The Land Access and Opportunity Board (“the Board”) was created under Section 22 of Act 182 of 2022 to engage with Vermont organizations working on housing equity and land access “to recommend new opportunities and improve access to woodlands, farmland, and land and home ownership for Vermonters from historically marginalized or disadvantaged communities who continue to face barriers to land and home ownership.” Under the Act, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (“VHCB”) is directed to provide administrative and fiscal support to the Land Access and Opportunity Board.
On February 15, 2023, the Land Access and Opportunity Board (LAOB) delivered a “Sunrise Report” to the Vermont General Assembly addressing legal, constitutional, and governance questions relevant to the functions of the Board, including grant making and how to fund, organize, and structure the Board as a permanent instrumentality of the State of Vermont. Initial funding for the Board is limited to meetings in SFY2023 for the purpose of delivering the Sunrise Report and any subsequent engagement with the General Assembly and other stakeholders.
Land Access & Opportunity Board Members
Xusana Davis | Shalini Suryanarayana (alternate)
State Office of Racial Equity
Dan Coutu | Rich Holschuh (alternate)
Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
Rev. Mark Hughes | Jaada Longmore (alternate)
Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
Emily Carris-Duncan
Vermont Every Town Project
Brian Cina | Ashley Devereaux (alternate)
National Association of Social Workers, Vermont
Abel Luna| Marita Canedo (alternate)
Migrant Justice
no active members
Pride Center of Vermont
Sonali Samarasinghe
U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants, Vermont
Susan Aranoff | Kirsten Murphy (alternate)
Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Alyssa Beauchamp | Samantha Langevin (alternate)
Liberation Ecosystem, Inc.
Zack Hughes | Caitlin Scott (alternate)
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
Mary Gerisch
NAACP Rutland
Upcoming Board & Committee Meetings
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Resources:
Land Access and Opportunity Board Initial Report to General Assembly 2/15/2023
Land Access and Opportunity Board Terms of Reference, amended 1/17/2023
Land Access and Opportunity Board – Priority Objectives (working draft) 11/21/2022
New Programs Aim to Change Vermont’s Dismal BIPOC Homeownership Rates, Seven Days, 11/30/2022, by Courtney Lamdin
Community Resilience Hub Award LOI – Video Link
Email Contact: laobfacilitator@vhcb.org
LAOB Board Meetings
2024
January 8, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes
January 22, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes
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April 7, 2025 5:30-7:30pm – Agenda | Minutes
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June 2, 2025 5:30-7:30pm – Agenda | Minutes
June 30, 2025 5:30-7:30pm – Agenda | Minutes
July 28, 2025 5:30-7:30pm – Agenda | Minutes
September 22, 2025 5:30-7:30pm – Agenda | Minutes
Board Retreat September 28 3:00-6:00pm – Agenda | Minutes
Board Retreat September 29 9:30-3:30pm – Agenda | Minutes
October 20, 2025 5:30-7:30pm – Agenda | Minutes
November 17, 2025 5:30-7:30pm- Agenda | Minutes
December 15, 2025 5:30-7:30pm- Agenda | Minutes
December 17, 2025- Board Work Meeting: Advisory Powers- Agenda | Minutes
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December 30, 2025: Canceled due to Holiday
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