Vermont Business Roundtable elects new leadership for 2025

Rebecca Townes
Neale Lunderville

The Vermont Business Roundtable, a statewide CEO-led public affairs organization, has elected new officers and members for 2025.

New officers are Rebecca Towne, CEO at Vermont Electric Cooperative, who will serve as chair; Neale Lunderville, president and CEO at Vermont Gas Systems, who will serve as vice chair; Evan Langfeldt, CEO at O’Brien Brothers, treasurer; John Sayles, CEO at Vermont Foodbank, secretary; and Sara Byers, co-owner and president at Leonardo’s Pizza, immediate past chair.

New directors elected to their first three-year term are Janette Bombardier, chief operating officer and chief technology officer at Chroma Technology Corp.; John Illick, CEO at ReArch Co.; and Robert Morgan, CEO at NorthCountry Federal Credit Union.

Directors elected to their second three-year term are Mari McClure, president and CEO at Green Mountain Power Corp.; Dan Smith, president and CEO at Vermont Community Foundation; Towne; and Gary Scott, senior vice president at University of Vermont Health Network.