Acknowledgements The Vermont Community Foundation wishes to thank the following individuals for their contributions to this report. John Abele Argosy Foundation Dawn Archbold Executive Director United Way of Lamoille County Julie Arel Director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Vermont Department of Health Jon Binhammer Director of Protection The Nature Conservancy – Vermont Seth Bongartz President Hildene Joanne Bourbeau Board Member Vermont Humane Federation David Bradbury President, Fund Manager, and Investment Committee Member Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies Paul Bruhn Executive Director Preservation Trust of Vermont Dixie Burns 2-1-1 Specialist United Way 2-1-1 Peter Burrows Superintendent Addison Central Supervisory Union Laurie Colgan Director, Child Nutrition Vermont Agency of Education
Catherine Collins Director of Case Management Champlain Valley Agency on Aging Paul Costello Executive Director Vermont Council on Rural Development Jeff Couture Executive Director Vermont Technology Alliance Ann Cummins President of the Board NAMI-Vermont (National Alliance on Mental Health) Tina Coltey Executive Director/Prevention Specialist Rutland Area Prevention Coalition Sandy Conrad Executive Director Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging Chach Curtis Former CEO Draker Josh Davis Executive Director Groundworks Collaborative Mike DeBonis Executive Director Green Mountain Club Ben Doyle Former Education Programs Manager Vermont Arts Council Chip Darmstadt Executive Director North Branch Nature Center James Ehlers Executive Director Lake Champlain International
Vermont Community Foundation Deb Brighton, Salisbury Lisa Cashdan, Norwich Carolyn Dwyer, Essex A. Jay Kenlan, Esq., Wallingford
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Jon Erickson Professor Ecological Economics Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Peter Espenshade President PEAR Vermont: People Education Advocacy Recovery Carlen Finn Executive Director Voices for Vermont’s Children Martha Fitch Director Vermont Crafts Council Peter Gilbert Executive Director Vermont Humanities Council Lisa Gosselin Former Economic Development Commissioner for Vermont Vermont Department of Economic Development Kelly Green Staff Attorney Prisoners’ Rights Office, Office of the Defender General, State of Vermont Martin Hahn Executive Director Community Capital of Vermont Larry Hames Director Brattleboro Community Justice Center Mark Heyman Human Resources Director Logic Supply
Board of Directors
Peter D. Kinder, East Dorset Spencer Knapp, Burlington Allyson Laackman, Burlington Michael Metz, Charlotte
Julie Peterson, Brattleboro Betsy Rathbun-Gunn, Sandgate Margaret Seely, Bridgewater Timothy R. Volk, Charlotte
James G. Wheeler, Jr., East Burke