Ellen Curelop, RN, Founder
Ellen Curelop is founder and president of Village Network, Inc. A graduate of Skidmore College, she serves on the BEAS Medical Care Advisory Committee, Real Choices Consumer Advisory Committee, and the American Society on Aging. Ellen is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Case Managers, the National Gerontologic Nursing Association, and participated in the New Hampshire Nursing Home Transition Project.
Ellen, who is also the founder of Village Network’s sister organization, Life Coping, Inc., is an avid advocate for the practice of self-reliance, and empowerment of individuals in making their own choices about their lives. She supports educating people so that they can make informed and appropriate decisions about their care. She promotes individualized and consumer-directed care plans.
Prior to founding Life Coping Village Network, Ellen had leadership roles at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the former Memorial Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire. She also gained legislative experience working for United States Senator Warren Rudman.
Jebb Curelop, CEO and COO
Jebb Curelop is chief executive and operations officer for Village Network Inc. He manages the day-to-day operations of the organization.
Since 2002, Jebb has been in charge of the non-clinical operations of Life Coping, Inc. From 2003 to 2005 he was the administrator for the Alzheimers Disease Respite Grant, which assisted more than 500 families with respite services including home care, adult day and institutional respite care. He also has worked as the fiscal agent for training for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
Jebb served on the planning committee of the New Hampshire Conference on Aging and is a founding member of the New Hampshire Independent Case Management Association. He has also served on the board of the “Fix It Program”, a program sponsored by the United Way and the Merrimack and Belknap Counties Community Action Group.
Jebb is a 1983 graduate of Kenyon College with a degree in Modern Foreign Languages. He also holds a certificate in Management from the Wharton School of Business.
Alison Rossiter, RN
Alison Rossiter is a nurse practicioner with an MBA. She has twenty-five years of nursing management experience in hospitals and private organizations. Alison has been responsible for developing clinical programs for long-term care and has taught health care administration at the graduate level. In her role as manager of Life Coping clinical services, Alison has developed expert training materials and programs specializing in long-term home care.
Board of Directors
- Rhona Charbonneau
- Ellen Curelop
- Jebb Curelop
- Janet Eliades
- John G. Eresian
- Van Eresian