WHO WE ARE
Meet Our Team
We’re here to help you and your loved ones. Everyone at Notre Dame Health Care, from the grounds crew and certified nursing assistants to the educators and administrators, is mission-driven and focused on resident-centered care.
Assisted Living
Long Term Care & Rehabilitation
Carol Kapolka, MSM, LNHA
Executive Director/Administrator, Notre Dame Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center
Shannon M. Bateman, ADC, CDP, CMDCP
Director of Activities, Harmony Village (Memory Care)
Arlene Vaillancourt, AS Culinary Arts, CDM
Director of Food & Nutrition Services
Erika N. Zimmons, DO
Medical Director (Affiliation: UMass Memorial Health)
Hospice & Palliative Care
Susan Keefe, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHPCA
Executive Director, Notre Dame At Home – Hospice and Palliative Care
Margaret “Peggye” Arcouette, MSW, LCSW, BC
Bereavement Coordinator, Notre Dame At Home
Tracy L. Larson-Benvenuti, MSW, LICSW, ACHP-SW
Director of Psychosocial Services, Notre Dame At Home - Hospice & Palliative Care, Pedi Pals Program
Cherie Sirard, RN, BSN
Director of Regulatory Compliance & Staff Development, Notre Dame At Home
Patricia Thibeault
Director of Marketing & Admissions, Notre Dame At Home
Patricia Tonry, RN
Clinical Director, Notre Dame At Home – Hospice and Palliative Care
Debra Towne
Volunteer Coordinator, Notre Dame At Home – Hospice and Palliative Care
Educational Bridge Center
Steve Small, MA, LMHC, PHR, SHRM-CP
Executive Director of Human Resources and the Educational Bridge Center
Susan J. Strandberg, ANDdeN
Director of Mission Integration & Workforce Development
Michele Lapham
Faculty
Nancy Lemerise
Faculty
Elizabeth Martin
Faculty
Our Tutors
Marietta Brown, SNDdeN
Natalie Bussiere, SNDdeN
Karen Coakley, SNDdeN
Rosemary Fay, SNDdeN
Kristin Hokanson, SNDdeN
Mary T. Kelleher, SNDdeN
Nancy Lemerise
Faculty
Jane McAndrews, SNDdeN
Evelyn McKenna, SNDdeN
Fran Murphy, SNDdeN
Sandra Napier, SNDdeN
Gerry Stanton, SNDdeN
Mary Lou Walsh, SNDdeN
