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Meet Our Executive Director
Pudge Eaton, Executive Director
Pudge comes to us with a wealth of experience, having served in a variety of capacities at assisted living facilities over the past 20 years.
She has lived her entire life in Newbury on a property that has been in her family since the early 1800’s. She’s active in her local community. She enjoys tending to her gardens, sewing and riding her bicycle, but most of all spending time with her 5 grandchildren.
Pudge has expressed whole heartedly that she is here for the residents and is looking forward to getting to know all of them and their families.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Sarah Reynolds, Director of Sales and Marketing
Sarah is a veteran and a proud mother of two from Hartford, VT. She spent the first fifteen years of her adult life serving as a Weapons Specialist in the United States Air Force. The beginning portion of her military career was served on active duty in Texas, Iceland, and Albuquerque, NM. For the remaining time, she returned home and became a member of the Vermont Air National Guard. During this time, she earned a degree in nursing and practiced as a civilian nurse for eight years. It was also during this time when she took up boxing as a hobby. A hobby that led to her becoming the Vermont Golden Gloves’ light-welter-weight champion, New England Golden Gloves champion, and runner-up to a girl who at that time ranked 4th in the nation in the Platinum Gloves in Orlando, FL.
Growing tired of deployments away from her family, Sarah eventually separated from the military and decided to return to school once again to earn her bachelor’s degree in business. She spent the following years working in sales and finance, before joining our team at Sunapee Cove. Most often, Sarah can be found at one of her kids’ sporting events, but sometimes you might catch her casting in a line or kayaking at one of her favorite spots.
Donna Pavlin– Business Office Manager
Donna has worked in Assisted Living for the last 10 years, and has been an Office Manager for much longer. Donna worked for HallKeen previously in Watertown, Massachusetts. She and her husband moved up to New Hampshire 3 years ago and she’s very happy to have found a job closer to home.
They have two daughters, and 4 grandchildren, who they love spending their free time with.
Melissa D'Angelo Assistant Resident Care Director, LMNA
Melissa became a Licensed Nursing Assistant through the American Red Cross in 2011 and has worked in the healthcare field ever since.
She began working at Sunapee Cove as an LNA when they first opened back in 2014. Since than she has been promoted to Resident Care Coordinator, and shortly after joined management as Assistant Resident Care Director. Melissa also holds a Certification as a Dementia Practitioner. In her years here Melissa has formed a great love for Sunapee Cove and all the residents that call it home.
Melissa lives locally in Sunapee with her other half, the Chief of Sunapee Fire Department and remains very involved with her community.
Kathleen Wilson, Nursing Director
Kathleen was born and raised in Western Massachusetts. At 14 she trained as a Candy Striper. Wearing the traditional Pink and White bibbed dress at Wesson Memorial Hospital, she found her passion. After graduating in 1976 She and her family moved to New Hampshire purchasing and restoring an old Inn in Sunapee Harbor. Literally becoming “The Inn Keepers Daughter” All the beds in the Inn had perfect hospital corners. A skill that remains to date.
Moving from a busy city to rural country was not the easiest transition. No busses, trains, or cabs to get anywhere was challenging and walking to the movies was taking a chance on running into a moose or a Bear.
Uncertain about her career path and a family move to Florida, she attended college for Restaurant Marketing and Management. Missing the tranquility of country living moved back to New Hampshire to fulfill her calling to care for others and she graduated the nursing program in 1992
Kathleen started her nursing career with Lake Sunapee VNA and Hospice. DHMC in pediatrics, was to follow and then onto an elementary school nurse before finding her way to Sunapee Cove where she has been since June 2015. Four jobs in 32 years she has come full circle of demographics.
Kathleen’s favorite place to be is on a beach, be it a lake, pond, or ocean. She once was an avid water skier but has since traded her ski’s for a paddleboard.
Kathleen resides locally with her 3 children and 2 grandsons close by.
Cheri Parkhurst, Life Enrichment Director
Cheri brings over 20 years of working in the community and especially enjoys the senior population. She enjoys planning special events that involve the residents and staff.
Bringing joy is her #1 goal.
She feels laughter is always the best medicine.
Cheri has dementia, management and an Activity Director certification, she is passionate about working with seniors and focuses on bringing them their best quality of life through activities and fun.
Nancy Pell, Food Services Director
Before joining our team, Nancy spent the previous twenty years calling Massachusetts her home. During that time, she owned many restaurants, raised her son, and worked as the Culinary Director/Executive Chef for a large full-service Boston Law firm.
Throughout her career, she had many accolades from Chronicle TV show news magazine, TV Diner, Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Bon Appetite, Wellesley-Weston Magazine, Improper Bostonian, Boston Magazine 2006 “Best of the New”, Daily Candy, Zagat Guide Rated and voted “Best Neighborhood Gem”. However, the highlight of her career was to design and cater the going away party for world renown chef and TV personality, Julia Child.
When she’s not in the kitchen, Nancy loves spending time outdoors. Whether it is hiking, kayaking, or traveling.