Henry Tessman joined the Board in November 2019. He is the General Manager at Great Wolf Lodge New England. He has been at Great Wolf since it opened in 2014 and manages over 700 employees. He has worked in hospitality for over 35 years with various hotel companies including Marriott, Wyndham, Hilton, and Boutique properties. Henry has a B.A. degree from Johnson & Wales University with a minor in Public Relations. He and his wife Cindy live in Auburn, MA and have three daughters in college. He enjoys hiking, biking, golf, kayaking, and fishing in his free time. He also spends a lot of time with his three dogs doing agility training and competitive frisbee.
The acronym “IDD” is used to describe a group that includes either people with both ID and another DD or a group that includes people with ID or another DD. The supports that people with IDD need to meet their goals vary in intensity from intermittent to pervasive.