Board of Directors 2012-2013

Officers

• Jessica L. Anderson, Esq., Chair. Ms. Anderson has been a Financial Consultant for over 20 years and is currently a Senior Vice President with UBS Financial Services, specializing in comprehensive wealth management. She has served on a variety of boards locally including the Chaffee Art Center and the Carving Studio. She attended Cornell University and has lived in Vermont since 1972. 
• Michael Dick, DMD, FAGD, Vice Chair. Dr. Dick is a general dentist who has practiced in Rutland for 35 years. He received his bachelor's degree from Hobart College in 1970 and his dental degree from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in 1975. He has achieved fellowship status in the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Dick was a member of the Rutland City School Board from 1978-1984 and 1990-2006, serving as Board President for 17 of those years. He served on the Board of the Northeast Delta Dental Corporation from 2002-2011. He is currently a board member and the President of The Rutland Community Cupboard.
• Joan F. Gamble, Secretary. Ms. Gamble is Vice President of Strategic Change & Business Services at Central Vermont Public Service, responsible for Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities, Environmental and other support services. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and the Tuck Business School Executive Program. Ms. Gamble is currently the Chair of the Vermont Achievement Center (VAC) Board and on the Board at Vermont Public Television. She is also currently on the Vermont Commission on Judicial Operation.

Medical Staff

• Daniel M. Foley, MD, President. Dr. Foley is Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gyneocology, Vice President of the Medical Staff and serves on the Rutland Regional Medical Center Board of Directors, Finance Committee, Quality Committee of the Board, Rutland Health Foundation, Leadership Council and the Cancer Committee. He achieved his BA from Connecticut College, his MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, his internship and residency at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He has permanent certification by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He also has certification by the American College of Physician Executives.
• J. Christian Higgins, MD, Vice President. Dr. Higgins is a partner with Champlain Valley Cardiovascular Associates with offices in Burlington, Middlebury and Rutland. He is the Governor of the Vermont Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. He serves as the Chairman of Medicine, the Chief of the Section of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Laboratory here at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Dr. Higgins attended undergraduate at The University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from the Rutgers Medical School and received his postgraduate specialty training in Internal Medicine, sub-specialty in Cardiovascular Diseases and further training in Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology at The University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care.

Board of Directors

• William H. Bannerman. Mr. Bannerman has volunteered over 5,000 hours at Rutland Regional Medical Center and served on its Board of Directors for two years. As a member of the Board of Directors of RAVNAH (8 years), two years as President, he chaired the Caregiver Campaign raising over one million dollars. Bill also serves on the Rutland Health Foundation Board, having served since 2004. He was co-chair of the Rutland Regional Medical Center “Linear Accelerator” campaign raising over 1.5 million dollars.
• John R. Butterly, MD. Dr. Butterly is a cardiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and The Dartmouth Institute. Dr. Butterly is presently the Executive Medical Director of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center responsible for clinical practice. Dr. Butterly attended Cornell University where he received his BA in Biology (Ecology/Marine Biology). He recieved an MA in Biochemistry at the University of California at Berkeley followed by his MD degree at the University of California, San Francisco. He did training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and practiced at the Lahey Clinic, where he also served as the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Chairman of Medicine, and Medical Director of Network Development. 
• Ron J. Cioffi. Ron Cioffi is the CEO of Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, where he has been employed for the last 31 years. Ron is a Registered Nurse and received his degree from Castleton State College in 1975. Ron has served on a variety of Boards including the Rutland Country Club (serving as President), PACE Vermont (served as Vice President), Vermont Assembly of Home Health & Hospice Agencies (serving as President), VNA Health Systems of Vermont, Rutland Regional Medical Center and Rutland Health Foundation.
• Matthew A. Conway, MD. Dr. Conway joined the medical staff at Rutland Regional Medical Center in 1999. His educational background includes a BA from Earlham College, his MD degree from UVM and a surgical residency at Fletcher Allen Health Care. A general surgeon with RutlandGeneral Surgery, he is board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Conway is a member of the Barstow School Board and Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Board. He has served as Cancer Liaison Physician with the ACS for the Rutland Regional Medical Center Foley Cancer Center, and recently completed serving on the board of directors of the New England Division of the American Cancer Society. He is the Medical Director of the Rutland Free Clinic. An Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at UVM he is also an instructor of Advanced Trauma Life Support and Advanced Trauma Operative Management.
• Mark K. Foley, Sr. Mark Foley is President of Foley Distributing Corporation, Foley Services, and Pistols & Roses, all located in Rutland, Vermont. He serves as a Director on the Board of Rutland Regional Medical Center, the Rutland Physicians Group, and the First Community Bank; is Vermont Racing Commissioner; is a member of Christ the King Church; and an active Shriner. He is past director for Vermont Achievement Center and Banknorth Vermont; past director and president of Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice; and past Vice President and trustee of the Rutland Free Library. Mark graduated from Manlius School and attended Norwich University and Castleton State College.
• Cort Jones. Mr. Jones is a Vice President at People’s United Insurance Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of People’s United Bank. He has been working in the insurance industry for over 25 years and specializes in commercial property & casualty lines of business. Cort is a Certified Insurance Counselor and an Accredited Advisor of Insurance. He is a board member of the Rutland Health Foundation and is Chairman of the Rutland Regional Medical Center Ambassador Council. 
• Todd D. Gregory, MD. Dr. Gregory is a practicing emergency physician and the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and a fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Physicians. He is a faculty member at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Gregory received his postgraduate specialty training in Emergency Medicine through the Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, where he served as Chief Resident. He graduated magna cum laude from Albany Medical School and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He received his undergraduate education at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.
• Claude LaPerle. Mr. LaPerle has held various positions at Rockland Industries, a subsidiary of Bombardier Inc., at Honeywell and more recently at General Electric Co. Currently retired, he serves on the following boards: Director and Chair of the Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region Inc. (CHCRR), Director and Board member of the Bowse Health Trust, member of the Finance Committee of the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, Director and Treasurer of the Lake Bomoseen Association Inc., member of the Town of Castleton Economic Development Commission and Planning Commission. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Université de Sherbrooke.
• Stephen Leffler, MD. Dr. Leffler is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He has practiced Emergency Medicine at Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) and Rutland Regional Medical Center since 1993. From 2006-2011, he was the Director of Emergency Services at FAHC and was the president of the Medical Staff at FAHC from 2010-2011. Since 2011, he has been the Chief Medical Officer at FAHC. He is a professor of Surgery at the UVM College of Medicine. Dr. Leffler attended the UVM College of Medicine from 1986-1990 and did a residency in Emergency Medicine in New Mexico, before returning to VT in 1993. 
• Michael McCormack, CPA. Michael W. McCormack is a shareholder in the local accounting firm McCormack, Guyette & Associates, P.C. Mike has served as President and Treasurer of the Rutland Free Library and Rutland County Parent Child Center. He has also served as Treasurer of Rutland Economic Development Corporation, the Rutland Country Club and the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice. He is a Past President of the Vermont Society of CPAs and a member to the council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He graduated in 1969 from Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Rutland, VT and from the University of Vermont with a BS in Business Administration in 1973.
• Jon S. Readnour, Esq. Mr. Readnour is an attorney in Rutland, Vermont, practicing primarily in the areas of public utility law, environmental law, condominium law and commercial and corporate law. Mr. Readnour was a member of the Board of Directors for Rutland Mental Health Services, Inc. and Rutland Area Community Services from 1992 to 1998, serving as President from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Readnour received an aeronautical engineering degree from Purdue University in 1968 and received his law degree from Indiana University in 1974.  
• T.J. Sabotka, CPA, MST. Mr. Sabotka is a Certified Public Accountant at O’Brien Shortle Reynolds & Sabotka, PC in Rutland, VT. He started with the firm in 1995, became a partner in 2001, and now serves as the manager of the Tax Department. He also does extensive work in various types of audits for commercial and non-profit entities. Mr. Sabotka graduated from Siena College with a BA in Accounting in 1995. He then went on to the Bentley College McCallum Graduate School of Business and completed his MS degree in Taxation. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and Vermont Society of CPAs.
• David Wolk. Mr. Wolk joined Castleton State College as President in December 2001 after intertwined careers in education and government. He has been a guidance counselor and teacher, principal of Barstow Memorial School in Chittenden, principal of Rutland High School, superintendent of schools in Rutland City, and Vermont's Commissioner of Education. He was a Vermont state senator and Governor Howard Dean’s chief of policy.

Advisory Staff Members

• Rebecca Banco
• Janice Jacobs