Vermont Business MagazineOnTuesday, February 27, 2018, the RuralEdge(RE) Board of Directors announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Trisha Ingalls. Brian Pickard, Chief Operating Officer (COO), will provide leadership in the interim. Based in Lyndonville,RuralEdgedevelops affordable housing.
“It is with sincere appreciation that the members of the RuralEdgeboard of directors accept Trisha’s resignation,” said Louise Bonvechio, chair of the REboard. “We value Trisha’s strength as a leader in steering the organization with the powerful partnerships with the people REserves, its stakeholders and staff. We are thankful for her six years of service and wish her well in her next endeavors.”
Ingalls started with REin 2012 and served as COO before being appointed as CEO in 2015.
Picard joinedREas Project Manager in real estate development in 2016 before being appointed COO, in 2017.
"With Brian Picard leading great staff and a strong senior leadership team working with him,RuralEdgeis in extraordinarily capable hands. There will be no interruption in the reliable servicesRuralEdgeprovides," Bonvechio added.
“It was incredibly difficult to make the choice to leaveRuralEdge. The past six years have given me professional development opportunities I never imagined possible, and the chance to work with some of the most dedicated and inspiring people I have ever met,” Ingalls said.“However, my family needs to be my priority in the years ahead; the board and management team are in a great position to select an exceptional new leader.”
AboutRuralEdge
RuralEdge (RE) strengthens Northeast Kingdom Communities one home at a time. As a Community Development Corporation primarily serving the Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont (NEK), RuralEdge develops affordable housing for low and moderate-income seniors, families and those with disabilities.
The organizationmanages over 600 affordable housing units scattered across 2,000 square miles. REoperates a Home Ownership Center (HOC) providing Homebuyer Education, Financial Empowerment classes and Home Repair and Rehabilitation, SASH,aSupport and Services at Home program and an Assisted Living Facility for seniors.
RE not only provides access to quality affordable housing it has also helped transform communities by rehabbing underutilized or vacant, deteriorated and sometimes fire-damaged properties in key locations, turning them into community assets.
Source:Lyndonville, VT. RuralEdge 2.27.2018