Vermont Technical College has appointsed Martha Trombley Oakes to the newly created post of Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement. Trombley Oakes, who is a native Vermonter, comes to Vermont Tech from National Life Group in Montpelier where she served as president and CEO of the National Life Group Charitable Foundation, Inc. and director of corporate and community relations for National Life Group. She also served in the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office under then Secretary Deb Markowitz and United States Congressman Thomas Allen’s Washington, DC Office.
Reporting to the President, Trombley Oakes will have responsibility for grant development, philanthropy, alumni relations, marketing and constituent relations. Trombley Oakes will join the college’s senior leadership team as a member of the Cabinet, which is the advising council to the President.
Vermont Tech President Phil Conroy commented on Trombley Oakes appointment: “I am very pleased to welcome Martha to the Vermont Tech community. She is a rising leader in the state of Vermont and has the knowledge of the state and region to assist Vermont Tech in developing the resources needed to be the leading institution of applied learning in Northern New England.”
Trombley Oakes earned her BA degree in political science from the University of Southern Maine and her MBA from Norwich University. In 2008 she attended the Vermont Leadership Institute and in 2011 the Center for Creative Leadership. She resides in East Montpelier with her husband and two daughters.