Our Child Life team helps children and families feel supported and empowered during healthcare experiences. Specialists provide coping strategies, preparation, and therapeutic play across both Lebanon and Manchester campuses, with Lebanon serving inpatient and outpatient patients and Manchester focusing on outpatient care.
Lebanon team
Lebanon campus
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Adoria Benware, BS
CHaD Patient Experience Program Coordinator
Phone: 603-650-8831
Email: adoria.j.benware@hitchcock.org
Jessica Laperle, MHA, CCLS
CHaD Patient Experience Manager/
Child Advocacy and Protection Program (CAPP)
Phone: 603-650-8814
Email: jessica.m.laperle@hitchcock.org
Jennifer Rupp, MS, CCLS
Child Life Supervisor
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 603-650-8410
Email: jennifer.e.rupp@hitchcock.org
Kendra Russell, BS, CCLS
CHaD Pain Free/Child Advocacy and Protection
Program (CAPP)
Phone: 603-650-0698
Email: kendra.r.russell@hitchcock.org
Julia D’Agostino, MS, CCLS
Pediatric Inpatient and Intensive Care Unit/ Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: 603-650-8064
Email: julia.g.dagostino@hitchcock.org
Mollie Saults, BS, CCLS
Pediatric Perioperative Program/
Student Coordinator
Phone: 603-650-4380
Email: jeanne.m.saults@hitchcock.org
Torie Miele, MS, CCLS
Ambulatory North Clinics/
Facility Dog Handler
(Maverick, Certified Facility Dog)
Phone: 603-650-0226
Email: victoria.miele@hitchcock.org
Katlyn Hendricks, MS, CCLS
Outpatient Surgical Center (OSC)/
Ambulatory North Clinics
Phone: 603-650-0237
Email: katlyn.m.hendricks@hitchcock.org
Elizabeth LaCroix, BS, CCLS
Children of Adult Patients (COAP)/
Intensive Care Nursery (ICN)
Phone: 603-650-0289
Email: elizabeth.f.lacroix@hitchcock.org
Kay Noterman, MS, CCLS
Emergency Department/
Adolescent Medical Psychiatry (AMP)
Phone: 603-650-8084
Email: kayley.m.noterman@hitchcock.org
Manchester team
Manchester campus
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester
100 Hitchcock Way
Manchester, NH 03103
Sonya Charles, MS, CCLS
Manchester Ambulatory Clinics and Surgery Center/
Facility Dog Handler
(Winnie, Certified Facility Dog)
Phone: 603-629-8895
Email: sonya.e.charles@hitchcock.org
Hanna Gilroy, MS, CCLS&
Manchester Ambulatory Clinics and Surgery Center
Phone: 603-629-8153
Email: hanna.l.gilroy@hitchcock.org
Jillian Colbert, BS, CCLS
Manchester Ambulatory Clinics and Surgery Center
Phone: 603-629-8187
Email: jillian.d.colbert@hitchcock.org