The Board of Trustees of Fellowship Housing is the governing body of the organization and the management entity of all the housing projects. It is comprised of seven to fifteen interested community members and meets monthly to provide oversight and guidance on strategic initiatives. Board members bring a diverse range of skills and interest to Fellowship Housing which helps in achieving our vision and mission. The board has the primary fiduciary responsibility for the financial health of the organization and supervision of the Executive Director.
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Cassie Crosby - President
Cassie Crosby is a retired U.S. Army officer with more than 20 years of experience leading multi-functional teams around the world, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. A logistics officer by trade, Cassie also has extensive military public affairs, planning, and leader development experience. Upon retirement from the military in 2021, she started her own leadership coaching and leader development consulting business, Iterata Solutions, Inc. As a leadership coach, she helps high performing, purpose-driven leaders get out of their heads and lead from their hearts so they can close the gap between vision and action.
Cassie holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from UNH, a Master of Business Administration in Organizational Leadership from Norwich University, a Master of Military Arts and Science in Operational Planning from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies and a graduate certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.
Cassie currently resides in the Seacoast Region with her husband, who is also a retired U.S. Army officer, and their two daughters. She spends her free time enjoying the outdoors, weightlifting, gardening, reading, and writing, and loves good coffee and great conversations.
Phil D'Acunto - Treasurer
Phil D’Acunto joined Fellowship Housing’s Board of Trustee in 2022 with 9 years of experience as an auditor for Melanson CPAs. Licensed as a CPA in 2018, Phil currently manages the firm’s non-profit team providing audit and not-attest services to clients throughout northern New England.
Phil’s prior professional experience includes over three years as an Examiner for the State of New Hampshire Banking Department Consumer Credit division. In this role, Phil was tasked with completing regulatory compliance audits on licensees primarily in the mortgage industry.
In his free time, Phil remains active playing soccer and golfing as much as the New England weather allows. During the cold seasons, you will see him boarding a plane to his next destination.
Paula Mattis - Vice President
Paula Mattis was appointed as Director of the Division of Medical and Forensic Services for the New Hampshire Department of Corrections in March of 2015. Prior to that, she held progressively responsible leadership positions, including CEO of two organizations, in the fields of health care and community services. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
In her current role, she is the chief executive of healthcare services (medical, behavioral health, dental) for the NHDOC. She has extensive experience in creating, improving, and managing systems of healthcare as well as having direct care experience. She has been honored as Social Worker of the Year by the NH chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, as a Champion for Mental Health by Riverbend Community Mental Health Center and as a recipient of the Regent’s Award of the Northern New England Association of Healthcare Executives.
Casey DeStefano - Secretary
Casey graduated from Bow High School in 2004 and Springfield College in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Therapeutic Recreation, a minor in Business and a specialization in Sport Management.
As a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, she worked with Disabled Sports USA, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at the National Naval Medical Center rehabilitating severely wounded service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to therapeutic recreation, Casey has spent time working with the NH Fisher Cats on and off for almost 20 years. In 2013 she became a licensed Realtor and has spent her real estate career at Century 21 Circa 72.
In addition to being on the board of Fellowship Housing, she is on her town's planning board and works at the Friendly Kitchen to distribute meals to those experiencing food insecurity.
When she isn’t selling houses, you can find her at home with her son, 2 dogs and cat, attempting to garden, or traveling- preferably somewhere warm.
Dan Hartford - Trustee
Dan Hartford is looking forward to joining the expanding Board of Trustees of Fellowship Housing. Dan is a Senior Portfolio Manager with Morgan Stanley and has over a decade of experience in investment management and financial services.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Business Management from UMASS Boston and is a CFA® Charterholder.
A native of Manchester, NH, Dan returned to his hometown in 2019 with his wife to raise their family. In his free time, he enjoys sports, fitness, and reading, but most of all, spending time with his wife and trying to keep up with his two young boys at home.
Julia Hawthorne- Trustee
Julia Hawthorne is thrilled to be part of Fellowship Housing’s Board of Trustees. She brings a wealth of legal experience and knowledge from her work as an attorney in NH. Julia started at Parnell, Michels & McKay in 2021 after she earned her J.D. from the University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord, New Hampshire and graduated Cum Laude. Julia was part of the esteemed Daniel Webster Scholar’s Program while at UNH law. Julia earned her Bachelor of Arts from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island in 2018.
Julia has prior experience working in the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, and at private New Hampshire firms spanning several practice areas.
Julia was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar and the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire in May 2021. Julia is working primarily in the civil litigation department of Parnell, Michels & McKay.
In her free time, Julia enjoys cooking, exercising, reading, and playing board games with friends and family.
Matt Burdick - Trustee
Matt Burdick brings fifteen years in logistics, scheduling, and management; a Bachelor of Science in Operations and Project Management; five years of municipal board leadership; and six years of ground-up construction experience, he looks forward to jumping in and serving his community members.
He began his public service in 2021, when he decided it was time for a new perspective on Boscawen’s select board. Over the last five years, Matt has found that public service has filled a void he didn’t realize was there. A firm believer in term limits at every level of government, he will be closing out his time on the select board at the end of 2026 after two terms.
Happily married for 19 years to his loving wife, Hannah, he is the father of two—Zoey, 20, and Owen, 18. A lover of the outdoors, concerts, and good food, he spends his free time hunting, fishing, and firing up his smoker to enjoy the bounty with family and friends.
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