Meet Our Management Team and Board
Our Compassionate Team
Our Management Team
Day-to-day operations of Valley Village are overseen by our Executive Director, JoAnne Blanchard. She and our management team work collaboratively to provide quality compassionate care for all residents.
JoAnne C. Blanchard
Executive Director
Becca Schaefer
Human Resources & Outreach Director
Danielle St Lawrence.
Administrative Assistant & Tenant Specialist
Heidi Carley, RN
Director of Nursing
Mary Jo Dansereau, LPN
Nurse Supervisor/Assisted Living Director in Training
Carrie Potter Earle
Activity & Volunteer Coordinator
Amanda Hescock
Dietary & Housekeeping Services Director
Amy Laquerre
SASH Coordinator
Our Board
As a 501(c)3 charitable organization, Valley Village is governed by a community-based board of directors which includes two resident members of our housing.
- Judy Ferenbach, President – Townshend
- Bryan Santiago, Vice President – Chester
- Roger Allbee, Treasurer – Townshend
- Jessica Emerson, Secretary, GCH Representative – Newfane
- Susan LeCours, Town-Appointed Board Member – Townshend
- John Nopper – Putney
- William Hoser – Chester
- Kathy Stover – Jamaica
- Debbie Coyle Barry – Newfane
- Mary Woods – Brattleboro
Testimonials
Working here is like coming in to take care of your family. I really enjoy the residents and the staff. And they seem to feel attached to the us. There’s an intimacy and smallness and feels really homelike. The residents get along well. It feels like things flow well and we all feel like we’re being taken care of so we can take care of others.
