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GPR Medical Director Dennis Coombs with Abraham, after his hospital treatment.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR:

Dennis W. Coombs, MD is currently President of Coombs Pain Management Institute, Lebanon, NH. Dr. Coombs was formerly Professor and First Garth professor of Anesthesiology (Emeritus) at Dartmouth Medical School & Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH and Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE. Dr. Coombs has already made three trips to Zambia and Tanzania since 2001 as a medical volunteer.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Martha VanDeMark, RN joined GPR in 2003 as a volunteer staff member, to assist the organization in its fund-raising and outreach efforts. Her nursing experience includes 9 years of rehabilitative case management, 5 years of community-based and 3 years of hospital-based nursing, as well as some marketing experience.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

• John Candon, Norwich, VT - Attorney and former Speaker of the House, State of Vermont
• Peter Christie, Hanover, NH - CEO of Fluent, Inc., Lebanon, NH and Board of Aloha Foundation
• Gregory Franklin, Hanover, NH - President, Franklin Associates, public relations & marketing firm
• Edward Tyler, Enfield, NH - Director of Materials Maintenance, APD Memorial Hospital, expert on Americans with disabilities.