Patty McCartan Prue

Board Chair

Patty McCartan Prue founded McCartan Consulting and is certified as an Executive Coach. Patty’s overall global business expertise includes executive coaching, Human Resource strategic leadership and oversight and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to establishing her coaching business, Patty was employed as The Vice President of Human Resources for Tyco International, which grew to become a $36B global company with over 240,000 employees. As a graduate of Stonehill College, Ms. Prue now welcomes the opportunity to serve as a Trustee. Patty has also enjoyed serving locally in NH as Vice-Chair, Governance Chair, Riverwoods of Exeter and previously at Exeter Health Resources. Patty is a member of Stonehill College’s Visiting Business Committee and has volunteered with Global Volunteers in Ghana and Por Cristo in Ecuador as well as other non-profit boards.

Kathleen Anderson

Vice Chair

Kathy served from 2002-2019 as President and CEO of Goodwin Living, a Virginia/metro-DC-based nonprofit senior living and health care services organization. Now in the 4th year of a bold strategic plan conceived and adopted during her tenure, Goodwin Living touches the lives of thousands every day through senior living and life plan communities; specialized healthcare services including hospice, home health and rehabilitation; the innovative Goodwin House at Home program; extensive community partnerships; and philanthropic endeavors with a particular focus on workforce support and development. The organization was named one of The Washington Post’s Metro Washington Top Workplaces for five consecutive years, and in 2023 was named best in class for large employers. Kathy’s 35-year career focused on ways to support, respect and dignify the lives of older adults and those who care for them. She is passionate about the impact of the nonprofit sector on our society through excellence and innovation in governance and leadership. In retirement she has consulted with boards and CEO’s on governance capacity and vision; strategy; organizational transitions; and executive team development. She served in numerous capacities on the national LeadingAge Board, assisted the Virginia LeadingAge association in developing and executing a new strategic plan, was a coach in the national Leadership Academy, served on hospital and university boards, and was a frequent speaker. Kathy derives joy from continuing as mentor and colleague to CEO’s and emerging leaders. She is a graduate of Westminster College (PA) and Duquesne University (PA). Kathy and her husband, now residents of Pittsburgh PA, have a diverse and lively blended family of five children, their partners and spouses, and ten grandchildren.

Tammy Michaud

Treasurer, Trustee

Tammy is a CPA and principal at BerryDunn, a top 50 public accounting firm. Tammy joined BerryDunn in 1987 and spends most of her time working with clients in the not-for-profit, health care, social services and affordable housing industries. She leads BerryDunn’s Not-for-Profit Practice Group and serves on BerryDunn’s board of directors. In addition to providing audit, accounting and consulting services to her clients, Tammy coordinates BerryDunn’s not-for-profit client educational sessions, webinars, client newsletters and website content. She also has spoken at many local, regional and national seminars on not-for-profit accounting, fraud and board governance topics. Tammy has served on many not-for-profit boards in various leadership roles.

Justine Vogel, CPA

President and CEO, Clerk, Trustee

Justine began work at RiverWoods as part of the pre-opening team in June 1994. Her tenure at RiverWoods began as the Director of Accounting, with growth into the role of CFO in 1997, COO in 2005 and President/CEO in 2007. She is currently the CEO of The RiverWoods Group. Ms. Vogel’s prior experience includes several years in auditing and financial analysis with Arthur Andersen & Co., Ernst & Young, and Chubb Life Insurance Company. Ms. Vogel is a certified public accountant in the state of New Jersey and serves as a Trustee and Treasurer of the Board of Directors for Leading Age of Maine and New Hampshire. Ms. Vogel has lectured at the University of New Hampshire and is a frequent speaker at local, regional and national industry conferences on topics including strategic management, growth planning, culture development and financial oversight.

Ms. Vogel has lectured at the University of New Hampshire and is a frequent speaker at local, regional and national industry conferences on topics including strategic management, growth planning, culture development and financial oversight.

David P. Brownell

Trustee

Dave retired in 2003 from Tyco International (US), Inc. as Senior Vice President – Corporate Marketing and Community Affairs. His responsibilities included corporate marketing strategy and maintaining community relationships in the New Hampshire, New York City and Boca Raton, FL communities. Dave had been with Tyco since 1984 and held numerous management positions in their divisions, as well as headquarters. Prior to Tyco, he had been with the General Electric Co. for 19 years. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Unitil Corporation (NYSE-UTL), Hampton, NH, serving on their compensation committee and chairing the nominating/governance committee. Dave received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY in 1965. Dave regularly volunteers his time to various non-profit organizations in New Hampshire. Currently, he is the Co-Chair of the UNH Athletic Advisory Council. And is a member of various committees at Stratham Community Church.
Previously, Dave has been:

• Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Moderator at Stratham Community Church
• Interim President of the UNH Foundation
• Vice Chair, UNH Foundation Board of Directors
• Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Exeter Health Resources
• President, United Way of he Greater Seacoast (UWGS)
• Chair, UWGS Endowment Committee
• Chair, UWGS Stewardship Committee
• Chair, 1997/98 “Character Under Construction” Capital Fund Campaign, Daniel Webster Council-BSA
• Chair of the RiverWoods CCRC Board of Trustees

Philip Ryan

Trustee

Phil’s passion and career focus has been advising, leading, and helping organizations thrive and achieve their potential. He has spent more than five decades leading client engagements, advising, and serving as a director / trustee and leading organizations as President and CEO. He was a co-founder of Bigelow LLC, one of the country’s premier advisory firms that focuses exclusively on growing and capturing the enterprise value of entrepreneur owner-managed companies. Phil was CEO of Elliot Health System, a not-for-profit regional healthcare system, and CEO of Merchants Fleet, a privately owned company providing nation-wide fleet-vehicle leasing and fleet-management services. He served in leadership roles on many not-for-profit, private, and public company boards and was an elected town Moderator. Phil has been a trustee, now trustee emeritus, of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for more than twenty years. He served as WPI board Chair and for one year, as the university’s interim President. Currently, he is a board member and advisor to several private companies and leads a CEO Peer Group that meets regularly for collaborative learning and solving business issues. Phil has a Civil Engineering degree and an Honorary Doctorate from WPI and his MBA from Harvard University. Traveling and spending time with their family and friends give Phil and Judy, his wife of more than 50 years, some of their greatest joys. They moved to RiverWoods Exeter in January 2022, and they deeply appreciate being actively engaged in this wonderful community.

Kathryn Skouteris

Trustee

Kate Skouteris is Vice President of the NH and RI Commercial Markets at Point32Health, parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, where she leads the organization’s strategy, sales, provider network and overall operations for the New Hampshire commercial market. In 2022, she assumed responsibility for the Rhode Island market, leading strategy, sales, and overall operations for the commercial membership. Throughout her career, Kate has served in numerous leadership roles working with health care leaders in the area. Prior to joining Harvard Pilgrim, Kate worked as an attorney specialized in serving the needs of health care, insurance and financial industry clients. She also served in executive leadership roles at Southern New Hampshire Health System, most recently as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, where she was responsible for legal services, driving operational efficiencies and administrative operations across the organization. Her early career also included practicing law in Boston followed by public service in roles at the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, first as General Counsel then as Assistant Commissioner. A New Hampshire native, Kate holds a B.A. degree from the University of New Hampshire and a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School. She currently resides in Bedford with her husband and two daughters.

Phil Stead

Trustee

Phil Stead is the U.S. Business Unit Leader for an orthopedics division of Johnson & Johnson (Early Intervention (Sports Medicine) team) where he is responsible for overall U.S. sales, marketing, and market access strategies. Phil is a dynamic and purpose-driven senior leader with more than two decades of leadership experience inside medical device, pharmaceutical, and health tech companies. He is recognized for his ability to transform commercial operations, scale high-growth businesses, and has built a reputation as a trusted leader who delivers consistent, measurable results across complex, fast-paced environments. Prior to re-joining Johnson & Johnson, Phil served as the Chief Growth Officer at Grouper, a PE-backed healthcare technology and services company with a product platform focused on healthy aging, where he was first introduced to the River Woods Group. Phil also served in executive leadership roles at the medical device company Bioventus (NYSE: BVS) where he was U.S. General Manager for the Pain Treatment and Restorative Therapies business unit responsible for leading over 500 team members in a medical device platform focused on active healing therapies. His earlier career spanned multiple commercial leadership roles at leading health care companies, Smith & Nephew and Johnson & Johnson. Phil earned his Executive MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and holds a B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University. Phil lives in Bedford, NH with his wife and three children.