Board of Directors

Steve is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He Received his B.S. in Business Administration from UMass-Lowell in 1996 and worked in financial services for Putnam Investments and State Street for 13 years. He received is M.B.A. in 2004 from Bentley College and spent two years as a product manager for NewRiver/Broadridge. He earned his Ph.D. in Accounting from Bentley University in 2016. From 2010 to 2017 Steve was an adjunct professor of accounting at UMass-Lowell. Steve resides in Dracut with his wife Mary and rescue dog Willow.

Keelyn is a Senior Manager of People & Engagement at Wellness Pet Company. Previously in her career, Keelyn was the Operations Manager at United Teen Equality Center and a Program Manager at Novell. Keelyn obtained her MBA from Boston College and has a BS from Simmons College. She has served in the community with a range of organizations over the years including Entrepreneurship for All and Neighbors in Need before joining the Board at OpDD. Keelyn is a proud Lowell resident and resides there with her spouse David, son Elijah, and two dogs Beasley and Turk.

Clark Gaphardt is a Captain at the Nashua Police Department. He was born and raised in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2004 as a Sergeant and he was named Marine of the year in 2000. In 2004 he received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Rivier University. He is currently working towards his Master’s degree. He was hired by the Nashua Police Department in 2004 and prior to that he worked for the Dover, NH Police Department just shy of 3 years.

Tom has been volunteering & helping OpDD for about 4 years and is the Chairman of the Veterans Network at Analog Devices and involved with various Veteran organizations such as the “Run for the Troops 5K”, etc.. Tom also loves dogs and works as a CAD Designer in the Aerospace & Defense division at Analog Devices.

With 25+ years in technology consulting, Paige currently works at EPAM as a VP,  Business Unit Head for Healthcare. Prior to EPAM, Paige worked at Cognizant Technologies as the Digital Transformation Sales Lead for Healthcare. Prior to Cognizant, Paige was at Publicis Sapient where she was a US Healthcare Lead.

Three years ago, Paige started volunteering at Operation Delta Dog as part of the Run to Rescue 5k committee and has since expanded her volunteer role.

Paige is originally from Massachusetts but has spent the past 19 years as a resident of Hollis NH along with her husband, two sons and pup

Tiffany is a Senior Branch Service Manager, Bank Officer at Enterprise Bank in Nashua. She has been in the banking industry for 13 years. She is a graduate of Leadership Greater Nashua class of 2021. Tiffany has lived in New Hampshire her whole life and currently lives in Salem with her husband Anthony, daughter Sadie and rescue dog Moose.

Trisha founded Operation Delta Dog in 2013 after learning about the high suicide rate among U.S. veterans. She is the author of six books, including Dog-Friendly New England and Dog-Friendly New York. A former newspaper reporter and magazine editor, she holds a master’s degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her award-winning humor column appeared in The Lowell Sun for three years and her articles have appeared in various national magazines and websites. She has also spent more than 20 years working/volunteering for organizations such as the New England Wildlife Center, The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and various animal shelters. For Trisha, Operation Delta Dog is the natural culmination of a life spent as an animal advocate and the proud daughter of a U.S. Army veteran.