Apicella, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Christine has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Briarcliffe College and a master’s degree in both accounting and healthcare management from St. Joseph’s College. Prior to joining VNH in April 2017, she was the Chief Financial Officer at Long Island FQHC, Inc. in Westbury, New York for 6 years.
Shelia Aubin, RN
Director, Community Programs
Sheila is a graduate of Norwich University School of Nursing and the University of California at Dominquez Hills. She joined VNH in 1987 and has worked in multiple areas of the agency, including maternal child health, homecare and hospice nursing, community clinics, quality improvement, and education. She has been in nursing administration since 2006.
Rita Laferriere, APRN
Director, Special Programs
A graduate of Mary Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing, Rita received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Saint Joseph’s College in Windham, Maine, and a master’s degree in nursing and is certified as an adult nurse practitioner from the University of Vermont. Her experience includes more than 35 years of home care experience, including long-term care, maternal child health, and hospice. She holds certifications from the American Nurse Credentialing Center for nursing case management, public/community health clinical nurse specialist, and adult nurse practitioner.
Holly Amoth
Director, Human Resources
With more than 20 years of human resources management experience, Holly has directed all functions of human resources, including employee relations, on-boarding, training and development, program development, compliance, compensation, benefits, policy development, affirmative action, OFCCP, and state and federal audits. She holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational management and communication from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., and a master’s degree in human resources and international business from the American Intercontinental University.
Justin Bell
Director, Information Services
Justin Bell began his career at VNH in 2004 and has seen it through many stages of technical innovation in the years since. With nearly 20 years of Information Technology experience, Cisco and ITIL certifications, and a master’s degree in managing information systems, Justin strives for cutting edge technology, while ensuring remote VNH staff have the tools and resources necessary to care for the patients we serve.
Cristine Maloney, MD, HMDC
Hospice Medical Director
Dr. Cristine Maloney joined VNH full-time in September 2016 after working for the agency for 4 years in the Hospice program. Dr. Maloney is a graduate of the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, completing her residency at Yale School of Medicine, and is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, having completed her palliative care fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Maloney most recently worked at Gifford Medical Center as an attending physician in both internal medicine and palliative care, providing primary care as well as palliative care consultation.
Hilary R. Davis
Director, Community Relations and Development
Hilary R. Davis joined VNH in January 2017. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a concentration in leadership from Norwich University and has over 7 years of professional experience in strategic fundraising, event planning, and volunteer coordination. Prior to joining VNH, she was the Director of Leadership Giving in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at Norwich University.
Board of Trustees
Stephen Whitman, Chair
Gary Mayo
Tracy Bach
Ellen Flaherty
Tim Ford
Aimee Giglio
Devon Green
Adam Keller
Michael Long
Dana Michalovic
Jeffrey O’Brien
Joseph Perras
Marlene Sachs
Cynthia Twombly
Geraldine Williams