Experience

I have thrown myself into community service since I moved to Shaftsbury in 2010.

Volunteer

As a volunteer I have been involved in Town affairs since I moved here in 2010:

• Attended nearly every school board meeting from 2010 to 2016
• Taught in the after school program
• Organized volunteers to paint the exterior of the school building
• Led the effort to lower the speed limit on 7A in the village
• Member of the committee that organized the Town’s 250th anniversary celebration

Selectboard

I served as Shaftsbury Selectboard Chair from 2013-2021. Notable accomplishments during my tenure include:

• Constructing a Public Works garage, a goal of the Town’s Selectboards for nine years
• Constructing a new solid waste transfer station
• A transformative second floor remodel of town offices Cole Hall
• Support for affordable housing, including fighting for Shires Housing’s Paran Lake Village
• Establishing an equipment reserve fund so that future highway equipment is purchased with savings and not debt
• Providing for an external audit of Town finances every year
• Rewriting the Town’s zoning bylaws

Southern Vermont Communications Union District (SoVT CUD)

I led the effort to found SoVT CUD and served as its first chair. I continue to represent Shaftsbury on the governing board. SoVT CUD played a significant role in bringing fiber optic Internet service to Bennington County.