Our Leadership
Board of Trustees
The Morrison Communities is governed by a board of trustees. These individuals work as a team to execute the mission of the company by providing guidance and accountability. Each trustee brings a unique set of skills and talents to the table. We hope you will take the time to read the biographies below.
Brian Fogg, President
Mr. Fogg is a certified general appraiser and a New Hampshire Certified Property Assessor Supervisor. He has a bachelor’s degree in business management. Brian is a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Germany from 1976 to 1978. In addition to his current service with The Morrison Communities, he is a past chairman of the White Mountains Regional School Board; past member of the Lancaster Zoning Board of Appeals; past board member of the Weeks Hospital Association; and a past board member of the Coos and Essex Agricultural Society (Lancaster Fair).
Daphne Cassady, Vice President
Daphne Cassady is a Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer of Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, managing commercial loan relationships for businesses throughout the North Country. She has 30+ years of experience in commercial lending, credit analysis, and related business services. She also currently serves as a volunteer on the board of the Mount Royal Academy North. She graduated from Plymouth State College with a BS in Economics, a MS in Accounting, and a Masters of Business Administration. Daphne lives in Lancaster with her husband, Lewis, where they have raised three sons.
Celeste Pitts, Treasurer
TreasurerCeleste Pitts is a resident of Lancaster, having moved to the area in 1996. She served as CFO for Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster and Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook for 17 years. She finished her tenure there as VP of Finance for North Country Healthcare in 2022 and is currently working in an interim CFO consulting capacity for healthcare institutions in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Celeste and her husband Tom have two children and four grandchildren. Celeste was President of the Friends of the Weeks Memorial Library for many years, and is responsible for all the murals and other painted items in the Children’s section. She serves on the Education Committee for the NH/VT/ME chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and is a member of the Colonel Town Investment Committee.
Keith Kopp, Secretary
Mr. Kopp is a partner in his family’s automobile dealership located in Lancaster, NH. He’s been involved in this business since graduating from Keene State College in 1995, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business management. He resides in Lancaster with his wife of 25 years, Amy. Keith has served on many local boards including, past chairman of the Lancaster budget committee, past board member of the Lancaster Fair, past president of the Lancaster Snow Drifters, and past board member of NCIC.
Brian Beattie, MD
Dr. Beattie is well known in The Morrison Communities’ service area. He is a retired family health physician who practiced in the North Country for over 40 years, and was the attending physician for the Morrison’s nursing home residents for 10 years during that time. Dr. Beattie’s post graduate education includes receiving his B.S. in chemistry and pursuing his medical degree from both Dartmouth and Harvard Medical Schools. He did his internship at the University of Utah Hospitals in the early 1970s with a focus on pediatrics and internal medicine. Dr. Beattie resides in the North Country, is the proud father of three children, and grandfather to four children.
Tammy Dubreuil
Tammy Dubreuil is the Broker / Owner of Northwind Realty here in Whitefield. She has been a Realtor for almost 20 years and is involved with NH Realtors at the local and state level. Tammy resides in Whitefield with her husband, Eric, of 32 years with both being locals to the area. They graduated from the WMRHS in 1986 and have raised their two children. Tammy is highly involved in her community through non-profit groups, such as the Elks Club, Eagles Club and our own Whitefield Lions Club–where you can see her on the common in the summer time at the pancake breakfasts.
Wendy Gair Muello, MD
Wendy Gair Muello, MD lives in Jefferson, NH. She retired in May 2020 after 32 years as a primary care internal medicine physician at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH. While working at Weeks, she was the Head of Service Primary Care Quality Committee for seven years, was on the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff for 17 years, and served three terms as its President. She has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) since 2005, and since 2012 has served as a member of the ACP NH Governor’s Board. For six years she served on the N.H. Board of Medicine Medical Review Subcommittee. She raised three children in the North Country with her husband Peter Gair and has immensely enjoyed performing with the Colonel Town Players (CTP) of Lancaster. She is currently on the CTP Board serving as secretary since 2015.
Richard Rochefort
Richard Rochefort owned and operated The Sullivan Drug Store in Lancaster for 33 years which he sold to Rite Aid in 2005. Subsequently he worked as a staff pharmacist for Rite Aid and Weeks Medical Center prior to his retirement in 2010. He now is the managing partner of Treasures of the Kingdom, L.L.C., developers and distributors of “Gramp Lyford’s” products. He and his wife live in Lancaster, NH. He served on the board of directors of the Siwooganock Bank for 20 years. During his 49 years in Lancaster he has served on several nonprofit boards. The most recent being president of the Colonel Towne Investment for six years, on the board of directors of Weeks Medical Center for five years serving as treasurer for three years.
Senior Management
Shannon Lynch, Executive Director of The Morrison Communities and Administrator of Summit by Morrison
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Travis LeBrun, Support Services/IT Director
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Sarah Vaughan-France, Director of Assisted Living and Memory Care
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Liz Hazard, Administrator for The Morrison Skilled Nursing Facility
(603) 837-2541 Jennifer Fish, Finance Director
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