Meet Our Team

Tina Hurley:

Founder/CEO,

Board Chair

Tina is a Board Certified Physician Associate, adaptive educator, speaker and below-the-knee amputee. She founded this organization in 2019 after recognizing unaddressed needs and care gaps within the limb loss community that were leading to negative mental, financial, social, economic and medical outcomes as well as negatively impacting our healthcare system. Her unique experience as both an amputating clinician and an amputee, paired with her comprehensive understanding of limb loss, intrinsic passion to serve and motivation to improve the limb loss continuum of care led to the development of this organization. Read Her Full Story Here

  • Dr. Michael Southworth

    Board Vice Chair

    Dr. Michael Southworth is a vascular surgeon affiliated with multiple hospitals in the southern Maine and New Hampshire areas. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 30 years. He was our founder’s mentor in vascular and wound care practice for many years prior to joining our board.

  • Michelle Vaira

    Board Member

    Chief Brand Officer

    Michelle has been a life-long creative thinker and designer. She spends time managing project flow as the VP of MacDougall’s and is an expert in crafting client solutions. She uses her passion for the design process to understand, interpret and communicate visual concepts via dynamic websites, compelling print materials, engaging interactive experiences and robust branding strategies.

  • Terry Freeman

    Board Treasurer

    Executive Administrator

    Terry has several decades of administrative experience that she generously lends to our organization and is the office manager of the Nashua Teacher’s Union.

  • Lorraine Connell

    Board Secretary

    Lorraine is a leadership development expert, a veteran educator of over 20 years, the owner of Peers not Fears LLC and the host of the podcast, “Education Unimagined.”

  • Daniel, Lopez

    Board Member

    Daniel is a strategic and results-drive Vice President, Human Resources and HR Consultant. He has extensive experience in talent management, workforce planning, organizational development, and employee engagement while fostering a high-performance culture that attracts, retains and develops top talent.

  • Jill Jablonski

    Operations Volunteer

    After losing her leg in March 2021 due to a vascular condition and learning about our founder & organization, Jill reached out to share her valuable time and knowledge. With nearly 30 years in real estate, she has exceptional people skills and is an expert at helping others navigate transitions in living quite literally. She brings our team enhanced diversity, experience and passion.

  • Jean Welch

    Beneficiary Relations Specialist

    Volunteer

    Intake Director

    Jean is an accomplished and diversely trained retired nurse with over 40 years of clinical and surgical experience. She worked closely with our founder in the OR and at vascular practice for several years prior to retiring from nursing and joining our volunteer team in early 2021 to direct our clinical intake process for amputee beneficiaries.

  • Craig Foster

    Beneficary Relations Specialist

    Volunteer

    Craig has been a left leg below-the-knee amputee since 2019. He is the Vice President of the Amputee Coalition of Arkansas, a certified peer visitor through the Amputee Coalition, a prosthetic patient model and a mentor for children local to his residence.

  • Colleen Stephens

    Beneficiary Relations Specialist

    Volunteer

    Colleen is a synovial sarcoma survivor and an elective amputee after over 20 failed limb salvage surgeries. “I wanted to show my children to never give up and that life may not be fair but we can still rise up from it and attain dreams and happiness. I have been through so much medically, physically and emotionally. I feel it is my purpose to give back in anyway I can with cancer patients and amputees- to show others that there is a way to not just survive but thrive. I am proud to be an amputee I am excited to be working with Less Leg More Heart.”

  • Sean Samitt

    Beneficiary Relations

    Volunteer

    Sean has spent nearly a decade working in healthcare with roles in pharmacy, patient advocacy, and administration. He has particular expertise in pain management and patient-centric care. He is thrilled to be part of the LLMH team to connect, share, and support the limb-difference community.

  • Sierra Blondeau

    Director of Running Blades

    Volunteer

    Sierra is a Manufacturing Engineer with and an advanced degree in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a problem solver, finds prosthetics fascinating and loves working with the systems of the body.

  • Zach Bernstein

    Marketing/ Media

    Volunteer

    Zach became a left below knee amputee in November 2022 after an accident beginning of the same year. Diagnosed with CRPS, his leg was eventually amputated after his foot and ankle lost circulation and necrotic. He has experience working in nonprofits and in a variety of creative capacities, including video and photo editing, graphic design and photography.

  • Bob Mitchell

    Ambassador Director, Volunteer

    Bob Mitchell is an entrepreneur, fitness trainer, and an amputee from Nashville, TN. Bob chose an elective amputation of his left leg above the knee in August of 2021 after years of infection and pain had plagued his everyday life. He has been a champion of the “Rise by Lifting Others” mantra. As the Ambassador Director Bob looks forward to optimizing fundraising, streamlining accommodations and guiding others to enjoy their experience to the fullest.