VSBIT - Key Persons


Amy Gilbert

Job Titles:
  • Wellness Program Coordinator

Angela Tremblay

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Clerk
  • Program Coordinator

April Buswell

Job Titles:
  • Claims Assistant

Ashley Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Wellness Program Coordinator

Ben Prevost

Job Titles:
  • Risk Management Consultant

Bobby-Jo Salls

Job Titles:
  • Director of VEHI Programs and Human Resources

Chris Roberts - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance
  • Unemployment Program Manager

David Pickel

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Risk Services

Douglas O'Donnell

Job Titles:
  • Property and Casualty Claims Manager

Gillian Pieper

Job Titles:
  • PATH Program Manager

Hannah Lyons

Job Titles:
  • Unemployment Insurance Consultant

Heidi Joyce

Job Titles:
  • Risk Management Consultant

Jessica Valler

Job Titles:
  • VEHI Program Assistant

Joellen Demers

Job Titles:
  • Claims Adjuster

John Riley

Job Titles:
  • Unemployment Attorney

Jonathan Steiner - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Julie Rezes

Job Titles:
  • National Account Executive

Ken Canning

Job Titles:
  • Director of Multi - Line Program

Larae Cirignano

Job Titles:
  • Director of Technology

Leah Stafford

Job Titles:
  • Claims Adjuster

Lisa Locke


Lorie Whittemore

Job Titles:
  • Multi - Line Member Services Manager
  • Underwriting Coordinator

Melinda Compo

Job Titles:
  • Claims Assistant

Michael Clark

Job Titles:
  • Chairman ( Term Expires 2025 )
Michael joined the VSBIT Board in 2017. He is presently employed as the Superintendent for the Grand Isle Supervisory Union a position he has held since 2018. Michael has been a Vermont educator for more than 23 years and has served as the Superintendent for the Essex-Caledonia Supervisory Union, High School Principal at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax, as well as an Assistant Principal and Science Teacher at Colchester High School. Michael served as the Northeast Kingdom's Trustee on the Vermont Superintendents Association's Board from 2016-2018 and is an active member of the Vermont Agency of Education's Peer Review Committee. Michael holds a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Chemistry and Secondary Education from Johnson State College and a Masters degree in School Administration from Saint Michael's College. He lives in Sheldon VT on a small hobby farm with his wife Jenna and children Mickaela and Pheonix.

Michelle Broderick

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager

Montell Kirkland

Job Titles:
  • IT Assistant

Pam Kish

Job Titles:
  • Claims Adjuster

Patricia Greene

Job Titles:
  • WC Claims Manager

Ryan Heraty

Ryan joined the VSBIT Board in March of 2024. He is an experienced superintendent, principal, and special educator serving the Lamoille South Supervisory Union in Vermont. In his sixteen years as a public school educator, he has served in various capacities, including as an urban school principal in Massachusetts and currently as a rural district leader managing two school boards and seven high performing schools, including the last one-room schoolhouse in the state. Ryan is currently pursuing his doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Vermont and his research focuses on education finance and incentive structures in funding reform efforts. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Management from the University of Colorado, along with a Master's Degree in Special Education and an Educational Specialist (Ed.S) degree, both from Gordon College. In his free moments, Ryan spends as much time as possible outdoors with his wife and three children while also coaching youth basketball and flag football. Additionally, he serves on the local board of the Mount Mansfield Ski Academy.

Scott Brown

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Essex Westford School
Scott Brown serves as Vice Chair of the Essex Westford School Board, elected in 2022. He brings an interest and perspective in facilities and technology to the VSBIT board. He has served as a volunteer soccer and football coach.

Ted Plemenos

Job Titles:
  • CFO for Rutland City Schools
Ted Plemenos is the CFO for Rutland City Schools. His expertise lies in the areas of financial, administrative, and IT management. He earned his Bachelors degree from Princeton University and his MBA from the University of Chicago. He has worked at Rice University as Director of Finance and Administration for the Glasscock School and as Senior Advisor at Exxon Mobil.