VHA Helping Hands Board

Bettejane Rolli

Secretary

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Bj hails from Pennsylvania, having been the youngest of six kids on a small dairy farm wherein all children labored in the barn and in the fields. Bj spent her working career in the areas secretarial, contract management, and office administration; she prides herself in organization and communication efficiency. She and her husband Ron raised a daughter and a son in NorthEast Philadelphia; they are blessed with three grandchildren. They retired to the Village of McClure in 2019. In addition to her involvement in The VHA, she enjoys reading books and magazines; she relishes the hours spent in the pool; and, she performs litter patrol while walking on the trails and parks throughout Central Florida.

Mike Dollard

Treasurer

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I am from Western NY, spent my entire real-life career in government accounting/management. (Sounds like an oxymoron but western NY had been doing quite well until the last decade)

Professionally, in reverse order, I was

A) A town manager for 12 years until retirement.

B) The Chief of Accounting for a county

C) An accountant/auditor strictly in the municipal field.  From this I developed a reputation for helping troubled units get out of fiscal stress and turning around units that had "run off the rails"

I also had a second career, I was licensed as an EMT/EMT-A for 34 years, originally as a part time volunteer.  When volunteerism began to disappear I worked for municipal and commercial firms.  After a benevolent early retirement I did it full time for several years until we came here.  My claim to fame here is that I delivered 9 babies.

Peter ​​​​​Russell

VHA President • Helping Hands - Sole Member

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There are many autobiographies that are long and frankly boring. I intend to take the long part of that equation out of play. I was born and raised in northern Maine near the City of Caribou. As with all fortunate young people, I attended local schools. My parents were successful farmers and community leaders. Those attributes were passed down.

After attending New England College in Henniker, NH it became necessary for me to attend basic training at Fort Dix, NJ. I spent my required six years in the NH National Guard. New Hampshire seemed a wonderful place to live and raise a family. We lived in Contoocook Village, part of the Town of Hopkinton, for 47 years. While in Hopkinton I was fortunate to be appointed to many boards and elected to others. During those years, we also cleared land and created a certified organic blueberry farm. That endeavor was one of the most satisfying. Having your hands in clean living soil is good for the soul.

Victoria and I live in the Village of Pine Hills where we are fortunate to enjoy the many available benefits of living in The Villages. Here we continue to Live the Dream.