Board of Directors

  • Jim Willey

    After a 21 year career at Polaroid Corporation, Jim Willey left the corporate life to become an entrepreneur. He was, at the time, a Divisional Vice President. In 1983, Jim Willey and his brother founded Willey Brothers, Inc.

    The company provided merger services, branch design/ build, and merchandising solutions to financial institutions. Their clients included SunTrust, Fleet Bank, Wells Fargo and many other regional and community banks. With the sale of the company in 2001, he began focusing his time on charitable activities.

    Prior to his corporate career, Jim served in Viet Nam for the U.S. Army, First Cavalry as a helicopter pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the military’s highest honor for army pilots.

    Today he serves on the board of directors for Vision New England, a century-old association dedicated to growing regional evangelical churches.

    In 2005, Jim made his first trip to Haiti. His life would never be the same. He went back time after time. He felt God’s urging to launch Help for Haiti in order to bring hope to these courageous and worthy people.

    Jim has been married to Betsy, his “best friend and childhood sweetheart” for 47 years.

    “We have two wonderful sons, Matt an artist and muralist, and Jared who is married to Tracey, an amazing daughter in law.”

    Steve Gallup

    As a Domino’s Pizza franchise owner since May of 1972, Steve has been responsible for hiring and training many people as well as developing and implementing marketing plans, creating and managing budgets, negotiating leases, and all the attendant activities that go with operating and growing a successful small business. Today, he is semi-retired and oversees three Domino’s stores and their operations in Manchester, NH.

    He spent three and a half years in the U.S. Navy and was granted an early discharge to attend Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont where he earned an associate’s degree in Accounting. He then held a position with Barrecrafters, Inc. as assistant controller.

    He has been married to his wonderful wife Carol for almost 47 years, and they have three grown children and six incredible grandchildren. In November of 1981, his life changed forever. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He has spent the intervening years growing in his faith.

    Steve is a member of Bethany Church in Greenland New Hampshire and has served as an Elder. Steve says, “I am excited about this calling from God to serve in his name on the board of Help for Haiti.”

    Betsy Willey

    Betsy is a graduate of Sullins College with a Fine Arts degree in Interior Design. Her love of design, art, and family are important influences in her life.

    When her two grown sons, Jared and Matt, were established in grade school, she began working at a photographic studio executing room designs. Her room designs were photographed to promote fine furniture and fabric brands for elegant magazines.  This inspired her to launch a business to provide marketing solutions for fabric companies.

    Birge Fabric and Wall Covering contracted her to implement their Oleg Cassini Collection of fabrics at Mr. Cassini’s private New York residence. She spent the next 10 years designing the interiors of fine restaurants and elegant estates.

    Her love for kids and their moms led her to volunteer for non-profit organizations. For many years she helped the Children’s Multiple Handicapped Center by providing art classes, special events for children, and annual fund raisers for local schools. At Bethany Church in New Hampshire, she founded All About Moms, a ministry dedicated to helping mothers build relationships and share their faith. She served as program director for many years.

    Betsy married Jim Willey, her childhood sweetheart, 47 years ago. They’ve raised a beautiful family together of children and grandchildren. Now she loves to spend time with her grand-daughters, building gingerbread houses, and decorating cookies. She also loves to paint, read, dance, and play golf.

    Sue Mullen

    Sue is co-chair of the fund-raising committee for the Zakim Center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The center offers therapies to patients undergoing cancer treatments.

    Previously, she has worked for several non-profit organizations in the Boston area, including Harvard University and the Jimmy Fund, the pediatric fundraising arm of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a world renown cancer research and treatment center.

    Sue has been active in her community as a volunteer teacher at Second Step, a support organization for survivors of domestic abuse, located in Newton Massachusetts. They provide transition-housing, job training, mentoring and counseling.

    She graduated with honors from Wheaton College in Norton MA where she majored in Psychology and minored in music. Sue has been married to Ed for 32 years, and they have two daughters.