Throughout her 47 years as an occupational therapist, Carol helped people with various disabilities, in private practice, at diagnostic clinics, and intervention centers across Vermont and New Hampshire. After receiving her doctorate, she served as an Assistant Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine (Dartmouth College), for 15 years, where she was a leading advocate of family-centered, developmentally-supportive care and infant-toddler development. She has served 10 years on her church council. Carol is guardian to an elderly cousin with a developmental disability, which gives her valuable insight into the needs of the intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) population as they age. She lives with her husband in Canaan.

For 28 years, Bill was a physician-researcher at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DMHC), publishing extensively in the peer-reviewed medical literature. After receiving his medical training at the Virginia Medical College and the University of Virginia, he joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he worked for 3 years. In 1991, DMHC recruited Bill to serve as a bridge between outcomes research and clinical practice at the institution. He served on the Executive Committee of an NIH funded National Lung Cancer Screen Trial and Principal Investigator for a substudy that evaluated the effectiveness of lung cancer screening. A resident of Hanover, Bill has an adult daughter with a learning disability and seizure disorder, who lives at Visions’ Green Street Commons, in Lebanon.

In 1991, Scott joined creare.x, a spin-off of Creare LLC, an engineering research and development firm located in Hanover, NH. Later renamed to Fluent, it became the world leader in computational fluid dynamics simulation software. Fluent was acquired by Ansys in 2006, and Ansys was acquired by Synopsys in 2025. Scott has served in a variety of roles including software development, product management, business development, and product strategy. As a member of the Product Management leadership team at Synopsys, Scott works with customers, business leaders, sales teams, technical experts, and software development teams across the globe. Scott holds BS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware. He lives in Enfield, NH. Scott has served on the Visions Board since 2015. He is the father of two adult daughters, one of whom is a resident at Visions' Enfield location, Sunrise Farm.

Now Executive Director of Gift Planning, Susan Hanifin, has a 25 year career in development at Dartmouth College. In her current role, Susan manages a staff of six and a comprehensive gift planning development program which includes bequests, trusts, annuities, donor advised funds, and gifts of complex assets. She works closely with Leadership Giving and Principal Gifts Officers to maximize donors’ philanthropy to Dartmouth. Susan and her colleagues also manage a group of 50 volunteers who promote gift planning within their classes. She holds a BA from Hamilton College and her JD from SUNY Buffalo Law School. Susan is admitted to the New York State Bar. She lives in Hanover with her husband and their three children.

After 37 years of working with students, Carl retired from Dartmouth College where he served as Director of the Academic Skills Center. During his tenure, Carl built a robust program, which included the creation of the Office of Disability Services. Prior to joining Visions’ Board in 2017, Carl served for 3 years on the board of a small nonprofit that provided services to the Vermont IDD community. Through his daughter with special needs, Carl has developed a strong connection to the disability services community of the Upper Valley. He and his wife live in Norwich and have two adult children, one of whom is a resident of Spruce House in Hanover.

Klaran began her 50+ year career as a practicing speech and language pathologist (SLP), working at a state school—the only residential setting for individuals with IDD, at the time. Thus, she bore witness to the parent-driven deinstitutionalization and emphasis on group homes within communities. When Vermont began funding SLPs working in the public schools, Klaran relocated to the Upper Valley, attracted to that program. For the next four decades she provided services to individuals of all ages across VT and NH. From 2004 to 2018 Klaran worked in the Hanover and Lebanon public school systems, where she knew many individuals who have become residents of Visions. Her talent for collaboration, inclusion, diagnostic acumen and insight, and clear communication have made her a valuable member of any team. Now retired, Klaren holds a Ph.D. in communication disorders from UT-Dallas and divides her time between the Upper Valley and Connecticut.