Staff and Board Members

Staff

Gretchen Stallings

Gretchen Stallings

Executive Director

Gretchen Stallings is the Executive Director of Volunteer NH and has over 20 years’ experience leading State, local and volunteer efforts that work to improve the life conditions for individuals and communities. She began her career in State Government where she worked within multiple departments and served two gubernatorial administrations. She is a dedicated civil servant and change-maker. Inspired by the service-minded people of NH, she strives to make a positive difference in the world. An avid volunteer, Gretchen proudly served as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. She is a graduate of Champlain College, where she studied Education, an alumnus of the University at Albany’s Northeast Public Health Leadership Institute (NEPHLI) and a member of Leadership NH’s class of 2021.

Andrea Johnston

Andrea Johnston

Senior Program Officer

Andrea Johnston is the Senior Program Officer at Volunteer NH. She provides oversight of the AmeriCorps grants process and programs portfolio and leads the team of Program Officers. Andrea has 20 years’ experience in the national service field. Prior to Volunteer NH, she worked for the NH Commission for National and Community Service and was part of the merger of state and local government entities that combined to form Volunteer NH. Andrea has served on the Board of Directors for the NH Association of Volunteer Administrators (NHAVA), completing multiple terms as Vice President. She is a graduate of Plymouth State University and is a recipient of the NH Union Leader’s class of 2012, 40 under 40 awards for emerging leaders. Currently, she enjoys volunteering in her community for her daughter’s school and extracurricular activities.

Lesley Rossi

Lesley Rossi

Finance & Grants Officer

Lesley Rossi is the Finance & Grants Officer at Volunteer NH. She oversees the federal grant compliance of the AmeriCorps State and Volunteer Generation Fund programs administered by Volunteer NH, while also managing the day to day internal financial and human resource operations of the organization. Lesley has over ten years of federal grants management experience in both the non-profit and government sector. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Certificate in Accounting from the University of Maine Augusta. She is an active member of her community and the school district where her children attend. Lesley enjoys hiking with her family, reading, trail running, and putting together a balanced budget!

Emily Planchet

Emily Planchet

Program Officer

Emily Planchet is a Program Officer at Volunteer NH, where she supports the myriad of AmeriCorps programs operating in the state. She first served at Volunteer NH as an AmeriCorps VISTA member after graduating from college in 2015 and then came on as a full-time staff member at the end of her service in 2016. A lifelong lover of service, Emily also volunteers for her local Catholic church. She loves watching movies, trivia, and singing in the office. Emily graduated from the University of New Hampshire (go Wildcats!) where she majored in English and Classics.

Mikayla Collins

Mikayla Collins

Volunteer Generation Fund Program Officer

Mikayla Collins is the Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) Program Officer at Volunteer NH, where she supports a variety of volunteer initiatives, including our grantee cohort, the annual Governor’s Conference on Volunteerism, and Get Connected, our volunteer-matching site. Mikayla has been with Volunteer NH since 2018 and spent her first two years working on Volunteer NH’s events and communication before transitioning into the VGF position. A proud AmeriCorps alum, Mikayla served two terms as an AmeriCorps VISTA member/Leader in New Hampshire. In her free time, Mikayla loves to read, write, cook, and spend time outside. Mikayla graduated from the University of New Hampshire, where she studied Communication, Business, and English.

Aislinn Kalob

Aislinn Kalob

Program Officer

Aislinn Kalob is the newest Program Officer at Volunteer NH, who will be working to support event planning and various other initiatives at the organization. Aislinn served as a member with Goodwill AmeriCorps from 2017-2018, hosted by Rochester Middle School. She went on to serve as the Program Director for Rochester Middle School’s federally funded after-school program. She graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in 2016 with a degree in History and North American Studies.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her retired racing greyhound named Turn and exploring the seacoast of NH.

Board of Directors

Steve Epstein

Steve Epstein

Chair | Retired

Allyson Snell

Allyson Snell

Vice Chair | Publicis Sapient

Greg Lange

Greg Lange

Secretary | Derryfield School

Guy Eaton

Guy Eaton

Treasurer|Retired

Andrea Brochu

Andrea Brochu

CASA NH

Christopher Collins

Christopher Collins

Office of the Governor

Connor Jennings

Connor Jennings

Eversource Energy

Stephanie Lesperance

Stephanie Lesperance

Campus Compact for New Hampshire

Nadine Lamontagne

Nadine Lamontagne

Unite Us

Anne Ostberg

Anne Ostberg

Northeast Regional AmeriCorps Office

Gabe Paci

Gabe Paci

Retired

Jack Potvin

Jack Potvin

Project Happy

Joanne Randall

Joanne Randall

Leap Year Marketing Strategies

Gregg Stephens

Gregg Stephens

Digital Federal Credit Union

Rep. Matt Wilhelm

Rep. Matt Wilhelm

NH House of Representatives