How We Are Run

We are fortunate to have a dedicated Board of Directors that provides leadership for the Foundation. They volunteer their time to ensure that the Foundation delivers on our mission and continues to grow and thrive. Mary Brown serves as our Executive Director and receives guidance and support from our Board.

2025 Board of Directors

Dana Dowdell - Board President ECHO Associates
330 Washington Street, Suite 220 Norwich, CT 06360

Alexa Massad Powers - Vice President Messier, Massad, Burdick & Assoc.
107 State Street, New London, CT 06320

Secretary - Open

Lorie Mocek - Treasurer Dime Bank
115 West Town Street , Norwich, CT 06360

Mary Brown - Executive Director -The ECHO Cancer Foundation, Inc.
330 Washington Street, Suite 220 Norwich, CT 06360

Christie Beausoleil - ECHO Associates
330 Washington Street, Suite 220 Norwich, CT 06360

Jeremy Doyle - Jane Ryan Insurance Group, LLC
272 S Main Street, Colchester, CT 06415

Stuart Bryan - I-M Technology
120 Broadway, Fl 1, Norwich, CT 06360

Brittany Uphold - CorePlus Federal Credit Union
202 Salem Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360

Debra White-Palmer - DWP Events, LLC
7 Willey Street, Norwich, CT 06360

Colette Currier - Creamery Brook Village
36 Vine Lane, Brooklyn, CT 06234

Denise Lindell - Goldblatt Bokoff LLC
457 W Main Street, Norwich, CT 06360

Our Volunteers

Volunteers play a key role in the ECHO Cancer Foundation. Our carefully vetted volunteers have faced cancer themselves or with a family member. Our volunteers are frequently onsite to help you find your way through your cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Our volunteers are often in the Infusion Center to: 

• Offer a listening ear and provide company during treatment

• Share refreshments

• Provide a blanket, homemade afghans, and headcovers

• Communicate with the nursing team to ensure patients get the counseling or support they need