Staff, Board, Advisory Committees

Staff

Board of Directors

Advisory Committees

Vital Communities Staff

Project Manager, Climate, Agriculture, Energy, Economy (she/her)

Project Manager, Place-Based Education (he/him)

Project Manager, Energy and Transportation (she/her)

Project Manager, Early Childhood Education (she/they)

Development Director (she/her)

Cameron Huftalen

Upper Valley Everyone Eats Project Manager (they/them)

Program Manager, Housing and Transportation (she/her)

Project Manager, Climate, Agriculture, Energy, Economy (she/her)

Gabrielle Ratté Smith

Project Manager, Valley Quest & UVTPC (she/her)

Administrative & Human Resources Coordinator (they/them)

Development Coordinator (she/her)

Vital Economy Staff, The Local Crowd Coordinator (she/her)

Finance Manager/Comptroller (she/her)

Early Childhood Education Consultant

Director of Place-Based Learning (he/him)

Program Manager, Housing and Transportation (he/him)

Leona Bergman-Gaul

Events and Communications Coordinator (she/her)

Nancy LaRowe, Food & Farm and Local First Coordinator

Director, Food & Farm and Economy (she/her)

Rachel Darrow, Finance Manager

Finance & Administration Advisor (she/her)

Rebecca Bailey, Communications Manager

Communications Manager (she/her)

Sarah Brock, Energy Program Manager

Program Director, Climate, Energy, Transportation (she/her)

White River Valley Consortium Working Communities Challenge Project Manager (she/her)

Sarah Jackson, Executive Director

Executive Director (she/her)

Shantida Oakheart

Bookkeeper (she/her)

Vital Communities Board of Directors

Amy Lappin, Board of Directors, Vice Chair

Plainfield, NH; Chair (she/her)

Tuck Fellow (he/his)

Taftsville, VT (she/her)

Benjamin Nelson, Board of Directors, Secretary

Benjamin Nelson

Claremont, NH: Secretary (he/his)

West Lebanon, NH (she/her)

Damian DiNicola

Randolph, VT (he/his)

David Watts, Board of Directors, Member

Norwich, VT (he/his)

Elizabeth Barry

Tuck Fellow (she/her)

Elyse Crossman, Board of Directors, Member

Claremont, NH (she/her)

Greg Norman, Board of Directors, Member

Norwich, VT (he/his)

Hanover, NH (she/hers)

Tunbridge, VT (she/her)

Meaghan Butts, Board of Directors, Member

Lebanon, NH (she/her)

Nancy Merrill, Board of Directors, Member

Lebanon, NH (she/her)

Rick Mills, Board of Directors, Member

Strafford, VT (he/his)

Robin Kilfeather-Mackey, Board of Directors, Member

Robin Kilfeather-Mackey

Cornish, NH (she/her)

Sally Wilson, Board of Directors, Treasurer

Ryegate, VT; Treasurer (she/her)

Canaan, NH (he/his)

Advisory Committees

Vital Communities relies on a network of advisory committees and workgroups to help set priorities and methods. Below are links to member lists of these groups.

Food & Farm Advisory Committee

Vital Economy Advisory Committee

Workforce Housing Advisory Committee

Leadership Upper Valley Advisory Board

UVTPC Steering Committee

UV Transportation Management Assoc.

Route 11 Corridor Advisory Committee

UVEX Advisory Committee