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
- Chip Evans, Workforce Development Council
- Jeff Francis, VT Superintendents Assn.
- Jolinda LaClair
