Meet Your Board of Directors

Members at Large

Peter Bergin
Peter Bergin has been involved with Girl Scouting since his youth through his father's business that supplied Girl Scout Cookies. He has also stayed involved in Girl Scouting through his wife and daughters. Peter workeded with both legacy councils through their cookie sales. He is currently a State Representative in New Hampshire, and looks forward to bringing out the best for the good of all the girls and volunteers.

Patricia Casey
Volunteering for Girl Scouts has been one of Patricia (Tricia) Casey’s loves in life. A member of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains Board of Directors since January 2009, she serves on the Fund Development, Audit, and Executive Committees. She served as a board member for the Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council for several years, involved in the Executive, Audit, Development, and Golf Committees. She has been both a Council and National Delegate, and served on the Gold Award Support Committee. Tricia holds an Associate Degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management and a Bachelor Degree in Sales and Marketing, both from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, RI. She is a candidate for her Master in Public Administration with the University of New Hampshire. Tricia works for New Hampshire Audubon in Concord, NH as Director of Organizational Development. She volunteers at St. Christopher School in Nashua, NH and for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer–Boston. Tricia lives with her husband, Paul, and children, Jack and Scarlett, in Nashua, NH.

Anne Edwards
A lifelong Girl Scout, Anne Edwards served on the legacy Swift Water Board in a number of capacities since 1997, most recently as President 2003-2008 and as co-Chair of the Council Realignment Committee. Anne graduated from St. Anselm's College and Boston University School of Law. As a lawyer, Anne has worked in two law firms and is currently Associate Attorney General and Chief for the State of New Hampshire. She has been an Assistant Cub Master since 2001, Milford Ethics Committee Chair since 2008 and continues as an active volunteer in her church. Previously, Anne was involved in the Women's Lobby Council and the Children's Connection. Anne is committed to the merger and sees the need for the new Board to be very forward thinking. There are different strengths within each legacy Council to be applied in the new Council.

Barbara Goulette
Barbara hopes to assist in the process of forming a Council that is considered outstanding in all forms of measurement by its own standards and those of GSUSA. She began her 50+ year love of horses and riding as a Girl Scout in Dearborn, MI. Barbara started Girl Scouts again as an adult after college as a leader, Service Unit Chair, Vermont Board member, Service Unit Cookie Chair as well as other volunteer positions before, during and after her daughter’s participation in Scouting. She is the Chief Financial Officer of one Vermont business and President of a second one that just received a WBE certification. Barb has 2 young granddaughters and is hoping they will be “Green” and Equestrians.

Linda Ingold
Linda Ingold holds a Sociology/Social Work degree from the Illinois State University and has obtained a certification in Non-Profit Management from Woodbury College. She is currently the Director of the Vermont Women’s Business Center and has worked as a director of community health improvement. Also, Linda has worked professionally for two Girl Scout Councils in Massachusetts and Texas. Linda writes that she wants to advance the Girl Scout mission and formulate the structure so that others can do the same. She sincerely wants to volunteer her time to make the new Council grow. By using her other volunteer experience in Home Health Hospice and adult basic education, she is looking forward to the opportunity to contribute to the new Board.

Mary Morrissey
Representative Mary Morrissey is currently a Vermont State Legislator representing Bennington County. Previously she held positions as a long-term substitute teacher, a marketing consultant and an assistant manager buyer/consultant. She has volunteered for the Catamount Rotary, the Bennington Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross and the Girl Scout Council of Vermont. She writes that she would be honored to serve on the new board in order to help provide energy during the transition. She wants to continue to advocate in the Vermont State House on behalf of the young women served by the council, as well as promoting those initiatives in the New Hampshire House.

Deborah Mulcrone
Deborah Mulcrone has volunteered in a large array of positions across the entire country over her lifetime. She has particularly keyed in on the areas of child abuse, domestic violence and disabilities. She currently runs a small craft business, which augments her career as a lawyer for Mulcrone Law. Deborah obtained her JD from the MA School of Law, and is a former Swift Water staff member. She has been a Girl Scout trainer and a legacy Swift Water Board Member, and writes that it is imperative for the new Council to develop its own identity while positively acknowledging the past. She wants to guide the future in the support of girls and volunteers alike.

Catherine Rentz
Catherine Rentz worked with the Governance Sub-committee through the realignment of the two legacy Councils, and was co-chair of the Transitional Nominating Committee. She was a member of the legacy GSSWC Board of Directors for three years, and served on the Community Development Committee. Catherine holds degrees in Audiology from colleges in upstate New York and currently is at Dartmouth College working with the Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Catherine was a leader of Brownie, Cadette and Senior troops for her daughters. Further, she has volunteered for the Kilton Library Project, Youth-in-Action, Destination Imagination and the Lebanon Recreation Department.

Don Sommese
Don is a practicing financial planner with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and specializes in comprehensive wealth management planning and understands that fundraising is one of the primary functions of a member of a nonprofit Board of Directors. He is active in his church and the Knights of Columbus Council, and was instrumental in establishing a scholarship fund. He’s currently organizing a fundraising concert which he hopes will draw an audience of 900. The New Hampshire Cultural Diversity Council’s mission is to increase awareness of the need for communication, understanding and respect among people of ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds. Don served on the Council for several years (2005-2007) as Secretary. The Londonderry, NH resident credits being raised in a “melting pot city in New Jersey” with his appreciation for diversity and different perspectives.

Carol Story
Carol Story is a retired professor from Johnson State College, and is a former Assistant Professor at Boston University. Her volunteer experience includes serving on the legacy GSCV Board, working with the Vermont Commission on Women, “Girls Rock the Capitol” Program and Green Mountain Center for Gifted Education. She has been involved in Girl Scouting since she was a girl and feels it is time for her to "pay back" to Girl Scouting all she gained from it. Carol described herself as "optimistic and excited" and a careful listener who bridges differences and builds trust.

Denise Vaillancourt
This is the first Girl Scout Board position for Denise Vaillancourt. Her management and staff positions have given her extensive experience working with other boards. Throughout her professional career, she has held a variety of financial positions and is currently the Vice-President for Finance for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. When she learned of the opportunity to be on the new Council’s board, she jumped at the chance. Denise wants to use her skills and talents to serve Girl Scouting so that a new generation of girls can have the kind of wonderful experience she had when she was young.

Kellie Wardman
Kellie is Vice President of the Greater Manchester Family YMCA, so she is very familiar with nonprofit management, but her history in Girl Scouting is even more extensive. A member since 1975, Kellie earned her Girl Scout Gold Award and served on the Gold Award support committee for five years. She held various positions at Camp Anne Jackson including assistant director, and director of the weeklong program, Clowning Around. Other professional experience includes serving as marketing director for nonprofits. “Girl Scouting is the biggest influence in who I am today as a leader and a person. I would be honored to give back to the organization that has given so much to and my family!” Kellie lives in Bedford, NH. This lifetime member has a BA from the University of New Hampshire, an MFA from Emerson College and has done post-graduate study at Harvard Extension School.

Thomas K. Ware
Thomas Ware retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (now part of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security). He is now an adjunct college professor at Community College of Vermont and Johnson State College, where he teaches courses in business law, principles of supervision and introductory marketing. A most interesting endeavor is that of participating in an English immersion program for Spanish physicians and business people in Madrid, Spain. Prior to becoming an attorney, Tom’s direct experience in working with children was as a Voc-Ed teacher for disturbed and delinquent teens. He was a long term Boy Scout volunteer and Girl Scout volunteer in Vermont.

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