Vermont Business MagazineAt its 29thAnnual Membership Meeting held at The Essex Resort and Spa, the Vermont Business Roundtable elected eight new directors to their first three-year term, including:John Brumsted, The University of Vermont Health Network; Dimitri Garder, Global-Z International; Scott Giles, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation; John Killacky, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts; Stephanie Mapes, Paul Frank + Collins; Paul Ode, Downs Rachlin and Martin; Tom Sullivan, The University of Vermont; and Larry Williams, Redstone.Elected to their second three-year term were the following directors:Renee Bourget-Place, KPMG; Pierre LeBlanc, Engelberth Construction; Leslee MacKenzie, Coldwell Banker Hickok Boardman Realty; Paul Millman, Chroma Technology; and Michael Seaver, People’s United Bank.
Continuing members of the Roundtable board are:Jill Berry Bowen, Northwestern Medical Center; Tom Dee, Southwestern Vermont Health Care; Mark Foley, Foley Services; Walter Frame, Trapp Family Lodge; Don George, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont; Geoff Glaspie, Husky Injection Molding; Judy O’Connell, Champlain Investment Partners; Bill Shouldice IV, Vermont Teddy Bear; Win Smith, Sugarbush Resort; Mike Walsh, Hackett Valine & MacDonald; and, John Wilking, Neville Companies.
Officers for the new year include:Win Smith, Chair; Michael Seaver, Vice Chair; Renee Bourget-Place, Treasurer; Mark Foley, Secretary; and Lisa Ventriss, President.
The Roundtable is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of CEOs from Vermont's top private and nonprofit employers, representing geographic diversity and all major sectors of the Vermont economy and employing more than 10 percent of the state’s workforce. The Roundtable is committed to sustaining a sound economy and preserving Vermont’s unique quality of life by studying and making recommendations on statewide public policy issues.