Brad Smith, President of Kennedy Information, an advisory and market research firm, based in Peterborough, NH. Other board positions include Merrimack County Savings Bank and Phenix Insurance Company. Graduate of Bates College and The Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Resident of Hopkinton. Joined Riverbend Board in 1999.

Ronald L. Magoon, B.S., University of New Hampshire, M.B.A., Southern New Hampshire University. Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer for Franklin Savings Bank. Joined Riverbend Board in 2000.

Susan Fox, M.S. Ed., Lesley University, MA, UNH. Doctoral candidate at the University of New Hampshire in Sociology. Project Director at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. Civic Leadership Positions: Is a member, NH Council on Developmental Disabilities and member of Office of Public Guardian Board of Directors. Joined Riverbend Board in 2002.

Valerie Acres, B.S., Tufts University, J.D.,Georgetown University Law Center. Partner, Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group. Civic Leadership Positions: Board Member, NAMI NH, Co-Chair of Public Policy Committee, NAMI NH, Treasurer, Merrimack County Republican Committee, Member of Human Resources Committee, Business & Industry Association. Joined Riverbend Board in 2002.

Paul Apple, J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law.  Attorney for Upton & Hatfield, LLP.  Civic Leadership Positions: Mt. Vernon Master Plan Committee (2002-2004), Mt. Vernon Budget Committee (2004), Messiah Lutheran Church, Council President (2008-present).  Joined Riverbend Board in 2006.

Dan Bailey, BS, Clarion University, MSW, Leadership, Springfield College, Manchester, NH – Pending.  Civic Leadership Positions: Previous Co-Chair of NH Adult State Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council, Presenter in Your Own Voice (NAMI NH), Member Dollars and Sense Oversight Committee, Empowerment Team representative to Riverbend’s Board of Directors, Member Pathways to Recovery, on Board of Directors for One Step Further Peer Support Circle, Mary Ellen Copeland Wellness Recovery Facilitator.  Joined Riverbend Board in 2001.

Joseph Conley, M.B.A., Suffolk University. Chief Operating Officer at Concord Hospital for past eight years. Civic Leadership Positions: Past President of the Hopkinton Youth Sports Association, on the Board of Advisors at Bishop Brady High School, Incorporator, Laconia Savings Bank, Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives. Joined Riverbend Board in 2000.

Helen Harrison, NHTI, A.A. in Radiologic Technology, Hesser College, A.A. in Business. Data Center Supervisor at Capital Region Health Care. Is the mother of a daughter diagnosed with BiPolar Disorder. Civic Leadership Positions: Volunteer family advocate through NAMI-NH serving as a family member educator and support group facilitator. Wesley United Methodist Church Outreach Commission member. Joined Riverbend Board in 2001.

Randy Hayes, MD, Tufts Medical School . Resident and Chief Resident Family Practice at Duke University. Physician at Concord Family Medicine. Is the founding Chair of the Concord Hospital Ethics Committee. Is currently the Medical Director of Havenwood and Co-Medical Director at Harris Hill Center and Pleasant View Nursing Home. Resident of Canterbury. Joined Riverbend in 2007.

Lucy Hodder, J.D., Georgetown University Law Center. Lucy is a shareholder with Rath, Young and Pignatelli and is the Chair of the Firm's Health Care and Employment Practice Groups. Civic Leadership Positions: Regional Board Member, New Hampshire Child & Family Services, June 2004 to 2007; Board member, Women's Policy Institute, January 2005 to present; Commissioner, New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women, 1998-2003, 2003-2004; Member, Business and Industry Association, Concord, New Hampshire, 1998 to present; Former Board Member, New Hampshire Women's Bar Association and Former Member, Zoning Board of Adjustment, North Sutton, New Hampshire. Joined Riverbend Board in 2006.

Anne Huff is a Fundraising Special Events Coordinator for the Concord Boys and Girls Club. Civic Leadership Positions: Board Member, Alliance for Community Supports, 2004 to present; Board Member, Families of Adolescents and Children, 2004 to present; Sr. Arbitrator for the Granite State Better Business Bureau; Parent Advocate for the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. Joined Riverbend Board in 2007.

Gail Johnson, R.N., B.S., Simmons College. Retired registered nurse. Civic Leadership Positions: Hillsborough Heritage Museum Board Member, Farmsteads of New England Board Member, Past Board Member of Hillsborough Visiting Nurse Association, Past Board Member of Concord Visiting Nurse Association, Past Advisory Board Member of Contoocook Valley Counseling Center, Board Member of Project LIFT Literacy Program. Named Citizen of the Year in 1995. Resident of Hillsborough. Joined Riverbend Board in 2007.

Meg Miller, R.N., B.S., Franklin Pierce College. Executive Director of Peabody Home. Civic Leadership Positions: Northern New England Homes and Services for Aging, Past Member of Lakes Region Rotary Club, Franklin Rotary Club, Canterbury Housing Association, Ombudsman Advisory Council, Franklin Savings Bank Trustee, Lakes Region General Healthcare Trustee and Business and Professional Women Member. Resident of Canterbury. Joined Riverbend Board in 2007.

John O’Dowd, B.A., New School University. Paralegal Certification from New York University’s Institute of Paralegal Studies, ABA National and Graduate Trust School at Northwestern University, Certified Trust & Financial Advisor by the Institute of Certified Bankers. Is a Vice-President and Financial Advisor for Banknorth Wealth Management Group. Civic Leadership Positions: A member of the New Hampshire Bankers Association, and a United Way campaign coordinator. Joined Riverbend Board in 2004.

Robert Stafford, Graduate of the University of Vermont and FBI National Academy.  Assistant Director for the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council.  Civic Leadership Positions: Is a member of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, International Chiefs of Police Association and FBI National Academy Associates.  Is on the NH Child Fatality and Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committees and NH Integrated Criminal Justice Information System.  Joined Riverbend Board in 2004.

Sharon Elizabeth Sweet, B.A., University of New Hampshire with interests in Classics and Political Science. Sharon has professional experience as a Paralegal with specialty in Estates and Trusts. Civic Leadership Positions: A Historic Interpreter - Monticello, of the New Hampshire Historical Society, serves currently as a Professional Stage Manager, and continues to serve on the Riverbend Philanthropy Committee. Joined the Riverbend Board in 2006.

Josephson was appointed CEO of Riverbend Community Mental Health in Concord in 2003.  He also serves as Vice-President for Behavioral Health at Concord Hospital.

Josephson has a previous appointment by the Governor to the New Hampshire Mental Health Commission.  He is an adjunct professor at Plymouth State University.

Before moving to New Hampshire, Josephson was Assistant Commissioner for Child and Adolescent Services at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene where he was responsible for the oversight and development of services for children under 18 and their families affected by mental illness, substance abuse and mental retardation/developmental disabilities.  He also previously served as the Director of Family Court Mental Health Services for the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and as Associate Executive Director of Harlem Dowling-West Side Center for Family and Children’s Services. He started his career in community mental health, working for the Center for Preventive Psychiatry in Westchester and the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services in Brooklyn.

Josephson earned his MSW at the Columbia University School of Social Work, and his Ph.D. from the NYU School of Social Work.  He was an Associate Adjunct Professor at NYU for ten years and taught at the Fordham University School of Social Service. 

Michael Green, B.A., M.S., President and CEO of Capital Region Health Care and Concord Hospital since 1992. Capital Region Health Care is the parent organization of Concord Hospital, Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association and Riverbend Community Mental Health. Mike has been in health care management for over 25 years and has served in a variety of positions including COO, CFO and Director of Planning throughout New England and the East Coast. He currently serves on several Boards including the Merrimack County Savings Bank, Foundation for Healthy Communities, NH Hospital Association, NH Business Committee for the Arts, and Unitil Corporation. In September, 2005 Mike received the James A. Hamilton Founder's Award, the highest recognition given by the NH Hospital Association, for outstanding service to health care on behalf of the people of NH. Mike earned his Bachelor's Degree from Dartmouth College and a Master's from Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.