Since our founding in 1987, we have grown to a staff of more than 50 professionals hailing from all over Vermont.
Our team is the backbone of our organization, working tirelessly to advance the dual goal mission of VHCB. With a deep connection to the work we do, our team brings expertise, innovation, and energy to the shared vision for a resilient and equitable Vermont.
Administration
Gus Seelig
Executive Director
g.seelig [@] vhcb.org
Pollaidh Major
Director of Policy and Special Projects
(802) 828-5865
p.major [@] vhcb.org
Cara Hansen
Communications Director
(802) 828-5057
c.hansen [@] vhcb.org
Francis Sharpstene
Director of Human Resources & Administration
(802) 828-3253
f.sharpstene [@] vhcb.org
Chris Weinberg
Database Manager
(802) 828-5070
c.weinberg [@] vhcb.org
Annie Decker
Associate Director of Resource Development & Resiliency
(802) 661-8958
a.decker [@] vhcb.org
Bonnie Woodford
Office Manager & Executive Assistant
(802) 828-5063
b.woodford [@] vhcb.org
Janice Pello
Administrative Coordinator
(802) 828-5563
j.pello [@] vhcb.org
Bob Zatzke
Network Administrator
(802) 828-0170
r.zatzke [@] vhcb.org
Dan Herman
Information Systems Manager
(802) 662-4783
d.herman [@] vhcb.org
Housing Program
Jenny Hyslop
Housing Director
(802) 828-5539
j.hyslop [@] vhcb.org
Emily Phillips
Deputy Housing Director
(802) 828-3259
e.phillips [@] vhcb.org
Leah Sare
Senior Housing Analyst
(802) 828-5549
l.sare [@] vhcb.org
Ron Rupp
Director of Federal Housing Programs
(802) 828-2912
r.rupp [@] vhcb.org
Ariane Kissam
Homeownership Programs Manager
(802) 828-2965
a.kissam [@] vhcb.org
Craig Peltier
Director of Asset Management and Project Design
(802) 828-1007
c.peltier [@] vhcb.org
Jenny Kuhlin
Federal Housing Programs Specialist
(802) 828-5073
j.kuhlin [@] vhcb.org
Tyler Strange
Housing & Community Development Specialist
(802) 828-5072
t.strange [@] vhcb.org
Kate Buonanno
Housing & Community Development Specialist
(802) 828-2432
k.buonanno [@] vhcb.org
Lee Youngman
Senior Housing Analyst
(802) 828-5060
l.youngman [@] vhcb.org
Elise Greaves
Housing Stewardship Coordinator
(802) 828-5013
e.greaves [@] vhcb.org
Shannon Trainor
Housing Program Coordinator
(802) 828-3526
s.trainor [@] vhcb.org
Healthy & Lead-Safe Homes Program
Matthew Hill
Director
(802) 828-2423
m.hill [@] vhcb.org
Adam Cook
Lead Project Manager
(802) 828-5065
a.cook [@] vhcb.org
Conservation Program
Trey Martin
Director of Conservation & Rural Community Development
(802) 828-2425
t.martin [@] vhcb.org
Karen Freeman
Associate Director of Conservation
(802) 828-5067
k.freeman [@] vhcb.org
Stacy Cibula
Agricultural Director
(802) 828-5066
s.cibula [@] vhcb.org
Isaac Bissell
Conservation Stewardship Director
(802) 828-5068
i.bissell [@] vhcb.org
Holly McClintock
Agricultural Program Coordinator
(802) 828-0795
h.mcclintock [@] vhcb.org
Bill Dell’Isola
Conservation Analyst
(802) 828-3252
b.dellisola [@] vhcb.org
Nathanael Johns
Clean Water Program Manager
(802) 828-5555
n.johns [@] vhcb.org
Rebecca Williams
Conservation Programs Assistant
(802) 828-2962
r.williams [@] vhcb.org
Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program
Liz Gleason
Program Director
(802) 828-2117
e.gleason [@] vhcb.org
Calley Hastings
Program Manager
(802) 828-3370
c.hastings [@] vhcb.org
Mariah Noth
Rural Economic Development Initiative Program Manager
(802) 828-1098
m.noth [@] vhcb.org
Betsy McGavisk
Program Coordinator
(802) 828-5562
b.mcgavisk [@] vhcb.org
Jillian Conner
Program Assistant
(802) 828-5587
j.conner [@] vhcb.org
VHCB AmeriCorps Program
Erin Riley
VHCB AmeriCorps Director
(802) 828-5061
e.riley [@] vhcb.org
Madi Watt
VHCB AmeriCorps Coordinator
(802) 828-3249
m.watt [@] vhcb.org
Evan Sullivan
VHCB AmeriCorps Team Leader
(802) 522-0247
e.sullivan [@] vhcb.org
Legal
Elizabeth Egan
General Counsel
(802) 828-5062
e.egan [@] vhcb.org
Ginger Nichols
Legal Coordinator
(802) 828-5328
g.nichols [@] vhcb.org
Financial
Christopher O. Baning
Chief Financial Officer
(802) 828-0794
c.baning [@] vhcb.org
John Grosvenor
Finance Director
(802) 828-5069
j.grosvenor [@] vhcb.org
Christy Velau
Controller
(802) 828-5071
c.velau [@] vhcb.org
Brenda Riddle
Assistant Controller
(802) 828-0171
b.riddle [@] vhcb.org
Anna Foltz
Financial Assistant
(802) 828-0159
a.folz [@] vhcb.org
Land Access and Opportunity Board
Ornella Matta-Figueroa
Advocacy and Engagement Director
(802) 636-7518
o.matta-figueroa [@] vhcb.org
Jean Hamilton
Program Development Director
(802) 636-7459
j.hamilton [@] vhcb.org
