Board of Directors
Carol Moore CHAIR
(Current term – first; commenced Sept ’12)
Moore Academic Strategies
Lyndonville, VT 05851
Tel: 802-371-8390
e-mail: carolamoore45@gmail.com
Michael Welch VICE-CHAIR
(Current term – second; commenced Sept ’12)
NEK Director of Economic Development
Northern Community Investment Corporation
51 Depot Square, Suite #2
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
e-mail: mwelch@ncic.org
Tel: 802-748-5101 ext. 2025
Ann Nygard TREASURER
(Current term – second; commenced Sept ’12)
Director
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
Lyndon State College
PO Box 919
Lyndonville, VT 05851
e-mail: ann.nygard@lyndonstate.edu
Tel: 802-626-4867
Sigurd Andersen SECRETARY
(Current term – first; commenced Sept ’12)
Owner
Solbakken Technology Partners
572 Libby Road
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
e-mail: sigurd@solbakkn.com
Tel: 802-748-2877
Merten Bangemann-Johnson
(Current term – second; commenced Sept ’12)
CEO
RuralEdge
PO Box 259, 48 Elm Street
Lyndonville, VT 05851
e-mail: mertenbj@RuralEdge.org
Tel: 802-535-3555 ext. 1600 Fax: 877-689-3760
Gloria Bruce
(Current term – third; commenced Sept ’12)
Executive Director
Northeast Kingdom Travel & Tourism Association
PO Box 212
East Burke, VT 05832
Email: director@travelthekingdom.com
Tel: 802-626-8511
Kathy Daley
(Current term – first; commenced Dec ’12)
Department Head
Career & Technical Education
St. Johnsbury Academy
1000 Main Street
P.O. Box 906
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
email: kdaley@stjacademy.org
Tel: (802) 748-7738
Shaun Donahue
(Current term – first; commenced Sept ’12)
AHS Field Director, Newport & St. Johnsbury Districts
Vermont Agency of Human Services (AHS)
• 67 Eastern Avenue, Suite 4 100
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Tel: 802-751-0168
• Main Street, Suite 240
Newport, VT 05855
Tel: 802-334-3915
e-mail: shaun.donahue@ahs.state.vt.us
Karen Geraghty
(Current term – first; commenced Sept ’12)
Outreach Professional
Rural Community Development Initiative
University of Vermont Extension
338 Highland Avenue, Suite 3
Newport Vermont 05855
email: Karen.Geraghty@uvm.edu
Tel: 802-334-7325 ext. 483
Joe Patrissi
(Current term – second; commenced Sept ’12)
Executive Director
Northeast Kingdom Community Action
70 Main Street
PO Box 346
Newport, VT 05855
Email: jpatrissi@nekcavt.org
Tel: 802-334-7316
Tom Robinson
(Current term – first; commenced Sept ’11)
Vice President of Commercial Banking
Passumpsic Bank
PO Box 3
Lyndonville, VT 05851
Email: trobinson@passumpsicbank.com
Tel: 802-626-9211
Michelle Tarryk
(Current term – first; commenced Sept ’11)
Executive Director
Northeast Kingdom Learning Services
55 Seymour Lane,Suite 11
Newport, VT 05855
web: www.neklsvt.org
email: michelle.tarryk@neklsvt.org
Tel: 802-334-6532 ext. 1 Fax: 802-334-6555
Ex Officio
Steve Patterson
Executive Director
Northeastern Vermont Development Association
PO Box 630, 36 Eastern Ave
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
e-mail: spatterson@nvda.net
Tel: 748-5181 Fax: 748-1223
REAP/Collaborative Liaison
with USDA Rural Development
Michael S. Bard
Area Director
Rural Development
U. S. Department of Agriculture
City Center, 3rd Floor
89 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
e-mail: michael.bard@vt.usda.gov
Tel: 802-828-6013
NVDA Liaison
Dave Snedeker
Planning Manager
Northeastern Vermont Development Association
PO Box 630, 36 Eastern Ave
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
e-mail: dsnedker@nvda.net
Tel: 748-5181 ext. 15