STATE OF VERMONT - Key Persons


Abby Sessock

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Digital Communications

Alex Farrell

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner
  • Department of Housing and Community Development ( DHCD )

Alicia Heber

Job Titles:
  • Travel Marketing Administrator

Andrew Douglas

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Specialist

Ann Karlene Kroll

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Director

Anna Strong

Job Titles:
  • Financial Director I

Arthur Hamlin

Job Titles:
  • Program Coordinator

Babette Rossignol

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Counselor II - Burlington Office

Bonnie Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Specialist - Montpelier Office ( Lamoille, Orange and Washington Counties and Southeast Chittenden County )

Bradley Battin

Job Titles:
  • Digital Strategist and Web Designer

Breanna Sheehan

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Director - Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs

Brenda Plastridge

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Counselor II - Newport Office

Brett Chornyak

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Specialist

Brett Long

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Commissioner

Brittany Nevins

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Director

Bronwyn Cooke

Job Titles:
  • Planning and Policy Manager

Caitlin Corkins

Job Titles:
  • Historic Resources Specialist - Architecture
  • Tax Credits & Grants Coordinator

Caleigh Cross

Job Titles:
  • Digital Content Coordinator

Cameron Ainsworth

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Coordinator II

Cassie Bell

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Analyst

Chris Cochran

Job Titles:
  • Director

Christine Hinkel Ianni

Job Titles:
  • ACCD Director of Communications

Cindy Blondin

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Analyst

Daegan Goodman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Economic Development Specialist

Daniel Dickerson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Director IV
  • Finance and Administration

David Burnell

Job Titles:
  • Senior Designer and Brand Strategist

Denise Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Coordinator II

Ed Williams

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Counselor II - Springfield Office

Elisabeth Nance

Job Titles:
  • Grant Programs Manager

Elizabeth Adams

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Counselor II - Rutland Office ( Bennington and Rutland Counties and Southern Part of Addison County )

Elizabeth Peebles

Job Titles:
  • State Architectural Historian / Historic Resources Specialist

Ellie Beckett

Job Titles:
  • Grant Programs Manager

Elsa Gilbertson

Job Titles:
  • Historic Sites Regional Administrator

Erin Caro Aguayo

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Specialist

Erin Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager

Gabrielle Wray

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Specialist

Gary Holloway

Job Titles:
  • Downtown Program Manager

Grace Vinson

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Officer

Greg Socinski

Job Titles:
  • Historic Resources Specialist - Architecture

Hazel Brewster - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Communications Director

Heather Pelham

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner
  • Department of Tourism & Marketing ( VDTM )

Jacob Hemmerick

Job Titles:
  • Planning and Policy Manager

James Duggan

Job Titles:
  • Director of Preservation - State Historic Sites

James Vigeant

Job Titles:
  • Financial Director I

Jayme Bauer

Job Titles:
  • Community Development Specialist II

Jenni Lavoie

Job Titles:
  • Contracts & Grants Administrator

Jess Robinson

Job Titles:
  • State Archaeologist

Jessica Hartleben

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Jessica Vintinner

Job Titles:
  • Principal Assistant

Jewel Mason

Job Titles:
  • Financial Administrator II

Joan Goldstein

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner
  • Department of Economic Development ( DED )

Joanne Spaulding

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Vermont APEX Accelerator
Joanne has been the director of the Vermont APEX Accelerator since 2017. She directs all operations of the APEX Accelerator program and manages its various activities. Joanne is a Regional Director of the National APEX Accelerator Alliance (NAPEX) as well as a member of the Department of Defense Northeast Regional Council which helps her stay current on government acquisition trends. She also works closely within the Agency on developing plans that include the APEX Accelerator as a part of the State's economic retention and expansion goals through government contracting.

John Kessler

Job Titles:
  • Administration
  • General Counsel II

John Young

Job Titles:
  • Workforce Training Program Director

Julia Connell

Job Titles:
  • Community Development Specialist

Juliann Sherman

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Specialist

Katharine Ingram

Job Titles:
  • Trade and Partner Relations Manager

Kelly Chambers

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Coordinator III

Kristen Gadbois

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Specialist II

Kristen Ziter

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Manager III

Kristie Farnham

Job Titles:
  • Director of Business Support

Kristin Saroyan

Job Titles:
  • Staff Attorney IV

Kristina Kiarsis

Job Titles:
  • Grant Programs Manager

Laura Trieschmann

Job Titles:
  • State Historic Preservation Officer

Leonarda Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Coordinator IV

Lindsay Kurrle

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Lindsay Pacheco

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Coordinator I

Marylou Chicote

Job Titles:
  • Bennington Monument Historic Site Administrator
  • Director of State Historic Sites

Maureen McCracken

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing Strategy and Research

Maxwell Krieger - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel

Michele Snyder

Job Titles:
  • Contracts and Grant Manager

Naomi Cunningham

Job Titles:
  • Housing Program Administrator

Natalie Elvidge

Job Titles:
  • Planning Coordinator

Nate Formalarie

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Commissioner

Nathan Cleveland

Job Titles:
  • Community Development Specialist

Nathan Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Specialist II

Nedah Warstler

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Nick Grimley

Job Titles:
  • Director Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization

Patrick Scheld

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Services Manager

Paul Williams

Job Titles:
  • Financial Manager I

Rejoice Scherry

Job Titles:
  • Administrator

Robynn Beams Conley

Job Titles:
  • Digital Outreach Coordinator

Sara DeFilippi

Job Titles:
  • Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement

Scott Dillon

Job Titles:
  • HP Senior Review Coordinator

Scott Sharland

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Specialist

Sharon Welch

Job Titles:
  • Contracts and Grants

Shaun Gilpin

Job Titles:
  • Housing Division Director

Shelley Pembroke


Sherri Strickland

Job Titles:
  • Contracts and Grants Administrator

Susan Powers

Job Titles:
  • Grants Management Specialist

Terry Reed

Job Titles:
  • Financial Administrator II

Tim Tierney

Job Titles:
  • Director of Recruitment

Todd Baumeister

Job Titles:
  • ACCD Business Process Manager

Veronique Beittel

Job Titles:
  • Grant Programs Manager

Yvonne Benney Basque

Job Titles:
  • Historic Resources Specialist - Archeology