TOWNSHEND, VT—Grace Cottage Hospital announced today changes to its Board of Trustees. After 23 years of service, Deborah Boyle has decided to retire from the Grace Cottage Hospital Board of Trustees. During that time, Boyle served as President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Chair of the Financing and Audit Committee as well as many other capacities promoting the mission and viability of Grace Cottage Hospital. “On behalf of Grace Cottage Hospital, we thank Deb for her outstanding service and long commitment to Grace Cottage Hospital,” stated Roger Allbee, Grace Cottage Hospital CEO. “Deb has been an extraordinary board member, and we greatly appreciate her leadership and ongoing commitment to healthcare.”
New Members of the Board
Three new members have been elected to the Board of Trustees: Lexa Clark, Martha Dale and Cheryl Sanctuary.
Pictured (l-r): Dale, Clark, and Sanctuary (submitted photos).
Lexa Clark served for almost 25 years as the Deputy Clerk at Windham Superior Court in Newfane. She has chaired the Jamaica Selectboard since 2007, and was Captain of the Jamaica Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department for 30 years, as well as Treasurer for EMS District #13.
Martha Dale most recently worked for the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute after a career in non-profit healthcare management in Connecticut. At Yale, Dale was the Director of China Programs for GHLI, where she was the director of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: The Yale- Tsinghua Certificate Program in International Healthcare Management, Beijing. She maintains a lectureship position at the Yale School of Public Health.
Cheryl Sanctuary, BSN, RN, MA, has worked in the medical field for over twenty years as a Chief Operating Officer (COO), director, practice manager, and registered nurse. Prior to becoming the COO at Sojourns Community Health Clinic in Westminster, VT, she was the Chief of Practice Operations for Springfield Medical Care Systems (Springfield Hospital).
Allbee welcomed the new members: “We are excited to welcome new members to the board, who bring with them a fresh perspective and different backgrounds. I know that their service will provide tremendous benefits to Grace Cottage Hospital and our mission in going beyond patient care.”
