One of 40 Councils nationwide, the VCRD is an independent non-profit with a 24 member Board of Directors representing federal, state, local, private, and non-profit partners working together to promote the progress of rural Vermont.

Federal

• John Roberts, USDA Farm Services Agency
• John Sinclair, Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forest
• Sarah Waring, USDA Rural Development

State

• Tayt Brooks, Agency of Commerce & Community Development
• Xusana Davis, Racial Equity Director, Agency of Administration
• Julie Moore, Agency of Natural Resources (Chair)
• Anson Tebbetts, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Local

• Shannon Barsotti, Town of Bennington
• Ted Brady, Vermont League of Cities & Towns
• Erika Hoffman-Kiess, Green Mountain Economic Development Corp.

Non-Profit

• Megan Camp, Shelburne Farms (Chair Emeritus)
• Judy Geer, Concept 2; Craftsbury Outdoor Center
• Aly Richards, Let’s Grow Kids (Vice Chair)
• Lisa Ryan, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (Secretary)
• Dan Smith, Vermont Community Foundation

Private

• Harry Chen, VT Dept of Health, Agency of Human Resources
• Eun-Young Denny, Vermont Economic Development Authority
• Rob Miller, Vermont State Employees Credit Union
• Curtiss Reed, Vermont Partnership for Fairness & Diversity

Non-Voting Liaisons

• Rebecca Ellis, Senator Welch’s Office
• David Scherr, Congresswoman Balint’s Office
• Kathryn Van Haste, Senator Sander’s Office