Our People

Office of the President

Dan Smith

President & CEO

dsmith@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 223

Kim Haigis

Executive Coordinator

khaigis@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 244

Communications

For media inquiries or information about publications.

Nate Clark

Communications Associate

nclark@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 246

Zoe Pike

Communications Manager

zpike@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 285

Felipe Rivera

Chief of Staff & Vice President for Strategy and Communications

frivera@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 243

Molly Walsh

Research & Insight Officer

mwalsh@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 264

Community Philanthropy

For questions about establishing a fund with the Community Foundation.

Lydia Brownell

Senior Fund Manager

lbrownell@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 227

Emilye Pelow Corbett, CAP®

Senior Philanthropic and Planned Giving Advisor

epelowcorbett@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 230

Stacie Fagan

Vice President for Philanthropy

sfagan@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 252

Austin Haynes

Grants Specialist for Charitable and Nonprofit Funds

ahaynes@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 233

Ruth Henry, CAP®

Senior Philanthropic Advisor

rhenry@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 280

Jane Kimble

Philanthropy Associate

jkimble@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 286

Elisabeth Marx

Senior Philanthropic Advisor

emarx@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 241

Martha Trombley Oakes, CAP®

Senior Philanthropic Advisor

mtrombleyoakes@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 225

Grants and Community Impact

For questions about our grantmaking and community engagement work.

Jennifer duToit Barrett

Senior Grants Specialist

jbarrett@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 222

Al Belluche

Health Equity Program Manager

abelluche@vermontcf.org 802.388.3355 ext. 247

Bobby Lussier

Grants and Community Impact Fellow

blussier@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 382

Britney Lux

Dave Rahr Community Philanthropy Fellow

blux@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355

Kate McCarthy

Senior Program Officer

kmccarthy@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 234

Kate Neubauer

Program Officer for Community & Environment

kneubauer@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 250

Holly Morehouse

Vice President for Grants and Community Impact

hmorehouse@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 278

Karen Scott

Grants Specialist for Strategic Partnerships

kscott@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 267

Gaye Symington

Interim Vice President for Grants and Community Impact

gsymington@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 381

Finance

For questions about accounting and finances.

Nancy Rowden Brock

Vice President for Finance

nbrock@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 287

Erik Burge

Finance Manager

eburge@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355

Lori Hancock

Controller

lhancock@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 231

Abigail Meyer

Senior Accountant

ameyer@vermontcf.org 802 388-3355

Rebekah Meyer

Accountant

rmeyer@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355

Christine Settles

Senior Accountant

csettles@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355

Jeffrey Smith

Accountant

jsmith@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355

Jamie Stone

Accountant

jstone@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 245

Operations and Administration

Anna Grady

Vice President for Operations and Administration

agrady@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 383

Amy Jean Immen

Operations Associate

aimmen@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 262

Cait LaVerne-Lily

Development and Administrative Coordinator

clavernelily@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext 235

Heather Seeley

Payroll and Benefits Specialist

hseeley@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 279

The Vermont Women’s Fund

A component fund of the Community Foundation. For questions, please contact:

Meg Smith

Director

msmith@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 301

The J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation

A supporting organization of the Community Foundation. For questions, please contact:

Carolyn Weir, CAP®

Executive Director

cweir@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 239

The Curtis Fund

A supporting organization of the Community Foundation. For questions, please contact:

Shana Trombley

Executive Director

shana@thecurtisfund.org 802-324-4833

Board of Directors

The Foundation uses a governance model that provides a thoughtful framework to help guide our volunteer board of directors in determining the strategic direction of the Foundation and creating a vision for our work in the state of Vermont. Directors are chosen for their sensitivity to and knowledge of the state's key issues and are elected by the Community Foundation Members. Learn more about our members and see a list of our board alumni.

Kathy Austin

Morgan

Kristin Carlson (Secretary)

Montpelier

Cindy Char

Montpelier

Carolyn Dwyer (Chair)

Burlington

Mark Foley, Jr.

Rutland

Dimitri Garder

Bennington

Spencer Knapp (Vice Chair)

Shelburne

Allyson Laackman (Treasurer)

Out of State

John Vogel

Norwich

Kate Williams

Waitsfield