Lund Family Center Announces New Trustees

Michele Ready Ambrosino of South Burlington VT is Owner and Funeral Director of Ready Funeral Service, Inc. Ambrosino served on the March of Dimes Board of Directors for the past six years. During that time, she was active on the Program Services Committee and the Special Events Committee. She chaired the Signature Chef’s event for the past four years. Ambrosino brings to the Board of Trustees strong organizational, fundraising and finance skills as well as a passion for families, women and children.

Nikki Fuller of Williston VT is an attorney for the City of Burlington. Fuller is a dedicated public servant who has worked and volunteered in the public sector for the past twenty years. She was a Chittenden County Public Defender for six years and has served as a trustee on the Vermont Legal Aid Board. Fuller served as a member of the Vermont Supreme Court's Equal Access to Justice Committee and was also a Chittenden County Family Court Guardian Ad Litem and a member of the Anti-Bias taskforce. Fuller is the proud mother of two daughters. She brings a great understanding and compassion for the challenges Lund’s young women, children and families face.

Sara Byers of Essex Junction is Vice President of Leonardo’s Pizza where she oversees the operations, marketing and financials of her family’s business. Byers is a member of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is a Leadership Champlain graduate, a 2009-2010 United Way Health Impact Team Member and a member of both the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Business Owner’s Network. In her work at Leonardo’s Pizza, Byers partners with Women Helping Battered Women and in 2009 she accepted the 2009 WHBW Community Spirit Award on behalf of Leonardo’s. Byers has volunteered at Lund since the summer of 2009 and has made incredible contributions to Lund’s 120th Anniversary planning efforts and the organization’s social marketing activities.