Sue Durkin (she/her), MS, RN, CPHQ Chief Executive Officer
Sue joined Lamprey Health Care in 2018 and was named Chief Executive Officer in August 2023. She is a Registered Nurse with 25 years of experience in nursing and administration. Focusing primarily on community health, she has extensive experience leading teams in program development, operations, quality, and risk management. She has a particular interest in developing services for vulnerable populations. Sue has a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the College of the Holy Cross, and an Associate of Science degree in Nursing from Rivier University. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Women in Leadership Program at the University of Vermont, Grossman School of Business. Sue is also a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). She has served on a number of community boards and is an active Board Member for Yoga in Action.
Gregory White (he/him), Chief Executive Officer
Gregory White was appointed Chief Executive Officer in October 2013. Throughout his career, Mr. White has been committed to his community and the mission of Community Health Centers. Mr. White attended Babson College, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree, and comes to Lamprey Health Care as a Certified Public Accountant with two decades of professional management experience in Community Health Centers. He has been involved in numerous non-profit agencies in the Southern NH area, including Board Treasurer for The Way Home in Manchester and as a volunteer E.M.T. and staff officer with the Milford Ambulance Service. Mr. White is a life-long resident of Milford, where he resides with his wife Michelle and their two children.
Kate Bonafede (she/her), MD, Chief Medical Officer
Kate Bonafede is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Lamprey Health Care. Kate joined the clinic in 2011 to support the mission of providing high-quality care independent of financial means.
In her role as CMO, she continues to further Lamprey Health Care's mission to provide high-quality, evidence-based care and best practices while fostering an effective and sustainable office culture. Initiatives have included creating a greater connection between the clinic administration, medical staff, state and national experts, and, most importantly, the community.
Born in New Hampshire, Kate is involved in many community activities, including serving on the Brentwood town school board and coaching youth soccer and ice hockey.
She is a graduate of the University of Rochester in upstate New York, where she played collegiate soccer and studied environmental science and biology. After college, she worked for the University as an international health culture researcher at sites that included the Dominican Republic, India, and Antarctica. She attended Dartmouth Medical School and, upon graduation, was a resident at Lawrence Family Medicine Residency in Lawrence, MA.
Proficient in Spanish, as well as, studying French and American Sign Language, Kate has a keen interest in the connection of culture and environment related to health outcomes.
She is currently a resident of Brentwood, New Hampshire where she lives with her four children and husband. As a family, they are in the middle of a multi-year DIY farm restoration.
Terri Burdick (she/her), Chief Operating Officer
Terri joined Lamprey Health Care in 2019 and is the Chief Operating Officer. Terri has over 20 years of experience in the management and operations of community healthcare and dental care. She earned her Associate in Business Science from Granite State College and completed the Leadership Development Program from Bi-State Primary Care Association. Terri has a strong interest in programs that focus on the needs of the community, especially programs that assist the most vulnerable. She strives to create a work environment that builds strong teams by leveraging employees' strengths while always focusing on providing exceptional service to our patients.
Jody Pollack (she/her), Human Resources Director
Jody Pollack has been with Lamprey Health Care since 2007. She studied Business Management with a concentration in Human Resources at Southern New Hampshire University. She was appointed Director of Human Resources in 2018. Ms. Pollack has over 25 years of experience in HR roles with progressively increasing scope in all stages of the employee life cycle. Her passion is to assist others in building successful careers in community healthcare. With a focus on mission and values, Jody recruits and drives employee retention through the development and implementation of HR best practices to make Lamprey Health Care an employer of choice.
Elidoro Primero (he/him), Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Primero has been with Lamprey Health Care since 2022. He comes with 15 years of progressive managerial and leadership experience working in Federally Qualified Health Centers. He served as Executive Director and Director of Finance for Samahan Health Center in CA; Chief Financial Officer with Henry J Austin Health Center in NJ; Chief Financial Officer and Director of Grants & Contracts with the Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education in PA. He also served in a dual capacity as Practice Manager of Primary Care Clinics and Grants Manager for the Write Centers with a record of success in getting initiatives off the ground and flourishing.
Mr. Primero earned his BS in Engineering from the University of the Philippines; MSc. in Industrial Economics from the University of Asia & the Pacific; MA in Economics/Finance from Columbia University Graduate School; and received a Fellowship from Harvard University.
