Granite VNA Welcomes 5 to 2025 Leadership Development Program

Concord, New Hampshire—Granite VNA has welcomed five employees to its 2025 Leadership Development Program, making it the largest cohort since the program was established in 2018. The three-year program was developed to foster a high standard of leadership and stewardship within the agency.

The Leadership Development Program is designed to help participants develop key leadership competencies, including building strong inter-professional teams; coaching and developing individuals; building relationships of mutual respect and trust; leading people through transition and change; understanding emotional intelligence; seeing, understanding, and managing complex systems; and leading performance and accountability.

“Granite VNA is committed to investing in our people, who are the backbone of our organization,” said Granite VNA President and CEO Beth Slepian. “In addition to providing team members with opportunities for personal and professional growth, the leadership program is instrumental in ensuring continuity and sustainability for our agency long into the future.”

To earn placement in the program, Granite VNA employees are nominated by a member of the agency’s leadership team. Once nominated, each candidate submits an essay detailing the personal and professional goals they hope to achieve in the program and participates in an interview with agency leadership. Those who are invited to participate in the program work under the guidance of a mentor from the agency’s leadership team throughout the three-year program.

The 2025 Granite VNA Leadership Development Program cohort includes:

• Home Care Manager Letitia Borelli, PT, DPT
• Intake Assistant Team Leader Aletea Bresaw
• Scheduling Team Leader Lisa Dumond
• Health Information Coordinator of Medical Records Sarah Parris
• Nurse Educator Angela Rollins, RN

This cohort will complete the program in December 2027.

“A leader is someone who takes time to recognize an individual’s unique strengths and weaknesses and assists in their growth and development,” said Leadership Development Program participant Lisa Dumond. “I hope to achieve a better understanding of how a leader leads, how to best promote individual growth and learning and how to build a thriving team.”