State Council Leaders Directory

Tina M. Sharby, SHRM-CP – Director
Chief Human Resources Officer, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc.
54 Monarch Avenue, Goffstown NH 03045
603-315-6682 tsharby@eastersealsnh.org

Catharine Mirabile, SHRM-SCP, SPHR – Immediate Past Director
Chief Human Resources Officer, CGI Business Solutions 171 Londonderry Turnpike, Hooksett, NH, 03106 (603) 232-9325, cmirabile@cgibusinesssolutions.com

Catharine is the Chief Human Resources Officer at CGI Business Solutions and has over 25 years of experience in the Human Resources field. She currently manages the HR Support and Benefits Administration Department of CGI, which includes compliance, benefits administration, COBRA and human resources solutions for CGI's clients. She has a diverse background in the area of human resources, including compliance, staffing, employee relations, training, benefits, compensation, and payroll. Catharine has utilized these skills in a variety of industries including banking, manufacturing, and technology firms. She has served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles in her local chapter and state level with SHRM and is currently the Director for the HR State Council of New Hampshire and on the Board of Directors for NAPBA (National Association of Professional Benefits Administrators). In addition, Catharine is heavily involved with workplace advocacy efforts with SHRM, serving as an Advocacy Captain. Catharine has her bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication from the University of Central Florida and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) as well as a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

David S. Twitchell SHRM-SCP, CBP, CCP, PHR, 
Director Elect
Vice President of Human Resources
New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Inc.
(603) 663-0257, dtwitchell@nh-cc.org

David Twitchell is the Vice President of Human Resources for Catholic Charities New Hampshire and provides "hands-on" leadership, coordination and oversight of company Human Resource functions to more than 1000 employees that serve long-term care rehabilitation and nursing centers as well as the numerous sponsored social service programs across the State of New Hampshire. Develops and implements corporate Human Resource strategy and programs that support the organizational mission and vision to meet planned objectives.  Twitchell is a long-time SHRM volunteer having served in many leadership capacities from Chapter President for the River Valley Human Resource Association, State Director and Legislative Director for Vermont SHRM, to the Regional Membership Advisory Council Member from the Northeast.  Additionally, he has contributed to several SHRM Panels and currently a member of the Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Panel.   He has been a SHRM Learning Systems instructor for Vermont Technical College for several years.  Twitchell has his MS in Human Service Administration and is a Senior Certified Professional with SHRM, a PHR with HRCI and a Certified Compensation and Benefits Professional with WorldatWork.

Jennifer is the Employee Relations Manager at Eastern Propane & Oil and has 18 years of experience in the Human Resources field. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Seacoast Human Resources Association (SHRA) and has previously served as a board member on the State Council, SHRA, and the Diversity Workforce Coalition (DWC).  Jenn earned her Master of Business Administration from Plymouth State University, is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and is a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).  She is happy to rejoin the State Council Board where she enjoys working with HR professionals across the state – and has fun while doing it!

Linda Tuells, Secretary
Director of Human Resources, The Moore Center 
(603) 206-2749 linda.tuells@moorecenter.org

Linda is employed as the Director of Human Resources for The Moore Center, a human services organization in Manchester, NH and has extensive experience in high volume recruiting, benefits, compliance and employee relations.  She has over 20 years of human resources experience.  Linda is a member of the Society of Human Resources Professionals (SHRM), Manchester Area Human Resources Association (MAHRA) and currently serves on the MAHRA Board of Directors as Communications Director. 

Jeannie DiBella, PHR, SHRM-SCP, Membership Director, Greater Nashua Human Resources Association
Human Resources Officer, Manchester Community College
(603) 206-8006, jdibella@ccsnh.edu

Jeannie has worked in Human Resources for the past 20 years in a generalist capacity and has loved every minute of it.  Her HR career started at Filene’s as the HR Administrator and then as the HR Manager.  After Filene’s was acquired by Macy’s, she moved on to work as the HR Manager and then the Executive Manager of HR at The Telegraph.  Jeannie currently serves as the Human Resources Officer at Manchester Community College, part of the Community College System of New Hampshire. 

Jeannie joined the Greater Nashua Human Resources Association in 2007 at which time she also became a member of SHRM.  Join the board a few years later and have served as Secretary, Membership Chair, and after a year as President-Elect, now President.

Jeannie is certified as a PHR and SHRM-CP.  appreciates the support the chapters receive from the State Council and am excited about serving on the Board.

Hope Kelly, Certification Director

Andrea Chatfield, Esq., Government Relations & Legislative Chair
Of Counsel at Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, p.l.l.c
(603) 621-7118, a.chatfield@clrm.com

Andrea G. Chatfield is an attorney at Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, p.l.l.c. in Manchester, NH where she provides advice and guidance to employers on risk management issues in the workplace.  She represents employers of all types and sizes before administrative agencies in discrimination, whistleblower, unemployment, and wage disputes.  She conducts in-house training for employers and serves as an outside investigator for employers who need to respond to highly sensitive internal complaints of discrimination and harassment. 

Andrea frequently is a public speaker on employment law topics, and recently authored the New Hampshire employment law chapter for the Navigator series of state laws offered by Lexology (an innovative, web-based service) and the Association of Corporate Counsel. 

Andrea is admitted to practice in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and she has earned an “AV” rating from Martindale Hubbell.  Andrea is listed in Chambers USA as one of the leading employment lawyers in New Hampshire and in Best Lawyers of America for employment law - management.  In addition, she also serves on the Board of Directors of the Manchester Area Human Resources Association and is on the Personnel Advisory Committee for the Manchester Community Health Center.

Jermaine Moore, Diversity Director,
Liaison Director to DWC 
Founder of The Mars Hill Group
jermaine@themarshillgroup.com​

Jermaine Moore is the founder of The Mars Hill Group, a consulting practice that partners with organizations to support their efforts in building and developing highly engaged, high-performing teams. Previously, Jermaine led the training and development efforts at Vapotherm, Inc., a medical device start-up company based in Exeter, NH.

Jermaine has more than twenty years of HR experience working across various industries introducing and reinforcing behaviors that drive business results and team performance. His areas of expertise include Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Culture Development, Team Development, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Communication training, and Change Management. Jermaine is an active trainer for the University of New Hampshire’s Professional Development and Training Program.

 With a passion for Diversity and Inclusion, Jermaine currently serves as the Diversity Director for SHRM’s NH State Council and the Seacoast Human Resources Association (SHRA).

Michelle has 25 years of HR Professional experience, most recently as Founder and President of HR Synergy, LLC. Michelle’s background includes businesses varying in size up to 1,500 employees and multiple states.  Michelle is an active member of Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Greater Nashua Human Resource Association (GNHRA), Manchester Chamber of Commerce, NH Center for Non-Profits, and Massachusetts Non-Profit Network.

Michelle is excited to work on the SC Short and Long-Term strategy for our Marketing/Social Media efforts.

Kristine DiFiore, Program Director
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Care Dimensions
(978) 750-9347, kdifiore@caredimensions.org

Kristine is Vice President and the Chief Human Resource Officer at Care Dimensions.  In her role, Kristine is responsible for the operational and strategic initiatives of Care Dimensions' human resources and volunteer functions. Her responsibilities include recruitment and orientation; compensation and benefits; talent management and development; human resources information systems; retention and rewards; human resources policies, practices, and compliance; employee relations and communications; employee events; diversity; workplace safety and security and oversight of the volunteer program.

Kristine has more than 15 years of human resources leadership experience in non-profit organizations. She is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and is a Certified Professional of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP).  Active in industry associations on both state and local levels, she is the program director for the HR State Council of New Hampshire and a member of the Greater Merrimack Valley HR Association.

DiFiore holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Worcester State University.

Sarah Rossetti, SHRM-CP, MBA, Workforce Readiness
Human Resources Generalist, Pennichuck Water Works, Inc.
(603) 913-2341,   sarah.rossetti@pennichuck.com

Sarah is the Human Resources Generalist at Pennichuck Water and has about 5 years of experience in HR administration and generalist capacities. She was involved with the SHRM student chapter at SNHU while an undergraduate before becoming involved with MAHRA a few years later as the co-chair of the Emerging Leaders committee which focuses on workforce readiness initiatives in the Manchester Area.

Sarah received her SHRM-CP a couple of years ago and recently finished her master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in project management. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside hiking and snowboarding.

Carol Kilmister, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Association of Greater Concord
Human Resource Consultant, Primex

Carol Kilmister is a Human Resource Consultant in the Legal and HR Services Department at Primex³ where she provides training, guidance, and support to Property & Liability members.  Prior to coming to Primex³, she worked for many years as the Director of HR for a multi-district SAU in NH. 

She is a graduate of Rivier University with a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Administration and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Plymouth State University.  In addition, she holds national certification as a senior HR professional from both HRCI and SHRM. She serves on the board of directors of the Greater Concord HR Association of SHRM (HRAGC) as well as the Association of NH Public Employer HR Administrators (ANHPEHRA).

Amy Wright, Chapter President Greater Monadnock SHRM
Director of Administration, Keene Housing
(603) 352-6161, awright@keenehousing.org

Amy is the Director of Administration at Keene Housing and has over 15 years of experience in the Human Resources field.  She is responsible for Keene Housing’s property insurance portfolio, governance, social media and all aspects of human resources including benefits administration, employee relations, staffing, compliance, compensation, and payroll.  She has been a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) since 2006 and recently served as the Past President of the Greater Monadnock Society of Human Resources Management.  Amy has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Keene State College and is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Society of Human Resource Management Certified Practitioner (SHRM-CP)

Todd Fernald, President
Seacoast Human Resources Association

Assisted Living Administrator/Human Resources Director,  Webster at Rye 
603-964-8144, tfernald@websteratrye.com  

Todd began working at Webster at Rye when he was just 17 years old for what he thought was only a summer job and now, over 30 years later, he finds himself second in command of the organization. Todd has worked in numerous positions throughout his tenure, including dietary aide, relief cook, social services assistant, activities, receptionist, office assistant and executive assistant. Todd was promoted to the position of Human Resources Director in 2005 and added the role of Administrator of the Assisted Living and Memory Care Community in 2017. A 1993 graduate of Gordon College with a BA in Psychology, Todd has additionally achieved recognized double national certification in Human Resources including designation as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institution and as a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) from the Society for Human Resource Management. He is the current President of the Seacoast Human Resources Association also serving on the Professional Development Committee.  Additionally, Todd holds state licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator in New Hampshire and has served as the Assistant Administrator for the Long-Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facility since 2018. When not at his desk, Todd can be found actively pursuing his other passion – a love for the theater – performing on numerous stages throughout New England with credits including stage, radio and television. He has received numerous award nominations for his theatrical work.