With our nonprofit program taking off, we thought this would be the perfect time to stop and revisit the amazing group of people we have that make this possible. Please reach out if you would like to speak more with any of the members of our staff, any of us would be more than happy to spend some time connecting.
President – Charles Desrosiers (charlie@es-riders.org)
Charlie was born and raised in NH and is a proud father of two young boys. He has a strong background in facilities management from Manchester Community College and project management from UC Irvine. He is co-owner and founder of MTSS Funding with his best friend Stephan Wilson. Stephan has been his inspiration for starting a nonprofit and hopes to continue to spread hope to more people every day. He has done amazing things for The Life Beyond Foundation, Inc. as well as taking over ES Riders and making it his own.
Treasurer – Steve Wilson (steve@es-riders.org)
Steve was the 1978 easterseals poster child for the state of NH! He has worked alongside his best friend, President Charles Desrosiers for 20 years helping to raise money for nonprofits that are close to his heart. Steve was born with spina bifida which at the time was life-threatening. Thanks to his amazing mother and great doctors, he is here today. His hope is to grow awareness for nonprofits like easterseals, St. Jude, Liberty House Veterans Homeless Shelter, and the Intreprid Fallen Heroes Foundation. Steve has been a huge asset to our team, making scooter deliveries to veterans and growing a deeper relationship with them as well as their families. He is always willing to do whatever it takes to grow our nonprofit and has been a strong contribution to the success we have seen.
Secretary – Charles O’Leary
Charles is a close friend to all of LBF’s board members. He was born and raised in Worcester, MA and is one of NINE children!!! He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Connecticut College (1983) and a Law Degree from the Dickison’s School of Law, PA (1986). He is married 35 years to Mary Anne Tilton and is a proud father of twins.
Board Member/Director – Richard Lapalme
Richard graduated from Central High School in Manchester, NH in 1968. He worked at General Cable as a wire tester until 2002! Since then, Richard has been working for MTS Funding and LFB as a customer service representative who is responsible for community outreach and new hire training! Richard is close friends with the Liberty House community and is a great asset to our team.
Director – Ken Dionne
Ken has been the president of KRD Builders for the past 35 years. We are most proud of one of our projects when we teamed up with Homes for Our Troops to build a home for a disabled veteran and his family right here in NH! Ken is a NH native and would consider himself a family man with two kids, three children, and one on the way! He is a contractor specializing in building custom homes while also being an avid fisherman and hunter. Ken is a lifetime friend, and we trust his business decisions as he is a strong advocate for the underprivileged and true humanitarian!
Marketing Specialist – Brooke Murphy (brookemurphy444@gmail.com)
Brooke graduated from Assumption University in Worcester MA with a major in Marketing and a concentration in Digital Marketing! (2021) She recently received her master’s degree in Business Administration. She has been a great asset to our entire organization and has brought in a great fresh pair of eyes! She runs all our social media accounts, designs marketing plans for our future, crafts blog posts, and is our main point of contact for sponsors and doners. She has tackled many projects while learning the nonprofit perspective of marketing. Brooke enjoys sports, the beach, & social media, and helping others.
Easterseals Volunteer – Corey Davison
Corey was born on July 8, 1971, in Lawrence, MA. Corey is the son of a career enlisted man in the Massachusetts Army National Guard who rose to the rank of Command Sergeant Major, and a Pelham NH Middle School teacher. He was born blind and has a condition known as septo-optic dysplasia, which caused his optic nerves to never develop and also affects his senses of taste and smell.
He attended and graduated from high school at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. This is the same school from which Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan, also graduated. Corey has a strong interest in broadcasting with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of MLB sportscasters and game show hosts and announcers. He is friendly and affable and enjoys interacting with people. He has worked as a customer greeter and announcer at Savers prior to the COVID pandemic and has been an absolute superstar since starting with us. He makes everyone around his smile and is amazing with spreading awareness for ES Riders.
