GREENFIELD, NH — Three Crotched Mountain board members were elected during the fall meeting recently held at the rehabilitation center: director Raymond Ambrogi of New Castle, NH; and trustees Shari M. Jankowski, Esq. and James G. McGuire, MD, both of New London, NH.

MR. AMBROGI is a retired executive from Corning, Inc. where he served as a professional engineer with experience in senior management and technical skills in glass manufacture and product development. He has a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T., and is a graduate of the Harvard Program for Management Development. He was elected a trustee of Crotched Mountain in January, 2005.

MS. JANKOWSKI is director of trust services at Fidelity Investments in Merrimack, NH. Previously, she was a shareholder/member of the law firm of Wiggin & Nourie, P.A. in Manchester, NH, where she practiced in the areas of business and estate planning, estate and trust administration, real estate, and corporate law. She received her A.B. degree in 1980 from Dartmouth College and her J.D. degree in 1988 from Vermont Law School, where she was managing editor of the Vermont Law Review.

DR. MCGUIRE is a board certified pediatrician currently practicing at the New London Pediatric Care Center in Georges Mills, NH. The Center is affiliated with the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. Dr. McGuire previously practiced at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene where he was the chairman of the Department of Pediatrics. After earning his M.D. from the George Washington University in 1980, he went on to complete a pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY in 1983.

"We are delighted to welcome Shari and Jim as new trustees," remarked Crotched Mountain president, Donald L. Shumway. "Their respective experience and insights into charitable trusts and healthcare needs will be great resource to our organization." "Likewise," he continued, "Crotched Mountain will be strengthened by Ray's increased involvement as a director. He has actively participated in the development of our new campus plan through sharing his business perspectives during design meetings and our annual board retreat."

In addition to naming its newest board members, Crotched Mountain Foundation elected the following officers: Chairman – Roger C. Ball of New Castle, NH; Vice Chair and Treasurer – David Barnes, Esq. of Temple, NH; Secretary – Benjamin F. Gayman, Esq. of Manchester, NH; and Assistant Secretary – Audrey M. White of Peterborough, NH.


Crotched Mountain is a charitable organization employing more than 900 people. Its mission is to serve individuals with disabilities and their families, embracing personal choice and development, and building communities of mutual support. Crotched Mountain provides specialized education, rehabilitation, community, and residential support services for more than 2,000 consumers, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly, living in New England and New York. For more information about Crotched Mountain please visit their web site: www.crotchedmountain.org.

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