Our Governance System
To ensure a fair and equitable governance system at Vermont First we set up our structure to have checks and balances from both internal and external stakeholders. See below for a diagram of how our governance structure flow works and the subcommittees that function off of our Advisory Board and Executive Committee.
Vermont First Facilitator
Sydney Howard
Operations Manager of University of Vermont
Vermont First Advisory Board is made up of members within the Vermont food system to provide input and guide the direction of Vermont First. Our members are:
Vermont First Advisory Board
Kristyn Achilich
Director, Leahy Center for the Environment, Saint Michael's College
Allan Reetz
Director of Public and Government Affairs, Hanover Co-Op Food Stores
Jake Claro
Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Lauren Griswold
Wholesale Markets Program Director, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
Joe Bossen
Founder, Vermont Bean Crafters
Roy Beckford, PhD
Associate Dean and Director of Extension at the University of Vermont
Gina Clithero
Farm to Institution Program Manager, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
kristen McDowell
Food Hub Manager, Intervale Center
Olga Moriarty
Executive Director, Northeast Organic Family Farms Partnership
Wangene Hall
VP of Strategy and Growth, Global Village Foods
Kyle Weatherhogg
Senior Manager of Community Engagement, Vermont Foodbank
Sarah Lyman
Director of Communications, Farm to Institution New England
Cody Duckless
District Sales Manager, Black River Produce
The Vermont First Executive Committee is made up of Sodexo regional and national leadership to steer the direction of Vermont First within Sodexo. Our members are:
Vermont First Executive Committee
Charity Chandler
Director of DE&I Experience for Sodexo
Emma Cutler
Executive chef and General Manager for Sodexo at National Life
Maeve McInnis
Nicole Reilly
Sustainability and Campus Partnership Manager
Brian Roper
Regional Account Manager
Joe Russo
Executive Chef and General Manager for the Randolph Campus
Don Woodworth
lead counsel for Sodexo North America
Heather Winther
Senior Communications and Marketing Manager
Eric Caravan
Vermont First Coordinator
Tim MacTurk
Vice President of Operations
Justin Dreslinski
Regional District Manager