The Vermont Historical Society has announced that Jim Douglas, the former four-term governor of Vermont, has agreed to serve as the VHS’s part-time interim Executive Director while a national search is undertaken to replace Mark Hudson, who recently announced his fall departure. Douglas will begin his duties shortly and will overlap for a time with the departing Hudson. “We are thrilled that Governor Douglas has stepped in to lead VHS while we look for Mark’s successor.” stated Board President Laura Warren, “That he is a great leader is well known, but less known is his long membership in the VHS and his understanding of the key role the VHS has in the fabric of Vermont’s unique culture.” Governor Douglas resides with his wife, Dorothy, in Middlebury, Vermont. Since his retirement, he has been active teaching at Middlebury College as Executive-in-Residence, authoring a memoir and serving on various boards and foundations. Douglas said, “I look forward to helping guide the VHS while it finds a new permanent director. It is exciting to be involved at a deeper level with an organization I’ve belonged to and admired for many years.”