Leadership

Weeks Medical Center

Leadership

North Country Healthcare leadership is focused on the NCH Mission of providing accessible, high quality, integrated healthcare throughout all of our communities. Their wealth of experience both within and outside of healthcare, help us in our journey toward becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO).

Senior Management

Jennifer Bach-Guss, MSN, RN, FACHE

Chief Nurse Office/Vice-President, Patient Care Services

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Jennifer Bach-Guss, MSN, RN, FACHE

Chief Nurse Office/Vice-President, Patient Care Services

Since 2018, Jennifer is the Chief Nurse Office/Vice-President, Patient Care Services, a critical access hospital located in Lancaster NH. She provides leadership for all nursing services plus radiology, therapies, oncology, Case Management, and pharmacy. Jennifer has many years of experience in healthcare and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a certified Nurse Executive with the American Organization of Nurse Leaders and holds an MSN from Rivier University. She began her nursing career as a bedside nurse in Emergency Departments before moving onto pediatric specialty case management, behavioral health nursing leadership, and Director of Inpatient Services in Critical Access before joining Weeks Medical Center.

Jennifer Bach-Guss, MSN, RN, FACHE

Chief Nurse Office/Vice-President, Patient Care Services

Jennifer has three grown children and a spectacular dog named Penny. In time off, Jen enjoys the beach, origami, backgammon, and winning at Monopoly.

Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Chief Medical Officer

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Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Morgan joined the WMC Medical Staff in 2005 as the Medical Director of Anesthesiology. He has been a member of the Medical Executive team at Weeks since 2011. Dr. Morgan served as Chief of Surgery for nine years and President of the Medical Staff for four years. In 2020, Dr. Morgan assumed the position of Chief Medical Officer and joined the senior leadership team at Weeks. Dr. Morgan holds a BA in Chemistry from Columbia University in New York City and an MD from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He completed an internship and residency in Anesthesiology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. During his training, Dr. Morgan was named a Foundation for Anesthesia Education & Research Scholar. Dr. Morgan is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology with specialty certification in Anesthesiology. He is also recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Dr. Morgan is a longstanding active member of the ASA and a former executive council member of the NH Society of Anesthesiologists.

Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Morgan and his wife are both natives of the north country, growing up in Lancaster and Jefferson respectively. They have two children and together they enjoy traveling, biking, and paddle boarding.

Karen Woods, BA-HCM, RT(R) (M) (CT), CRHCP

Vice President of Physician Practices

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Karen Woods, BA-HCM, RT(R) (M) (CT), CRHCP

Vice President of Physician Practices

As the newest member of Weeks Medical Center’s executive team, Karen brings many years of relevant healthcare management experience. Most recently, she held the position of Administrative Director over primary care, specialty care, radiology, laboratory, rehab therapies, environmental services, facilities management, and community relations at another New Hampshire Critical Access Hospital; this experience has given her a solid foundation in organizational operations. In 2020, Karen won NH Business Review’s Business Excellence Award in Healthcare. Currently working towards a Masters in Leadership, Karen holds a Bachelors of Arts in Healthcare Management, is a licensed Radiologic Technologist with certifications in CT and Mammography, and holds a Rural Health Care Professional certification.

Karen Woods, BA-HCM, RT(R) (M) (CT), CRHCP

Vice President of Physician Practices

Living in Monroe, NH, Karen is a life long New Hampshire resident. Growing up on a dairy farm embedded the importance of hard honest work from an early age. Marrying her husband Edward in 1994, they are proud parents of a son who shares healthcare passion as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Karen has held a seat on the North Country Health Consortium’s Board of Director, as well as participated on a local Youth Restorative Justice Program’s panel. Her spare time is spent enjoying her family.

Board of Trustees

Keith Young

Chair, WMC Board of Trustees

Dennis Couture

Vice Chair, WMC Board of Trustees

Ruby Berryman

Treasurer, WMC Board of Trustees

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Ruby Berryman

Treasurer, WMC Board of Trustees

Ruby Berryman has been a Board of Trustees member for Weeks Medical Center since 2016. She serves on its Executive, Quality Oversight, and Board Development Committees. She is current Finance Chair, past chair of the Weeks Ethics Committee, and was a member of the most recent Search Committee for the NCH Chief Executive Officer. She also serves on the community boards for Coös Economic Development Corporation (CEDC), and the North Country Chamber.

Ruby Berryman

Treasurer, WMC Board of Trustees

Ms. Berryman is a playwright, theatre artist and co-owner of The Lancaster Motel with her husband Brian. She holds an MFA in Playwriting (Spalding University Louisville, KY) and a BA in Theatre/Playwriting (University of California, San Diego).

Charlie Cotton

Secretary, WMC Board of Trustees

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Charlie Cotton

Secretary, WMC Board of Trustees

Charlie Cotton is a retired professional social worker with extensive professional experience in community mental health, substance abuse treatment, developmental, and prevention services. His work, and his passion, has been working as an administrator and front-line worker serving individuals experiencing severe mental health conditions and in developing early childhood mental health services in Coös County. He has also worked as a businessperson, professor, field instructor, and served on numerous boards. He stays active as a board member for Weeks Medical Center, doing tax preparation with AARP, working with the NH Food Bank, and more. He is politically active as Chair for the Lancaster and Kilkenny Democrats, and At-Large representative with the Coös County Democrats.

Charlie Cotton

Secretary, WMC Board of Trustees

Charlie Cotton lives in Lancaster, NH and is married. He enjoys running with his dog, music, golf, racquetball, and trying new athletic activities.

Sarah Desrochers

Member-at-Large, WMC Board of Trustees

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Sarah Desrochers

Member-at-Large, WMC Board of Trustees

Ms. Desrochers has been a Weeks Medical Center Board member since July 2008, previously serving as Board Chair. She also served as a North Country Healthcare Board member. Sarah has a degree in Accounting / Finance from SNHU and has been in banking for over 35 years, currently as a commercial lender.

Sarah Desrochers

Member-at-Large, WMC Board of Trustees

Sarah grew up in the North Country, a daughter of family physicians; Dr. John Lewis and Dr. Jennifer Lewis. She and her husband Mark, raised their two daughters in Lancaster, and now reside in Sugar Hill. Serving on several non-profit boards, enjoying all the year-round outdoor activities our region offers, as well being a new grandparent keeps her busy and happy.

Denise Brisson

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Scott Burns

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Zeanny Egea

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

William Everleth

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Stanley Holz

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

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Stanley Holz

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Originally from NYC, Mr. Holz moved to Whitefield in 1973 with his wife Sandy. In 1974 they opened The Village Gun Store and remained in business until their retirement in 2015. Mr. Holz put in 44 years as the Whitefield town librarian. In between, he did a stint on the WMR school board, was a member of the Lions Club, a volunteer with the Whitefield Historical Society, a member and chair of the Whitefield Planning Board, and also served three years as a Selectman.

Stanley Holz

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Mr. Holz and his wife have one daughter, Leah, who currently serves as both the Principal and Superintendent for the Monroe Consolidated School.

Frances LaDuke

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

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Frances LaDuke

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Ms. LaDuke's mission was to be a nurse. After graduating Mary Fletcher Hospital School of nursing, she moved to Boston, MA and was employed at the New England Deaconess Hospital where she worked for 3 years. She then moved to Roslindale, MA and worked at the Faulkner Hospital for 3 years. Having married and started a family, it was decided that the country would be better, so she and her family returned to Whitefield, and she worked as the Med Surg, ER, and 3 to 11 supervisor, at the B.D. Weeks Hospital (which it was named at the time), where she remained through many name changes, and 40 plus years.

Frances LaDuke

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

After 54 years of nursing which she always loved, Ms. LaDuke decided to retire and enjoy life with her husband, children and grandchildren.

Sharon Kopp

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Edward J. Samson, III

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

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Edward J. Samson, III

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Mr. Samson was born and raised in Lancaster, NH attending local schools and graduating from White Mountains Regional in 1998. He remained in NH after graduation, attending college at NHTI in Concord and completing his degree in Criminal Justice. Ed was hired as a Police Officer out of college working for multiple agencies in the central NH area. After meeting his wife Kelli who is from Gorham, NH, the two decided to return to the North Country to start a family and purchased a home in Whitefield in 2006. Ed was hired by the Whitefield Police Department as a patrol Sergeant in 2008 and became Chief of Police in 2012, the position he currently holds.

Edward J. Samson, III

Member, WMC Board of Trustees

Ed and Kelli continue to reside in Whitefield, and have two sons ages 14 and 11. Ed is active in the community, coaching youth sports and staying involved in many local organizations.

Rebecca Weeks Sherrill More, Ph.D.

WMC Emeritus Trustee

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Rebecca Weeks Sherrill More, Ph.D.

WMC Emeritus Trustee

Rebecca Weeks Sherrill More, Ph.D., holds an appointment as Visiting Scholar in the department of History at Brown University, Providence RI. She earned a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia and holds a an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Brown University. She directed the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown’s professional development center in pedagogy for faculty and graduate students until her retirement in 2010. She taught gender history as Adjunct Professor of History in the Division of Liberal Arts: HPSS, Rhode Island School of Design from 1995 until 2014. She continues to work with Honors students in the History department at Brown. She and her family are part-time residents of Lancaster NH. Dr. More's publications include The Rewards of Virtue (1998), "The Settlement Maps of Early Lancaster New Hampshire: from Colonial Plantation to Republican Township" in Beyond the Notches: Stories of Place in New Hampshire’s North Country (2011) and various articles on New Hampshire history. She continues active research on the social, economic and cultural history of Early Modern England and New England, including the diary of an 18th c. Anglican clergyman. Her writing and lecture subjects include colonial - 20th c. New Hampshire history, the White Mountain National Forest and the 1911 Weeks Act. From 2014 - 2018, she researched cultural landscapes in Northern New Hampshire as a Section 106 consultant on the Northern Pass LLC Transmission application. She also works on archival projects, including the archives of Reed & Barton Silversmiths, Taunton, MA. Dr. More serves on the board of Weeks Medical Center (Lancaster NH); the board of trustees of the New Hampshire Historical Society; as chair of the Advisory Council of the Museum of the White Mountains at Plymouth State University; the Fine Arts Committee of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Outreach committee for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Past service includes the President's Council at Plymouth State University and the National Council at Strawbery Banke Museum (Portsmouth NH), among others.

Rebecca Weeks Sherrill More, Ph.D.

WMC Emeritus Trustee

Patrick Kelly

WMC Emeritus Trustee

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Patrick Kelly

WMC Emeritus Trustee

Mr. Kelly is a retired teacher and Principal from the White Mountain Regional School District. He is also a retired Town Manager for the Town of Lancaster, NH. He currently serves on the North Country Health as a Founding Member and Board Member. He is also a board member for the North Country Home Health and Hospice Agency Board.

Patrick Kelly

WMC Emeritus Trustee

Amber Schmidt, DO

Medical Staff President, WMC

Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Chief Medical Officer, WMC

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Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Chief Medical Officer, WMC

Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Chief Medical Officer, WMC

Thomas Mee, RN, BSN, MBA

Chief Executive Officer, North Country Healthcare

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Thomas Mee, RN, BSN, MBA

Chief Executive Officer, North Country Healthcare

Tom Mee has more than 30 years of experience in health care administration. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1985 from Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan, and his Master of Business Administration in Finance in 1990 from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Before joining North Country Healthcare, Tom served as President and Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Greater Lansing in Flint, Michigan, a branch of McLaren Health Care, mid-Michigan’s largest health care system. During his tenure, he was recognized as “Healthcare Leader of the Year in 2017” by the Michigan Hospital Association. Tom also held the positions of Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Operations, and Chief Nursing Officer at McLaren.

Thomas Mee, RN, BSN, MBA

Chief Executive Officer, North Country Healthcare

Tom is a resident of Bethlehem and spends his personal time pursuing his hunting and fishing passions with his family. He’s been married to his high school sweetheart, Karen, for the past 35 years. They have two grown children, Samantha and Stephen, and are blessed with a young grandson Hayden. Tom is also an ardent follower of both professional and college sports with an emphasis on his native-Detroit home town favorites.

Leadership

Leadership

Senior Management

Jennifer Bach-Guss, MSN, RN, FACHE

Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Karen Woods, BA-HCM, RT(R) (M) (CT), CRHCP

Board of Trustees

Keith Young

Dennis Couture

Ruby Berryman

Charlie Cotton

Sarah Desrochers

Denise Brisson

Scott Burns

Zeanny Egea

William Everleth

Stanley Holz

Frances LaDuke

Sharon Kopp

Edward J. Samson, III

Rebecca Weeks Sherrill More, Ph.D.

Patrick Kelly

Amber Schmidt, DO

Mark A. Morgan, MD, FASA

Thomas Mee, RN, BSN, MBA

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