Windham County resident Stephan Morse has agreed to serve as interim Executive Director of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC). The interim position is the result of the announcement that current Executive Director Pat Moulton would be departing to serve as Secretary of Commerce for the Shumlin Administration.Morse, a lifelong resident and SeVEDS board member, is currently the Chair of the State Board of Education and is a former past Speaker of the Vermont House and President of the Windham Foundation.
Morse was a former Republican Speaker of the House and long-time president of the Windham Foundation in Grafton.
“We feel fortunate that someone with Stephan’s leadership experience was willing to step up and serve in this interim capacity,” note BDCC President Dan Normandeau. “Stephan will provide the type of support our talented staff needs to keep all of our projects moving forward.”
Morse will be overseeing BDCC staff and operations as well as leading the search for a new Executive Director. Morse will also be overseeing temporary project manager Tom Appel who has been brought on to keep several individual business projects Moulton was supporting on track. Appel, an experienced Southern Vermont Project Manager owns New England Management Company, LLC