Vermont Council on Rural Development

About Us

Board of Directors

One of 40 Councils nationwide, the VCRD is an independent non-profit with a 23 member Board of Directors representing federal, state, local, private, and non-profit partners working together to promote the progress of rural Vermont.

FEDERAL

  • Molly Lambert, USDA Rural Development
  • Robert Paquin, Farm Services Agency

NON-PROFIT

  • Alex Aldrich, Vermont Arts Council 
  • Hal Cohen, Central VT Community Action Council
  • Thomas Hark, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (Secretary)

STATE

  • Roger Allbee, Agency of Agriculture
  • Kevin Dorn, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Pat Moulton Powden, VT Dept. of Labor
  • Jonathan Wood, Agency of Natural Resources

LOCAL

  • Greg Brown
  • Catherine Dimitruk, NW Reg. Plan. Comm. (Chair)
  • Christine Hart, Brattleboro Housing Authority
  • Steve Patterson, Northeastern VT Dev. Assn.

PRIVATE

  • Bob Ackland, Consultant (Treasurer)
  • Tony Elliott, Woodstone Company
  • Joe Fusco, Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
  • Marie Houghton, IBM (Vice Chair)
  • Mark Young, First National Bank of Orwell

NON-VOTING LIAISONS

  • Tricia Coates, Congressman Welch's Office
  • Jenny Nelson, Senator Sander's Office
  • Chuck Ross, Senator Leahy's Office
Board Emeritus Members
  • Chip Evans, Workforce Development Council
  • Jeff Francis, VT Superintendents Assn.
  • Jolinda LaClair
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