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Our Team

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

Pollaidh Major
Director of Policy and Special Projects
(802) 828-5865

Colleen Casimira
Communications Director
(802) 828-5057

Francis Sharpstene
Director of Human Resources & Administration
(802) 828-3253

Chris Weinberg
Database Manager
(802) 828-5070

Annie Decker
Associate Director of Resource Development & Resiliency
(802) 661-8958

Bonnie Woodford
Office Manager & Executive Assistant
(802) 828-5063

Janice Pello
Administrative Coordinator
(802) 828-5563

Bob Zatzke
Network Administrator
(802) 828-0170

Housing Program

Jenny Hyslop
Housing Director
(802) 828-5539

Emily Phillips
Deputy Housing Director
(802) 828-3259

Leah Sare
Senior Housing Analyst
(802) 828-5549

Ron Rupp
Director of Federal Housing Programs
(802) 828-2912

Ariane Kissam
Homeownership Programs Manager
(802) 828-2965

Jenny Kuhlin
Federal Housing Programs Specialist
(802) 828-5073

Tyler Strange
Coordinator of Asset Management and Design
(802) 828-5072

Kate Buonanno
Housing & Community Development Specialist
(802) 828-2432

Lee Youngman
Senior Housing Analyst
(802) 828-5060

Elise Greaves
Housing Stewardship Manager
(802) 828-5013

Shannon Trainor
Housing Program Coordinator
(802) 828-3526

Healthy & Lead-Safe Homes Program

Matthew Hill
Director
(802) 828-2423

Adam Cook
Lead Project Manager
(802) 828-5065

Conservation Program

Trey Martin
Director of Conservation & Rural Community Development
(802) 828-2425

Karen Freeman
Associate Director of Conservation
(802) 828-5067

Stacy Cibula
Agricultural Director
(802) 828-5066

Isaac Bissell
Conservation Stewardship Director
(802) 828-5068

Holly McClintock
Agricultural Program Coordinator
(802) 828-0795

Bill Dell’Isola
Conservation Analyst
(802) 828-3252

Rebecca Williams
Conservation Programs Assistant
(802) 828-2962

Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program

Liz Gleason
Program Director
(802) 828-2117

Calley Hastings
Program Manager
(802) 828-3370

Mariah Noth
Rural Economic Development Initiative Program Manager
(802) 828-1098

Betsy McGavisk
Program Coordinator
(802) 828-5562

Jillian Conner
Program Assistant
(802) 828-5587

VHCB AmeriCorps Program

Erin Riley
VHCB AmeriCorps Director
(802) 828-5061

Madi Watt
VHCB AmeriCorps Coordinator
(802) 828-3249

Legal

Elizabeth Egan
General Counsel
(802) 828-5062

Ginger Nichols
Legal Coordinator
(802) 828-5328

Financial

Christopher O. Baning
Chief Financial Officer
(802) 828-0794

John Grosvenor
Finance Director
(802) 828-5069

Christy Velau
Controller
(802) 828-5071

Brenda Riddle
Finance Manager
(802) 828-0171

Anna Foltz
Financial Assistant
(802) 828-0159

Land Access and Opportunity Board

Ornella Matta-Figueroa
Advocacy and Engagement Director
(802) 636-7518

Arealles Ortiz
Executive Assistant
(802) 622-4876

Kiah Morris
Secure Housing Coach Program Manager
(802) 760-8678

Jean Hamilton
Program Development Director
(802) 636-7459

Tay Margison
Housing Developer TA Program Manager
(802) 760-8963

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