Meet our all-volunteer Board of Directors

Bill Everett

President

Bill was born in Nashua, New Hampshire and has lived throughout New England. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1972 with a BA in Political Science. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire with an MBA in 1977 and worked for eight years as a CPA for Price Waterhouse. He spent the majority of his professional career as a Chief Financial Officer for three publicly traded technology companies. He is currently a corporate board member of two companies, including Issuer Direct Corporation in Raleigh, NC, where he serves as Chairman of the Board.

After spending eleven years in Raleigh NC, Bill and his wife Lin, returned to Hebron New Hampshire where they now live. He has been a member of Laconia Country Club for seven years where he has served on the greens committee and the strategic planning committee. He has been a frequent competitor in NHGA championships and is a past winner of the NHGA Senior Match Play and Players Invitational Championships. Bill’s initial contact with the McDonough Foundation was through his work establishing the DiFonzo Named Scholarship at Laconia Country Club. Bill joined the Board of the McDonough Foundation in July 2017 and has been primarily involved in managing and growing the McDonough Permanent Fund.

William Krueger

Vice President

Bill joined the McDonough Board of Directors in 1996 and served as tournament chairman for a number of years. Bill was born in Camden, NJ in 1950 but moved at a very young age to Franklin, NH and graduated from Franklin High School in 1967. Bill played on the golf team all four years while in high school as the seventh man on a six-man team.

Bill graduated from Case Institute of Technology in 1971 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has spent the majority of his career in the Pulp and Paper Industry working for various equipment manufacturers. Bill did take a few years off from Pulp and Paper as an owner of a packaged ice company and after selling that business the owner of a retail hardware and lumber yard. Bill currently covers the Northeast for a company out of the Cincinnati, Ohio area that provides equipment to recycled paper mills.

After high school Bill did not play golf again until he sold his ice company in 1986. Eleven years into his marriage, Bill’s wife never knew Bill knew what a golf club was until he joined Concord Country Club in Concord, NH, Bill’s current hometown.

Bill’s passion for the game grew quickly and at his best carried a 5 handicap. Bill realized that he wanted to give back to the game as much as he wanted to play. To this end he joined the Concord Country Club Board of Directors in 1992 and has served off and on since then. Bill also became a member of the NHGA Board of Directors in 2006 where he served as their President from 2012 to 2014. In 1992 Bill met Jim Kinhan, a long time McDonough Board member, and through that friendship joined the McDonough Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors. Bill was successful in getting Concord Country Club go to direct billing for McDonough making CCC one of the leading donors to McDonough. Bill continues to serve on the McDonough Board and promote McDonough throughout the state through his connections at the NHGA.

Brian Hayward

Treasurer

Brian Hayward joined the McDonough board in the fall of 2012 as the Treasurer. He has been a sole proprietor Certified Public Accountant for the past 30 years specializing in small business taxation. Brian resides in Bedford, NH with his wife Linda. They have two grown children, Patrick and Lauren.

Tyler Butler

Secretary

Tyler, a certified public accountant, is a past McDonough Scholar who became a Board Member in 2015. Tyler worked at several NH golf courses throughout his college years.  And the golf industry has deep roots in his family, going back to his grandfather, who was a PGA professional, and his father, who was a golf course superintendent. Tyler lives in Auburn, NH, with his wife, Angela, daughter, Caroline, and their family dog, Layla. In addition to a deep appreciation for all things golf, Tyler is an avid skier and sports enthusiast. Tyler currently serves as Board Secretary.

Brian Boylan

Director

Brian is a past McDonough Scholar and joined the McDonough Board of Directors in 2015.  After completing his education and playing collegiate golf at the University of Hartford, he settled in the Boston area.  Brian is an active member of Concord Country Club and has served on the Board of Directors of the club since 2013.  He resides in Andover, MA with his wife, Katie and their two sons Finn and Liam.  In his spare time, while not playing golf, he enjoys playing hockey and spending time on Cape Cod.

Keith Boyle

Director

Keith is an honored former McDonough scholarship recipient while attending Roger Williams University 2001 through 2006. He was proud to join the McDonough Board of Directors in 2015 to give back to the Foundation that helped support him through college.  He sits on the McDonough Marketing Committee.  As a youth, Keith grew up fascinated with the game of golf, which started with his first range season alongside his Dad when he was 10. This was further cemented with several years playing at Derryfield Country Club and then at Manchester Country Club for over 15 years. He was fortunate to be taught the game by Stan Lencki at the end of his legendary career at MCC.

Keith is a Principal at CUBE 3, a nationally recognized Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning firm, with a demonstrated history of Business Development, Marketing, and Project Delivery. He is an avid golfer who regularly competes in New Hampshire Golf Association events throughout the summer. If he’s not in the office, you’ll probably find him on the golf course.

David Brussard

Director

David joined the McDonough Scholarship Foundation Board in 2017. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1974 and received his MBA from Suffolk University in 1978. He spent over forty years in the Insurance industry, retiring in 2016 after seventeen years as President/CEO of Safety Insurance Company. David still serves as Safety’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. His Dad sent him off to caddy at the age of nine to a private golf club in Melrose, Massachusetts. The caddy experience influenced the choices he would make later in his life. David and his wife Ann have three children and four grandchildren. They spend summers in Hampton, NH, winters in Jupiter, Florida.

Eileen Conway

Director

Eileen Conway lives in Manchester, NH.  She is a 35-year member of Derryfield Country Club and a long-time member of the New Hampshire Women’s Golf Association. The majority of her career has been in the payment processing industry, including 20 years with JPMorgan Chase.  She currently works remotely for a payments provider headquartered in North Carolina.

John Doykos

Director

After graduation from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine followed by a residency at Boston Childrens Hospital, Jack Doykos practiced Pediatric Dentistry and taught at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is honored to have been part of the McDonough Board for twenty years assisting scholars and their families defray their college education costs.

Laurie Ethier

Director

Nashua Country Club and the sport of golf have had a life-long presence for Laurie.  She began playing at a young age, participating in numerous NHWGA and NEGA events.  She went on to play competitively at the collegiate level while at the University of South Carolina, and was still in college when she won 1985 NH Women’s State Amateur Championship.

Laurie was the first volunteer coach for the First Tee Program at Nashua Country Club, where she taught golf to kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua.   She is in her ninth season as Junior Varsity Golf Team Coach at Bishop Guertin High School.   Additionally, she is a long-time volunteer with Special Olympics in NH, has served on fundraising committees for local nonprofit organizations, and has held various positions on numerous membership committees at Nashua Country Club over the years.

Laurie recently retired McNulty & Foley, her family’s catering business.  She is currently working with her husband Dan at his accounting firm, Dan Ethier, CPA.  Laurie, Dan, their daughter Megan and son Tommy live in Nashua.

Her husband Dan is a past McDonough Scholar.

Kevin Keyes

Director

Kevin joined the McDonough board in 2013. He has lived in New Hampshire since graduating from Holy Cross in 1979. One of the first things he did when he moved to the Manchester area was join the Manchester Country Club, where he belonged for many years while living in Bedford. In 2000 he and his wife Maura joined Bald Peak Colony Club.

After raising their two oldest children in Bedford, Kevin and Maura, along with their youngest daughter Colleen and their dog Zuzu moved full time to Moultonborough, where Colleen attended High School before going on to UNH.

Kevin is the owner of APPS Paramedical Services in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. He and Maura are also owners of DNA North America.

Tom McCoy

Director

Tom joined the McDonough Board in 2019. He was selected as a McDonough Scholar in 1966 having worked as a caddie at Nashua Country Club and on the grounds crew at Green Meadow Golf Course in Hudson, NH. After graduation from the University of New Hampshire in 1970 he was commissioned in the United States Air Force (USAF). Upon completion of pilot training in 1971, he served in numerous assignments and retired in March 1997 at the rank of Colonel. He is currently President of McCoy Global Management, an international consulting and management company. Tom is an active member of Laconia Country Club and has served as Club President, Chairman of the Greens Committee and Chairman of the Membership Committee. He is also a member of the board of the Lakes Region Chapter for Veterans Count. He and his wife Nancy reside in Meredith, NH.

Jeff Rounsaville

Director

Jeff Rounsaville joined the McDonough board in 2005. Jeff is a past Board Secretary and Scholarship Chair. He is presently leading an effort to endow a permanent scholarship at Eastman Golf Links. He retired from Ingersoll-Rand/GL&V Nashua after a 38-year career, having held positions in engineering, process development, sales support, and management. Additionally, he is active on the Slope Team for the NHGA and Golf Committee at Eastman Golf Links.

Jeff and Leslie reside in Grantham, NH. They have a son, Todd, who is a McDonough alumnus, a daughter, Jamie, and three grandchildren.

Peter Smith

Director

Pete Smith is a former President of McDonough and co-founder of the Foundation’s Permanent Fund. He is a Dartmouth College graduate and Ouimet Caddie Scholar. He grew up in Western Massachusetts and worked as a caddie, bag room attendant and pro shop assistant. His involvement with McDonough in some small way, pays back all that the game of golf has afforded him.

Pete and his wife Kelly reside in Bedford, NH. They have three grown daughters.

George Slyman

Director

George K Slyman is a Certified Financial Planner professional. He has been active coaching youth sports and sponsoring youth golf activities. He resides in the Monadnock Region with his wife Diane.

Tyler Walsh

Director

Tyler grew up in Bedford, NH and learned to play golf at Manchester Country Club. He worked at MCC as a caddie through high school and during his time in college at the University of New Hampshire. Tyler graduated from UNH with a degree in Accounting and Finance and currently works in Ernst & Young’s Strategy and Transactions practice in Boston, MA. Tyler, an avid golfer, is a member of Manchester Country Club. You will most likely find him on the golf course when he’s not working. Tyler and his wife, Alyssa, currently reside in Hooksett, NH with their golden retriever, Jordan. He joined the McDonough Board in Spring of 2022.

Glenn Walton

Director

Glenn has lived in New Hampshire since 1984 and graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a BS in Business Administration. He spent eight years in the military, primarily as an Airborne Ranger Infantryman in the 75^th Ranger Regiment of the US Army’s Special Operations Command. Upon returning to New Hampshire, Glenn spent seven years in the golf industry. In 2001, he left the golf industry and spent 15 years working in management for a major national retailer at locations throughout New Hampshire. Now semi-retired, Walton spends most of his time on the golf course.

Walton spent nearly 20 years as a member at Manchester Country Club, where he served on numerous committees and the Board of Directors. Glenn is currently a member of The Golf Club of New England and Portsmouth Country Club. He began volunteering with the New Hampshire Golf Association in 2007 as a member of the course rating team, joined the Board of Directors in 2010, served as President from 2016-2018 and retired from the board in 2020. Walton joined the board of the McDonough Scholarship Foundation in 2008 and chaired the Annual Pro-Am from 2008-2020.  Glenn has served as Secretary, Vice-President and President from 2018-2021.

When he is not playing golf or working on McDonough Foundation projects, he enjoys volunteering as a starter at various NHGA Championships or helping with course ratings around the state. Glenn and his wife, Kathy, reside in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Brett Wilson

Director

Brett joined the McDonough board in the Fall of 2019. He grew up in NH and learned to play golf at Cochecho Country Club in Dover. He worked at Cochecho through high school and college, attending the University of New Hampshire, graduating with a BS in Hospitality Management. He is an avid golfer who plays in many New Hampshire Golf Association events. Brett and his wife Nicole live in Dover with their three daughters.

John A. Wolkowski

Director

John was an honored and proud recipient of the McDonough scholarship awards beginning in 1978 through his graduation from St. Anselm College in 1982. Thereafter, he attended the University Of New Hampshire School of Law (formally known as Franklin Pierce Law Center) and obtained his JD in 1986. He has been a practicing attorney in New Hampshire and Massachusetts for over 34 years. He is currently the managing partner at Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP in Manchester, New Hampshire.

In the early 90s, he was invited to join the Board of Directors as its first alumni director. He has served the Foundation ever since: as Chair as the Alumni Committee, being a member of the Governance and Finance Committee and, most importantly, 10 years as its president and received the Stan Lencki Distinguished Service Award in 2019. His long-standing commitment to McDonough is reflected from his interview days at the Highway Hotel in Concord to seeing the new students in various venues, including Zoom.

He resides in Bedford with his wife Lisa and their incredible little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Hero.

Lisa M Kress

Director of Operations and Development

While Lisa only joined the McDonough Foundation as a staff member in November of  2020, her tangential involvement with the McDonough Foundation began nearly three decades ago when she married McDonough Board Member, John Wolkowski. Lisa possesses strong organizational, computer, and communication skills and has the take-charge attitude necessary to provide a vast array of support services to the Foundation’s Board of Directors, as well as for the McDonough scholars.

In addition to her work for McDonough, she practices as a licensed cosmetologist with an active clientele and is also a registered yoga instructor. At the age of 49, she decided it was time to embark on the first sport of her life, and began playing golf. While it is debatable as to whether her handicap has improved all that much since then, she truly enjoys the game and her time spent on the course immensely. Lisa and her husband John share their home in Bedford with their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Hero.