Summit Program

IDEAS TO ACTION

Dear Summit Participant,

Thank you for attending VCRD’s Vermont Climate Economy Summit: IDEAS to ACTION.

At last year’s February Summit on “Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change,” over 400 Vermonters shared their ideas on the ways that focused action around energy development, efficiencies, transportation renewal, waste recovery and many other arenas could significantly boost businesses and jobs for the future. At the event, VCRD founded the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council (VCCEC) with the one year mission of reviewing the ideas from the Summit, interviewing key stakeholders, and gathering information to build an action platform to advance Vermont’s economy while reducing our collective carbon impact.

This 2nd Summit will review Progress for Vermont, the ﬁndings and platform of the VCCEC, consider how this plan connects to a number of implementation arenas, from city government to business leadership, and then identify strategies to make Vermont a national leader in achieving climate economy business development, innovation and job creation for the future.

Morning sessions will include panelists in crucial roles from state leaders to mayors, investors and students who will share their stories and perspectives on elements in the Progress for Vermont report. Afternoon sessions will feature lively discussions amongst all participants on categorical action arenas to advance Vermont’s climate economy. Before the lunchtime keynote address by Danny Kennedy, VCRD will present its 2016 Lifetime Leadership Award to Rick Davis..

The Summit will serve as a founding point for the Vermont Climate Economy Partnership devoted to collective eﬀort to advancing Vermont’s climate economy.

Vermont can be in the forefront of economic innovation and model solutions in an age of climate change. Thanks for being part of it!

Paul Costello, Executive Director Vermont Council on Rural Development

Produced by: Vermont Council on Rural Development P.O. Box 1384, Montpelier, VT 05601‐1384 | 802‐223‐6091 | [email protected] www.vtrural.org | www.vtworkinglands.org | www.vtdigitaleconomy.org Tweet your thoughts about the Summit For Wi‐Fi: Join the “VTCGuest“ network with: using #vtclimateeconomy username: 4you Password: go2vtc Summit Agenda 2

8:00 ‐ 9:00 Registration, Coffee and Muffins

9:00 Opening and Welcome ...... Judd Dan Smith, President, Vermont Technical College Greg Brown, Chair, VCRD Board of Directors Judge William Sessions, Chair, Vermont Climate Change Economy Council

9:10 Senator Patrick Leahy

9:30 Speaker of the House Shap Smith 9:45 Introducon: Paul Costello, Execuve Director, VCRD Overviewing the Agenda for the Day and “P for V,” the Plaorm of the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council

10:10 Break

10:30 Breakout Sessions 1: Arenas for Acon ...... Breakout Rooms “How do we advance elements of the climate change economy in our area of work?” Panelists will introduce themselves and their work and share their perspecves. Then aendees will share their perspecves on what they have heard and what is happening in this arena.

noon ‐ 1:00 Lunch

1:00 Congressman Peter Welch ...... Judd

1:05 2016 Lifeme Achievement Award: Rick Davis, the Permanent Fund for Vermont’s Children Presented by Hal Cohen, VT Agency of Human Services; Buzz Schmidt, VCRD Board Member

1:20 Keynote Speaker: Danny Kennedy, California Clean Energy Fund

2:00 Breakout Sessions 2: Acon ...... Breakout Rooms “How do we build acon to advance the climate economy?” In each breakout group, participants will discuss: What is currently happening in this arena? and What potential action steps can advance Vermont as a center of climate change solutions, innovation and economic development?

3:15 Break

3:30 Vermont Climate Change Economy Council Members Perspecves ...... Judd Each parcipant on the VCCEC will share one element that most excites them about the work ahead M: Chuck Ross, Secretary, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

4:10 Next Acon: VCRD and Partnership: Paul Costello

4:20 Student Video Presentaon of Summit Highlights! Presented by Champlain College Emergent Media Program

4:30 Adjourn Morning Breakout Sessions: 10:30-noon 3 A. City and Town Leaders ...... Judd M/F: Mark Johnson, VTDigger.org P: Peter Elwell, Braleboro Town Manager | John Hollar, Montpelier Mayor | Thom Lauzon, Barre Mayor | Chris Louras, Rutland Mayor B. Youth ...... Green 216 M/F: Patricia Coates, Vermont State Colleges P: Vermont Student leaders: Carl Deithelm, Green Mountain College | Morgan Easton, VT Technical College | Gina Fiorile, University of Vermont | Margaret Gish, University of Vermont C. State Administraon ...... Conant 105 M/F: Deb Markowitz, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources P: Chris Cole, Secretary, Agency of Transportaon | Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Dept of Housing and Community Devel | Chris Recchia, Commissioner, Department of Public Service | Chuck Ross, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets D. Clean Energy Ulity Leaders ...... Conant 102 M/F: Steve Zind, Vermont Public Radio P: Chrisne Hallquist, Vermont Electric Cooperave | Kerrick Johnson, VT Transco, VELCO | Sco Johnstone, VT Energy Investment Corp | Mary Powell, Green Mountain Power | Pay Richards, Washington Electric Coop E. Vermont Business Leader Fishbowl ...... Green 228 M/F: Ross Sneyd, Naonal Life Group P: Chad Farrell, Encore Renewable Energy | Mark Foley, Foley Services, Rutland | Joe Fusco, Casella Waste Systems | Judy Geer, Concept2 and the Crasbury Outdoor Center Morning sessions connued on next page  Morning Sessions Cont... 10:30-noon 4 F. Investors ...... Green 116 M/F: Jolinda LaClair, Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets P: Will Belongia, VT Community Loan Fund | Jo Bradley, VT Economic Development Authority | Kyle Clark, DesignBook | Chuck Karparis, VT State Employees Credit Union | Beth Pearce, Vermont State Treasurer G. Legislators ...... Conant 101 M/F: Lisa Gosselin, VT Ski + Ride / VT Sports / Addison Independent P: Christopher Bray, Chair, Senate Natural Resources | Mary Hooper, Co‐Chair, Climate Change Caucus | Tony Klein, Chair, House Natural Resources and Energy | Chris Pearson, Co‐Chair Climate Change Caucus | Diane Snelling, Vice Chair, Senate Natural Resources; Clerk, Senate Appropriaons H. Working Lands Leaders ...... Green 224 M/F: Sarah Waring, Center for an Agricultural Economy P: Chris Brooks, Vermont Pellet Company | Josh Faulkner, UVM Extension | Allison Hooper, Vermont Creamery | Ellen Kahler, VT Sustainable Jobs Fund, Farm to Plate | David Marvin, Buernut Mountain Farm

Afternoon Breakout Sessions: 2:00 - 3:15 pm

I. Supporng Community‐Driven Climate Economy Soluons ...... Conant 102 F: Jenna Whitson, Vermont Council on Rural Development J. Developing Comprehensive Transportaon Efficiencies and Systems Change ...... Conant 105 F: Karen Glitman, Vermont Energy Investment Corp K. Advancing Comprehensive Home Efficiencies: Weatherizaon, Energy Retrofits, and ...... Conant 101 Next State Efficiencies F: Sco Johnstone, Vermont Energy Investment Corp L. Growing Climate Economy Entrepreneurs: Climate Economy Network Iniave ...... Judd F: Ellen Kahler, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund M. Promong Efficiencies and Energy Development through Clean Energy Finance ...... Green 124 Collaboraon F: Andi Colnes, Energy Acon Network N. Promong Standards, Regulaons, & Incenves for Clean Energy Efficiencies ...... Green 216 F: Kathy Beyer, Housing Vermont O. Pricing Carbon ...... Green 224 F: Paul Costello, Vermont Council on Rural Development P. Markeng Vermont as a Naonal Climate Economy Leader ...... Green 128 F: Steve Costello, Green Mountain Power | Dennise Casey, Casey, Inc. Q. Building a Naonal Climate Economy Summit in Vermont ...... Green 116 F: Nate Hausman, Clean Energy Group

Summit Highlights Video Presentation: 4:20 pm

VCRD is excited to welcome a team of students from the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College who will be working hard throughout the day to put together a video that captures parcipants’ ideas in interviews and panel sessions as well as other event highlights. The students’ will share their ﬁrst dra at the close of the Summit at 4:20pm in Judd Hall. Their ﬁnal video, with more interviews and content, will be available in the days to come. The Emergent Media Center is an academic Center of Excellence at Champlain College that creates a laboratory/studio environment in which students collaborate with each other, faculty, and clients to develop new concepts, processes, uses and applicaons for games and other emergent media. Thanks to the Emergent Media Center and these talented students for their contribuon and their hard work to capture the day! Bios for the Speakers, Panelists, and Moderators 5

Meet Keynote Speaker: Danny Kennedy Danny Kennedy, an internaonally recognized opinion leader on climate and energy issues, is the author of Rooop Revoluon: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy – and the Planet – From Dirty Energy (2012) and is Managing Director of CalCEF, a team of leading ﬁnancial professionals, entrepreneurs, policy‐makers, and sciensts with deep experience and experse in the clean energy ﬁeld. He also serves as President of CalCharge, a groundbreaking public‐private partnership working to accelerate the development, commercializaon, and adopon of new energy storage technologies. Kennedy worked as a cofounder of Sungevity, Inc., the largest privately held solar company in the US and also co‐founded SfunCube, the only incubator and accelerator solely focused on supporng solar entrepreneurs to succeed. In 2011, he earned the PBS Innovator of the Year award for “moving the planet forward.”

William Belongia, Execuve Director, Vermont operates Common Ground Communicaons, which provides wring, Community Loan Fund | Will has served as the Execuve eding and producon services to technical clients and the book Director of the VCLF since 2004 and as Chief Financial Officer for 11 publishing industry. Chris and his family operate an 82‐acre farm in years before that. Will earned a B.A. in Economics from University of New Haven. In 2009, Chris was elected to the Board of Trustees of Notre Dame, holds an M.B.A. from UVM, and is an alumnus of the UVM and received VNRC’s Legislave Leadership Award. In 2010, Snelling Center for Government’s Vermont Leadership Instute. Will Chris received the Council of State Government's Toll Fellowship. In serves on mulple boards including: CEI Capital Management, 2012, Chris was appointed to the VT Supreme Court's Professional Vermont Rural Ventures, Working Lands Enterprise Board, Vermont Responsibility Program. Housing & Conservaon Board’s Housing Preservaon Council, GMP Chris Brooks, Co‐Founder and CEO of the Vermont Wood Renewable Development Fund, Slow Money Vermont, and Building Pellet Company | Chris is passionate about the sustainable use of Bright Futures Facility Fund. forestry resources, and he brings those concepts with him to this venture. Previous to the formaon of the Vermont Wood Pellet Company, Chris worked as a hands‐on consultant, hired to develop and expand business strategies for many companies over the last 25 years. Chris grew up in rural Minnesota and Wisconsin where five generaons of family lumber interests contrasted sharply with his father’s regional presidency of the Sierra Club. This early influence taught Chris to find common ground from which to work toward a sustainable soluon. Greg Brown, Board Chair, Vermont Council on Rural Development | Greg has worked in regional and state planning in Vermont for 35 years. Greg began his career with the Windham Regional Planning Commission and then served as Director of Planning for the VT Department of Housing and Community Affairs Rosalea W.“ Jo” Bradley, Chief Execuve Officer, where he administered state programs supporng local and regional Vermont Economic Development Authority | From 1997 to planning. In 1998 he was appointed Commissioner of Housing and the present, Ms. Bradley has been the Chief Execuve Officer for Community Affairs where he played a major role in craing the VEDA, the State of Vermont’s Economic Development Finance Vermont Downtown Program. Greg currently devotes volunteer Authority which has over $230 million in assets. Previously, she was me to the Vermont Council for Rural Development and, to the the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operang Officer for the VT Agency Windham Regional Commission. He lives in Dummerston with his of Commerce and Community Development. Ms. Bradley holds an wife Carolyn. MBA from Boston University and completed the Program for Senior Denisse Casey, Owner, Casey Inc. | Casey Inc. provides public Execuves at the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. She affairs, communicaons and media services to clients. The company lives in South Burlington, Vermont. has successfully managed naonal, statewide, and local public Sen. Christopher A. Bray, Vermont State Senator | affairs campaigns including grass tops outreach and grassroots Senator Bray, of New Haven, became a member of the Vermont organizaon. Throughout her career Dennise has led client House of Representaves in January 2007, serving two terms on the iniaves through collaboraon and creave thinking, offering an House Agriculture Commiee. Chris received a BA in Zoology and outside perspecve and encouraging new ideas. From corporate MA in English from UVM and taught there for four years in the branding to crisis management and from public relaons to paid English Department. He is an alumnus of the Snelling Center for media, Dennise builds on exisng strengths to help clients achieve Government’s Vermont Leadership Instute. Chris founded and sll their goals. Bios continued... 6

Kyle Clark, Co‐Founder and Head of Product, DesignBook from McGill University. In addion to his work at VCRD, Paul is a member of the Housing Vermont Board of Directors and President Patricia Coates, Director of External and Government Emeritus of the naonal Partners for Rural America organizaon. Affairs, Vermont State Colleges | Tricia is the Director of External and Governmental Affairs for the Vermont State Colleges. Steve Costello, Vice President of the Generaon and Previously, she served as State Director for Congressman Peter Energy Innovaon at Green Mountain Power | Steve is Welch. Tricia is a former high school history teacher. She and her responsible for generaon operaons and future development, as husband, Michael, have two daughters, Madeleine and Maria. well as development of Green Mountain Power's Energy Innovaon Center and Solar City Program in Rutland, Vt. Prior to that, he was Hal Cohen, Secretary, VT Agency of Human Services | Hal Director of Public Affairs at Central Vermont Public Service. Cohen was appointed Secretary of Human Services by Governor Peter Shumlin in December 2014. Prior to that, Hal was the Execuve Director of Capstone Community Acon, an organizaon that serves over 18,000 people a year from numerous sites in Washington, Lamoille and Orange counes covering over 2,000 square miles in largely rural communies. Hal’s professional and civic involvement has included sing on a number of local and state boards such as the Vermont Council on Rural Development, the Central Vermont Workforce Investment Board, the Vermont Workforce Development Council, Food Works, EarthWalk Vermont, Central Vermont Hunger Taskforce, the Vermont Low Income Trust for Electricity and CAPLAW. Hal has an M.A. in counseling psychology from Anoch New England Graduate School and an M.S. in nonprofit management from the New School for Social Research. Hal and his wife, Shelley, raised three children in Montpelier and now reside in Middlesex, Vermont. Morgan Easton, Student, Vermont Tech | Morgan is a third‐ Chris Cole, Secretary, VT Agency of Transportaon | year student at Vermont Tech studying Architectural Engineering Chris was appointed Secretary of the VT Agency of Transportaon in and Sustainable Design and Technology. With the built environment September of 2015 by Governor Peter Shumlin. Before that he consuming a majority of fossil fuels as well as being the biggest served as the Deputy Secretary of the Agency, preceded by his contributor to greenhouse gasses Morgan is fascinated by what posion as Director of the Agency’s Policy, Planning and Intermodal soluons exist and being a part of addressing these issues. In the Development Division. Previous to his work at the Agency of near future she hopes to work with City Planning and Energy Transportaon, he was the General Manager at the Chienden Commiees to establish soluons for reducing the energy County Transportaon Authority; was employed by the VT consumed by the built environment. Legislature as a Fiscal Analyst at the Joint Fiscal Office; and at the Peter Elwell, Town Manager, Braleboro | Peter is a New York State Legislature, Office of Program and Counsel, as a Braleboro nave, has a B.A. in Polical Science from Middlebury Policy Analyst for the Transportaon, Educaon, and Environmental College, a Master of Government Admin from the University of Conservaon Commiees. Pennsylvania, and a 30‐year local government management professional. He is excited about the climate economy work that is posively impacng Southeastern Vermont. Jon Erickson, Professor of Ecological Economics, UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Nat. Res. | Jon has published widely on climate change policy, renewable energy economics, and environmental management; led internaonal research and educaon programs as a Fulbright Scholar in Tanzania and vising professor in the Dominican Republic, Iceland, and Slovakia; produced Emmy award‐winning documentary films on water, energy, and food system transions; and founded and led numerous non‐profit organizaons including the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics, Adirondack Research Consorum, Deportes para la Vida, and Bright Blue EcoMedia. Chad Farrell, President, Encore Renewable Energy | Chad is the founder of Encore Renewable Energy, a leading integrated Paul Costello, Execuve Director, Vermont Council on clean energy company focusing on commercial, industrial and community‐scale solar PV systems and 21st century soluons for Rural Development | Paul joined VCRD as Execuve Director in underulized property. At Encore, he has led collaborave efforts to 2000. Paul is a UVM alumni and holds a PhD in intellectual history 7 design, permit, finance, and construct numerous solar PV projects Margaret Gish, Student, University of Vermont | Margaret throughout Vermont, including the largest rooop solar arrays in Gish is a sophomore at UVM studying elementary educaon and Burlington, the first 500kW commercial group net metering project, minoring in environmental studies and special educaon. Margaret and what is currently the largest solar array in Vermont. Chad is a has been involved in the climate movement since she was trained by developer, project manager and environmental engineer with over Al Gore's organizaon, the Climate Reality Project, in 2010. Since 20 years of professional experience in the fields of environmental then she has studied nature deficit disorder in children, severe engineering, professional project management and renewable weather in Vermont, oil in Ecuador, and teaches children of all ages energy project development. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical about the environment in summer and aerschool programs. She Engineering from Bucknell University and an M.S. in Environmental recently travelled to some of the most biodiverse areas of Ecuador Engineering from UVM. and is learning about the copper mining conflict in the Intag region, Joshua Faulkner, Farming and Climate Change Program and starng a club at UVM to help combat this issue. Coordinator, UVM Extension’s Center for Sustainable Karen Glitman, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Agriculture | In addion to his work with Extension, Joshua serves Vermont Energy Investment Corporaon | Karen leads the as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Soil policy development and strategic direcon in the promoon of Science. Joshua holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Systems electric, thermal, and transportaon efficiency. She was VEIC’s first Engineering from Virginia Tech, and an M.S. and PhD from Cornell Director of Transportaon Efficiency where she developed and University in Biological and Environmental Engineering. In his role oversaw the strategic direcon for VEIC transportaon efficiency with Extension, he works to find successful adaptaon pracces for efforts as well as the development of a Transportaon Efficiency farmers and to make Vermont agriculture more resilient to climate Ulity. She served as the Director of the UVM Naonal University change. He was raised on a beef farm in southern West Virginia, and Transportaon Center and interim co‐director of the UVM TRC and currently lives in Starksboro, VT. is the author of numerous publicaons including the annual Vermont Transportaon Energy Report. Previously she served as the | Gina is a Gina Fiorile, Student, University of Vermont Vermont Clean Cies Coalion Coordinator, and held various Sophomore Environmental Studies major at UVM. She is a lead posions at the Agency of Transportaon including Acng Secretary. organizer for the annual Vermont Youth Climate Summit and has She is a member of the Vermont Bar and served as a member of the worked as an intern at The Wild Center, the Natural History Vermont House of Representaves from 1985‐1990. Museum of the Adirondacks, to develop the Youth Climate Summit Program. She is on the Board of Advisers at the Rubenstein School of Lisa Gosselin, Vice‐President, Addison Press | Lisa Gosselin Environment and Natural Resources and has been recognized as a is vice‐president at Addison Press and editor of Vermont Sports and Champion of Change for Climate Educaon and Literacy by the U.S. Vermont Ski + Ride magazines. Prior to joining this family business EPA and The White House. last spring, she served as the Commissioner of Economic Development for the State of Vermont. She has also been the editor | Mark is the fourth Mark Foley, President, Foley Services of naonal magazines EangWell, Audubon and Islands. generaon owner of Foley Services, the leading linen, uniform and mat rental Company in Vermont. Mark is also the owner of MKF Properes, a real estate management company which owns and manages commercial rental properes, primarily in Rutland’s Historic Downtown. Mark lives in Rutland Town with his wife Kelly, and three children. Joe Fusco, Vice President, Casella Waste Systems | Joe Fusco is an advisor to the chairman & chief execuve officer of Casella Waste Systems, Inc., and is an adjunct instructor and co‐ chair of the Advisory Board for UVM’s Sustainable Entrepreneurship MBA program. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Vermont Council on Rural Development, and served as a member of the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council. He is a Nate Hausman, Project Manager, Clean Energy Group | teacher and frequent speaker in the areas of leadership In his role, Nate works primarily on solar policy. He is an aorney development, organizaonal and problem‐solving culture, business licensed to pracce in California and Vermont. He previously served and cultural trends, economic development, and corporate as an associate aorney for the Ausn Legal Group and as a vising responsibility and sustainability. He lives in Chienden, Vermont. aorney for the Environmental Law Instute. Nate sits on the Judy Geer, Director, Crasbury Outdoor Center | Judy is a Execuve Commiee of the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club and Director at the Crasbury Outdoor Center, a non‐profit whose chairs of the Chapter’s Energy Commiee. Nate holds a J.D. with a mission incorporates lifelong sport, sustainability and land cerficate in Environmental & Natural Resources Law from Lewis & stewardship, while supporng the local community and economy. Clark Law School and a B.A. from Colorado College. Judy is a former Olympian in the sport of Rowing, and is a co‐owner John Hollar, Mayor, City of Montpelier | John has been of Concept2 in Morrisville. acvely involved in Montpelier public life for many years. He has served as mayor since 2012, and he chaired the Montpelier school Bios continued... 8 board from 2002‐2010. He helped lead the city in the adopon of Kerrick aended Johnson State College and served four years in the Net Zero Montpelier, a policy under which all of the city’s energy US Air Force as an airborne Russian linguist. needs will be met or offset by renewable energy by 2030. John is a | partner with the law firm Downs Rachlin Marn. He is an avid Mark Johnson, Senior Editor and Reporter, VTDigger mountain biker and cross country skier. Prior to his work at VTDigger, Mark Johnson covered crime and polics for the Burlington Free Press before a 25‐year run as the Allison Hooper, Co‐Founder/CEO, Vermont Creamery | host of the Mark Johnson Show radio program on WKDR and WDEV. Allison started Vermont Creamery with Bob Reese on Don Hooper’s hippie goat farm in 1984 when Americans didn’t eat goat cheese. Sco Johnstone, Execuve Director, Vermont Energy She has been a pioneer in the American Arsan cheese movement, a Investment Corporaon | Sco brings a depth of experience in leader is Sustainable and responsible business in Vermont and a leading complex organizaons in the private and public sectors. His mentor to young food entrepreneurs including her son Miles who past posions include Execuve Director of the Chienden County manages the Ayers Brook Goat Dairy in Randolph Vermont. Metropolitan Planning Organizaon, Secretary of the VT Agency of Together Ayers Brook Goat Dairy and Vermont Creamery are Natural Resources, and the Director of Public Works for the City of developing the dairy goat industry in Vermont, transioning the Burlington. Sco joined VEIC in 2008, and has led the organizaon farm to non‐gmo and reducing carbon along the way. through a period of strategic growth with a focus on results, measured in increased energy savings. Under his leadership, VEIC Mary Hooper, Vermont House of Representaves | Mary launched two energy efficiency ulies in Washington D.C. and was born in Heidelberg, Germany, where her father was serving in Ohio, expanded its scope of services to include transportaon and the army. She has lived in Montpelier since 1979 with her husband, biomass, and gained statewide recognion as an employer of Jim Slinkman, a physicist working for IBM. She has been the choice. Sco holds a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of execuve director of the Vermont Associaon of Conservaon Maine and a Professional Engineer cerficaon. Districts, Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, and the first execuve director of Ellen Kahler, Execuve Director, Vermont Sustainable the Montpelier downtown associaon. She served four terms as Jobs Fund | Ellen became the Execuve Director of VSJF in late Mayor of Montpelier and on a number of City Boards and 2005 and prior to that served as the execuve director of the Peace Commissions and other organizaons, including Capstone, the & Jusce Center in Burlington. The VSJF uses early stage grant Hunger Council, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts. funding, technical assistance, and near‐equity loans to catalyze and accelerate the development of markets for sustainably produced goods and services in Vermont. Their current focus is on the intersecon between renewable energy (in the form of bioenergy), sustainable agriculture, and sustainable forest products. Ellen currently serves on the Board of Red Tomato, Energy Acon Network, the Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council, the Working Lands Enterprise Fund, and the Statewide Workforce Development Board. She is a graduate of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Polical Science and from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University with a Masters in Public Administraon. Chuck Karparis, Senior Vice President of Lending for VSECU | VSECU is a credit union for everybody in Vermont. Chuck oversees the VGreen Loan Program, the statewide financial soluon for energy efficiency, renewable and alternave energy projects, Kerrick Johnson, Vice President of Strategy and including green vehicles. VSECU’s VGreen loan porolio is Communicaon, Vermont Electric Power Company approaching $20 million. Chuck is a graduate of Columbia University, (VELCO) | Kerrick joined VELCO in 2006 to work on stakeholder the University of Colorado, and is a former mayor of Montpelier. relaons as the company undertook the largest expansion in its | history that ended with VELCO managing over $1 billion in assets. Rep. Tony Klein, Vermont House of Representaves He led VELCO’s work to help secure the naon’s only successful Tony Klein was born in Bronx NY and became a resident of East statewide smart grid project through a $68 million DOE investment Montpelier in 1986 aer living in the Cabot/Marshfield area for 14 grant. Kerrick’s responsibilies grew to include IT and years. He is rered from a markeng and public relaons career. He telecommunicaons as the company built a statewide radio system was educated at Columbia Grammar Prep School NYC, and earned a and 1,400‐mile fiber opc network. He worked with IBM leaders and B.A. in government and public administraon from the American other VT officials to conceive and begin execuon of perhaps University, Washington, DC. He is past chair of the East Montpelier VELCO’s most innovave project, the Vermont Weather Analycs Elementary School Board as well as th U‐32 School Board, and a past Center – an energy data and analycs plaorm that enables lower member of the VT High School Field Hockey Officials Associaon. He weather‐event related operaonal costs, opmized integraon of is currently serving on the Board of Directors of The Peoples Health renewable generaon resources and increased grid reliability. and Wellness Clinic. He is married to Jennifer Boyer and they have two grown children, and two grandsons. 9

Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets | Jolinda provides leadership to the Agency on policy development, program and personnel management, and legislave and strategic iniaves. Jolinda currently oversees the Working Lands Enterprise Iniave and Board, which has invested over $3 million to date in Working Lands businesses for infrastructure development and technical assistance. She is past Chair of the Board for the Vermont Council on Rural Development, and served on the boards of the Vermont Community Foundaon, Housing Vermont, Vermont Works for Women, and as a state Advisor for the University of Vermont Extension. Thom Lauzon, Mayor, City of Barre | Thom is currently the longest tenured mayor in Vermont. Since Thom took office in 2006, Barre has experienced unprecedented growth in public and private investment and projects, most notably the Main Street Reconstrucon Project, mulple brownfields remediaon projects, the construcon of Barre City Place, Summer Street Center, and the implementaon of a mul‐year, city‐wide street reconstrucon program. Barre is no stranger to the challenges that local communies face in the wake of climate change, having experienced devastang flooding from intense seasonal rain storms in 2011 and 2015. Thom is a cerfied public accountant and a partner at Salvador and Babic, P.C. in Barre. Thom and his wife Karen also run several real estate development companies that place a priority on redeveloping and repurposing properes located in Vermont’s designated downtowns. Thom and Karen’s greatest accomplishment is their two grown children, Alex and Miranda.

Lucy Leriche, Deputy Secretary, VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development | Prior to her current posion, Lucy was a member of the Vermont House of Representaves from 2005‐2012 for Hardwick, Stannard, and Walden in Caledonia County. She served as Assistant Majority Leader 2009‐2010 and Majority Leader 2011‐2012. She was a housing development and nonproﬁt organizaonal consultant, Director of Housing and Community Facilies Programs at the Vermont Community Loan Fund, and execuve director of the Lamoille Housing Partnership. She graduated with a B.A. from Johnson State College and an M.A. in Michael Nobles, President & CEO, Union Mutual of VT Interdisciplinary Humanies from Arizona State University. Union Mutual is a property and casualty insurance company that writes $165M of premium throughout New England and New York. Bios continued... 10

Michael is a graduate of UVM with a degree in Accounng. Michael Pay Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric served on the Twinfield School Board and served as chair for two Cooperave | Pay is proud to lead one of a few ulies in the years. He is acve on several regional insurance boards and naon that offer their members 100% renewable power. She has commiees. He lives in Plainfield and has two daughters with his been on the Vermont ulity scene for several years and understands wife Tsana. the commitment and role renewable power plays for consumers, Beth Pearce, Vermont State Treasurer | Treasurer Pearce communies, and Vermont’s plans to reach energy goals. has almost 40 years of experience in government finance at both the Chuck Ross, Secretary, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & state and local levels. As State Treasurer, she has emphasized the | Chuck was appointed to his current posion by Gov. importance of maintaining Vermont's bond rang. Vermont has the Markets highest general obligaon bond rangs of any New England state. Peter Shumlin in January of 2011. Prior to his current role, he served She connues her advocacy for conservave and affordable debt as Senator Patrick Leahy’s State Director for 16 years. Before joining pracces, prudent management of the pension systems, and Leahy’s staff, Ross was a farmer and legislator from Hinesburg, VT. responsible use of reserves. Pearce has a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.

Arthur “Buzz” Schmidt, President, Retreat Farm, Ltd. | In Mary Powell, President, Green Mountain Power | Mary addion to his work with Retreat Farm in Braleboro, Buzz founded has served as President and CEO for Green Mountain Power and led GuideStar USA and subsequently GuideStar Internaonal. Corporaon since 2008, following seven years as Chief Operang These organizaons report the work of the world’s nonprofit Officer. Mary iniated and implemented a comprehensive organizaons at online repositories in several countries. He has restructuring of the company that dramacally transformed GMP’s served on the boards of several organizaons including: FB Heron culture and was the backbone of a dramac service quality Foundaon, the Nonprofit Quarterly, Preservaon Virginia, the improvement. She launched an ambious energy vision to provide Instute for Philanthropy (London), the Permanent Fund for low carbon, low cost and reliable power to Vermonters and is Vermont’s Children, and the Vermont Council on Rural leading an energy transformaon in customer homes and Development. Buzz is a graduate of Princeton University and businesses to deliver low carbon, low cost and comfortable total Stanford’s Graduate Schools of Business and Educaon. energy soluons. GMP is the first ulity in the world to become a member of B Corp, to use energy as a force for good. In 2004 Mary Brian Shupe, Execuve Director, Vermont Natural was recognized by Fast Company magazine as one of the “top 50 Resources Council | Brian was appointed Execuve Director of fast leaders” in the US and in 2014 was recognized by Powergen as VNRC in 2011, aer having served as its Sustainable Communies the Woman of the Year and recently as Vermont of the Year by the Program Director and Deputy Director. Brian received an M.S. in Burlington Free Press. Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State University. Since moving to Vermont in 1988, he has served as Execuve Director of Chris Recchia, Commissioner, VT Department of Public the Mad River Valley Planning District and Director of Planning and Service | Chris was appointed Commissioner by Governor Peter Zoning for the Town of Stowe. For nearly ten years he was a Shumlin in January 2013 and served as Deputy Secretary of the founding partner with Burnt Rock Inc., Associates in Community Agency of Natural Resources before that. Recchia has almost 30 Planning providing an extensive range of services to local years of experience as an environmental leader in the development governments, state and regional agencies, non‐profit organizaons of state and federal environmental and energy policy and the and cizen groups. Throughout his career, Brian’s professional focus implementaon of programs managing natural and energy has been on natural resource protecon, growth management, and resources. From 2007 to 2011, Recchia served as execuve director sustainable development. Brian lives in Waitsfield with his wife, of the Biomass Energy Resource Center, as execuve director of the Valerie, where he is involved with several community organizaons. Ozone Transport Commission in Washington, D.C. and served as both Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner for the VT Department of Environmental Conservaon. He holds a B.S. in Zoology from UVM, a Masters in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School, and a Masters in Natural Resource Policy and Management from Yale University. 11

reflect his strong commitment to bringing people together to find common ground on the challenges facing our naon. Welch is a Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democrac Caucus, a member of the Democrac Steering and Policy Commiee, and serves on the Commiee on Energy and Commerce and the Commiee on Oversight and Government Reform. Peter lives in Norwich VT with his wife Margaret Cheney. Jenna Whitson, Community and Policy Manager, Vermont Council on Rural Development | Jenna joined VCRD Ross Sneyd, Director of Corporate Communicaons and as Community and Policy Manager in January 2015 coordinang and leading the Community Visit Program and supporng VCRD’s policy | Before joining Community Relaons, Naonal Life Group facilitaon. Jenna moved to Vermont in 2009 and since has worked Naonal LIfe, Ross had a long career in the news media including as in outdoor educaon, community development, and food security. news director at Vermont Public Radio from 2007‐2013 and as Jenna studied Conservaon and Biodiversity at McGill University and Statehouse reporter for The Associated Press for 18 years. holds a master's degree in Environmental Law and Policy from Nathanial Vandal, Principal, Green Peak Solar | Green Peak Vermont Law School. is a Vermont‐based solar company that focuses on developing large‐ Steve Zind, Vermont Public Radio | Steve has been with scale energy systems for ulies, towns, school districts, businesses, Vermont Public Radio since 1994, serving as host of VPR’s public and manufacturers in Vermont and New England. Nathaniel co‐ affairs programs Switchboard and Vermont Edion and as a founded Green Peak Solar in 2012 with Chris Cadwell when they reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize decided to bring their skills and background in renewable energy Steve for his reports from Iran. He has been honored mulple mes development on the west coast back to their home state. with naonal and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including two Sarah Waring, Execuve Director, Center for an Naonal Murrow Awards in 2011 for his reporng with the Vermont Agricultural Economy | Sarah joined CAE in 2013. Prior to that, Naonal Guard in Afghanistan. she served as Program Director for the Farm & Wilderness Foundaon, a 73 year old non‐profit outdoor educaon organizaon. From 2007 to 2009, Sarah managed the Council on the Future of Vermont for the Vermont Council on Rural Development, which has led to the Working Lands Iniave and state wide investment in working lands enterprises. Born and raised in Glover VT, Sarah earned her B.A. from Haverford College and her M.A.A. in Natural Resource Management from the University of Maryland. U.S. Congressman Peter Welch, United States House of Representaves | Since his elecon to Congress in 2006, Congressman Welch has been a champion of working Vermonters and has been widely recognized as a skillful legislator who chooses governing over gridlock. Aer fighng housing discriminaon in Chicago, earning a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, Peter seled in Vermont’s Upper Valley and served in the Vermont Senate. In 2006, he was elected to Vermont’s seat in the U.S. House of Representaves. Peter’s accomplishments in Congress

VCRD’s Lifetime Leadership Award: Rick Davis

Each year the Vermont Council on Rural Development recognizes a leader who has had a transformaonal eﬀect on his or her community. This year VCRD will be recognizing Rick Davis, founder and leader of the Permanent Fund, who has impacted the enre state of Vermont by changing the way Vermonters understand the learning needs of young children and leading eﬀorts to structurally advance early childhood educaonal opportunies. In honor of his accomplishments, VCRD will be awarding Rick with a Lifeme Leadership Award recognizing his service to the people, and especially the children, of Vermont. Summit Participants 12

Krisn Carlson | Chief Communicaons, Brand & Markeng Exec., Green Mountain Power Corporaon | kris[email protected] ...... D, M Rachel Carter | Communicaons Director, VT Sustainable Jobs Fund | [email protected] ...... E, P Morgan Casella | Dynamic Organics | [email protected] ...... D, N Dennise Casey | [email protected] ...... P Jeff Castle | Town Planner, Town of Milton | [email protected] ...... A, N Philip Cecchini | Weatherizaon Business Manager, Capstone Community Acon | [email protected] ...... A, K Marta Ceroni | Donella Meadows Instute, Donella Meadows Instute | [email protected] ...... E, O Alise Certa | Communicaons Manager, Energy Acon Network | [email protected]...... A, I Diana Chace | [email protected] ...... D, K Robin Chesnut‐Tangerman | Representave, VT Legislature | [email protected] ...... G, J William Chidsey | owner, Solar Harvester Co‐VT | [email protected] ...... A, K Betsy Chodorkoff | Execuve Director, Block Foundaon | [email protected] ...... F, O Laird Christensen | Director ‐ Resilient and Sustainable Communies, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... A, Q Jake Churcher | Videographer, Champlain College EMC | [email protected] ...... A, I Ma Cinadr | SourceOne | [email protected] ...... D, M Ben Civile | Mr., Vermont Natural Resources Council | bcivile@vnrc.org ...... C, J Andy Clark | Staff Writer, Rutland Herald | [email protected] ...... A, O Kyle Clark | Managing Partner, Venture Co | [email protected] ...... F, L Patricia Coates | Director of External and Governmental Affairs, Vermont State Colleges | [email protected] ...... B Hal Cohen | Secretary, State of VT, Agency of Human Services | [email protected] ...... B, P Chris Cole | Secretary, Vermont Agency of Transportaon | [email protected] ...... C Andrea Colnes | Energy Acon Network, Energy Acon Network | [email protected] ...... F, M Becky Cook | Office Manager, Donella Meadows Instute | [email protected] ...... D, M Ginny Cooke | Land Stewardship Americorps VISTA, Laraway Youth and Family Services | [email protected] ...... H, N Jon Copans | Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service | [email protected] ...... D, K Maria Blais Costello | Clean Energy Group, Clean Energy Group | [email protected] ...... Paul Costello | Execuve Director, Execuve Director | [email protected] ...... B, O Steve Costello | Vice President, Green Mountain Power | [email protected] ...... B, P Mahew Cota | Execuve Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Associaon | ma@vermonuel.com ...... G, O Jeff Couture | Execuve Director, Vermont Technology Alliance | jeff@va.org ...... E, P Sam Cowles | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... C, K Stephen Crowley | Teacher, Vermont Sierra Club | [email protected] ...... G, O Alan Curler | Loan Officer, Vermont Agricultural Credit Corp (VACC) | [email protected] ...... B, L Jed Davis | Director of Sustainability, Cabot Creamery Cooperave | [email protected] ...... H Rick Davis | president, permanent fund | [email protected] ...... B Edward Delhagen | Clean Energy Finance and Program Manager, Vermont Department of Public Service | [email protected] ...... E, M Eric DeLuca | Chair, Slow Money Vermont | [email protected] ...... F, L Greg Dennis | Principal, Dowling & Dennis Public Relaons | [email protected] ...... F, P Sierra Dickey | Content Curator and Creave Copy, Mondo Mediaworks | [email protected] ...... E, P Carl Diethelm | Waste Diversion Specialist, Green Mountain College ‐ Sustainability Office | [email protected]...... B, I Gary Dir | Engineer, Xerox Rered | [email protected] ...... D, L Emily Donaldson | Donella Meadows Instute | [email protected] ...... G, L Robert Doss | VP ‐ Stakeholder Relaons, Green Mountain Power Corporaon | robert.dos[email protected] ...... G, K Ben Doyle | Community and Economic Development Specialist, USDA Rural Development | [email protected] ...... A, Q Greg Duggan | Planner, Town of Essex | [email protected] ...... A, M Robert Dunn | [email protected] ...... B, K Jared Duval | VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development, VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development | [email protected] ...... C, I Morgan Easton | [email protected] ...... A, K Keri Ellis | Carbon Tax Working Group, 350 Vermont | [email protected] ...... C, O Peter Elwell | Town Manager, Town of Braleboro | pelwell@braleboro.org ...... A, P Meaghan Emery | City Councilor, City of South Burlington | [email protected] ...... A, I Michael England | Chair, Environmental Studies Dept., Anoch University New England | msimpson@anoch.edu ...... E, L Summit Participants cont... 14

Jon Erickson | Professor, University of Vermont | [email protected] ...... B, O Peter Falion | [email protected] ...... A, I Bob Farnham | Digital Markeng Strategist, Bob the Green Guy | [email protected] ...... D, K Chad Farrell | President, Encore Renewable Energy | [email protected] ...... E, M Joshua Faulkner | Farming & Climate Change Program Coordinator, UVM Extension ‐ Center for Sustainable Agriculture | [email protected]...... H, O Barbara Fenhagen | Program Officer, Vermont Programs Johnson Family Foundaon | [email protected] ...... H, I Laurie Fielder | VGreen Program Director, VSECU | lfi[email protected] ...... D, M Shaun Fielder | Execuve Director, Vermont Rural Water Associaon | sfi[email protected] ...... E, I Laura Fillbach | Video Team, Champlain College | laura.fi[email protected] ...... Gina Fiorile | Student, University of Vermont | gfi[email protected] ...... B, O Joshua Fishman | jfi[email protected] ...... H, K Mark Foley | Owner, Foley Services and MKF Properes | [email protected] ...... E, I Wendy Forbes | [email protected] ...... E, L Travis Foster | [email protected] ...... H, P Deena Frankel | Facilitator, VELCO | [email protected] ...... D, N Ben Freeman | Mountain Campus Director, Burr and Burton Academy's Mountain Campus | [email protected] ...... D, O Karen Freeman | Conservaon Director, Vermont Housing and Conservaon Board | [email protected] ...... G, L Nathan Freeman | Co‐Founder, GridMarketplace | [email protected] ...... D, L Danika Frisbie | Environmental Analyst, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | [email protected] ...... H, O Joseph Fusco | Vice President, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | [email protected] ...... E, L Andrew Gansenberg | Student, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... E, L Newt Garland | [email protected] ...... D, O Chelsea Gazillo | Student, SIT Graduate Instute | [email protected] ...... C, Q Judy Geer | Director, Crasbury Outdoor Center | [email protected] ...... E, O Kevin Geiger | Senior Planner, Two Rivers‐Oauquechee Regional Commission | [email protected] ...... C, J Elizabeth Gibson | Energy Group, Town of Pawlet | [email protected] ...... A, L Dee Gish | [email protected] ...... D, I Margaret Gish | [email protected] ...... B Liz Gleason | Farm Viability Program, VHCB | [email protected] ...... H, L Karen Glitman | Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Vermont Energy Investment Corporaon | [email protected] ...... D, J Karl Goetze | Manager, Engineering, VT Energy Investment Corp | [email protected] ...... A, K Steven Gold | [email protected] ...... E, O Michael Goldman | [email protected] ...... Victor Gollub | Student, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... D, K Lisa Gosselin‐Lynn | VP/Editor, VT Ski + Ride/Vermont Sports/Addison Independent | [email protected] ...... G, P Peter Gould | Writer, Green Writers Press | [email protected] ...... B, I Andrew Graham | Student, Anoch University New England | agraham@anoch.edu ...... A, I Mary Grant | Execuve Director, Rural Community Transportaon, Inc | [email protected] ...... G, J Peter Gregory | Execuve Director, Two Rivers‐Oauquechee Regional Commission | [email protected] ...... A, J Adam Grinold | Execuve Director, Braleboro Development Credit Corporaon | agrinold@braleborodevelopment.com ...... E, L Vern Grubinger | Extension Professor, University of Vermont | [email protected] ...... H, I Sandy Haas | Representave, Windsor‐Rutland district, Vermont House of Representaves | [email protected] ...... G, J James Hafferman | Director of Administraon and Development, Salvaon Farms | james@salvaonfarms.org ...... H, I Chrisne Hallquist | CEO, Vermont Electric Cooperave | [email protected] ...... D, O Geoffrey Hand | Aorney, Dunkiel Saunders Ellio Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC | [email protected] ...... D, M Dana Hanley | Director, Town of Essex | [email protected] ...... A, I Nicole Harman | Student, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... B, L Rick Harrington | Business Development Manager, China, Champlain College | [email protected] ...... C, J Lindsay Harris | co‐owner, Mountain Home Farm | [email protected] ...... H, L Winfred Hathaway | Owners, WGH Builders | [email protected] ...... E, K Nate Hausman | Project Manager, Clean Energy States Alliance | [email protected] ...... A, Q Robert Haynes | Execuve Director, Green Mountain Economic Development Corporaon | [email protected]...... C, K Nancy Hazard | Member, Greening Greenfield | [email protected] ...... A, I 15

Jordan Heingartner | [email protected] ...... B, M Jacob Hemmerick | Director of Planning, Town of Milton Vermont | [email protected] ...... A, N Barbarina Heyerdahl | [email protected] ...... B, Q Ian Hitchcock | Marlboro College | [email protected] ...... D, I John Hollar | Mayor, City of Montpelier | jhollar@montpelier‐vt.org ...... A, I Liliana Hollertz | Student, Marlboro College | [email protected] ...... G, I Kenneth Hood | Board Chairperson, Vermont Center for Internaonal Learning Partners | [email protected] ...... B, I Allison Hooper | Co‐Founder/CEO, Vermont Creamery | [email protected] ...... I Don Hooper | rered, Naonal Wildlife Federaon | [email protected] ...... G, O Mary Hooper | [email protected] ...... G Miles Hooper | Crop manager, Ayers Brook Goat Dairy | [email protected] ...... H, Q Asa Hopkins | Director of Energy Policy and Planning, Public Service Dept. | [email protected] ...... D, N Karen Horn | Director, Public Policy, Vermont League of Cies and Towns | [email protected] ...... A, I Susan Houston | Select Board Member, Town of Crasbury | mapleleafl[email protected] ...... A, I Judith Howland | supervisor, Oauquechee NRCD | [email protected] ...... H, Q Dan Hoxworth | Execuve Director, Capstone Community Acon | [email protected] ...... E, K Hannah Huber | Energy and Climate Community Organizer, Vermont Natural Resources Council | [email protected] ...... A, L Thomas Hughes | Campaign Manager, Energy Independent Vermont | [email protected] ...... G, O Claire Humber | Director of Resort Planning & Design, SE GROUP | [email protected] ...... A, I Connor Hunt | Student, Lyndon State College | [email protected] ...... B, O Harry Hunt | Owner, Harry Hunt Architects | [email protected] ...... E, N Ethan Ireland | [email protected] ...... B, I Gillian Ireland | [email protected] ...... B, I Lyle Jepson | Execuve Director, Rutland Economic Development Corporaon | [email protected] ...... C, L Alan Johnson | Energy Commission Chair, Town of Harord | [email protected] ...... A, N Kerrick Johnson | Vice President ‐ Strategy and Communicaon, Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) | [email protected] ...... D, P Mark Johnson | [email protected] ...... A Sco Johnstone | Execuve Director, Vermont Energy Investment Corporaon | [email protected] ...... D, M Daniel Jones | Managing Partner, Net Zero Vermont | [email protected] ...... E, I Ken Jones | Economic Research Analyst, Agency of Commerce and Community Development | [email protected] ...... F, I Jillian Joyce | Mountain Campus Faculty, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... G, J Ellen Kahler | Execuve Director, VT Sustainable Jobs Fund | [email protected]...... H, L Chuck Karparis | SVP ‐ Lending, VSECU | [email protected] ...... F, M Shaina Kasper | Community Organizer, Toxics Acon Center | shaina@toxicsacon.org ...... A, I Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup | Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Vermont Community Foundaon | [email protected] ...... E, I Mark Kelley | Program Manager ‐ Financing, Efficiency Vermont | [email protected] ...... D, M Mark Kelley III | Mr, United States | [email protected] ...... C, N Paul Kelly | Mountain Campus Faculty, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... B, I Thomas Kennedy | Execuve Director, SWCRPC | [email protected] ...... D, N Paul Kervick | Aorney, Dunkiel Saunders Ellio Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC | [email protected] ...... E, N Ron Kilburn | [email protected] ...... D, N Sandy Kilburn | [email protected] ...... D, N Becca King | [email protected] ...... E, I Kelly King | Market Manager, Jericho Farmers Market | [email protected] ...... H, I Marv Klassen‐Landis | Chair, Windsor Vermont Planning Commission | [email protected] ...... A, N Tony Klein | [email protected] ...... G Breck Knau | Vermont Youth Conservaon Corps, Vermont Youth Conservaon Corps | breck.knau@vycc.org ...... H, I Emet Koffman | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | ekoff[email protected] ...... D, Q Dan Koloski | Director Anaerobic Digester, VTC | [email protected] ...... P Ryan Koloski | Staff Engineer, Agrilab Technologies | [email protected] ...... H, L Curs Koren | President, FronersAfar | [email protected] ...... B, M William Laberge | Owner, Grassroots Solar Inc. | [email protected] ...... D, M Jolinda LaClair | Deputy Secretary, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets | [email protected] ...... H, I Alison LaMana | Student, Green Mountain College | alison.laman[email protected] ...... B, I Summit Participants cont... 16

Christopher Lamb | Student, Marlboro College | [email protected] ...... G, I Barry Lampke | Program Manager, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain | [email protected] ...... A, L Patricia Lancaster | [email protected] ...... G, P John Langhus | VP ‐ Development, Norwich Technologies | [email protected] ...... C, O Thom Lauzon | Mayor, City of Barre, Vermont | [email protected] ...... A, L Bey Lawhite | be[email protected] ...... A, N Thomas Leavi | President & CEO, Northfield Savings Bank | thomas.leavi@nsbvt.com ...... C, M Lucy Leriche | Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development | [email protected] ...... E, L Dan Lerner | Associate Dean, UVM Extension | [email protected] ...... C, Q Steven Letendre | Professor, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... D, N Sandra Levine | Senior Aorney, Conservaon Law Foundaon | [email protected] ...... D, O Michael Levne | Owner, Flywheel Communicaons | info@flywheelvt.com ...... D, K Jeffrey Lewis | Vermont Futures Project | [email protected] ...... E, L Chrisne Lilyquist | [email protected] ...... B, K Jess Linton | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... E Wes Lord | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... B, J Shana Louiselle | Communicaons & Policy Advocate, VELCO | [email protected] ...... D, I Christopher Louras | Mayor, City of Rutland, Vermont | [email protected] ...... A Catherine Lowther | Faculty, Goddard College | [email protected] ...... H, L Tim Lueders‐Dumont | Policy Director, Office of the State Treasurer | treasurers.offi[email protected] ...... F Sherry Lussier | Director, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center | [email protected] ...... C, P Noelle MacKay | Commissioner, VT Department of Housing and Community Development | [email protected] ...... C Jusn Mackey | Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... B, N Alexandra MacLean | President, Strategic Communicaons, KSE Partners | [email protected] ...... E, L Steven Maier | [email protected] ...... A, I Pollaidh Major | Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Rural Development | [email protected] ...... E, P Jim Malloy | Managing Partner, Black Bear Biodiesel | [email protected] ...... A, I John Mandeville | Execuve Director, Lamoille Economic Development Corporaon | [email protected] ...... E, L Katelyn Mann | Student, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... B, I Anne Margolis | Renewable Energy Development Manager, VT Department of Public Service | [email protected] ...... D, I Deb Markowitz | Secretary, VT Agency of Natural Resources | [email protected] ...... C, N Paul Markowitz | Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont | [email protected] ...... A, I David Marmor | The New Homestead | [email protected] ...... B, I Chrisna Marts | Deputy Superintendent, Marsh‐Billings‐Rockefeller NHP | chris[email protected] ...... H, Q David Marvin | Founder, Buernut Mountain Farm | david@buernutmountainfarm.com ...... H, L Jim Masland | Rep., | [email protected] ...... E, L Dafina Maku | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | dma[email protected] ...... D Kate McCarthy | Sustainable Communies Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council | [email protected] ...... A, I Tim McCarthy | President, Kildare Consulng | [email protected] ...... E, L Nora McCleary | Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... H, K Kevin McCollister | Managing Partner, Catamount Solar | [email protected] ...... D, M Margaret Gibson McCoy | Office and Communicaons Manager, VT Council on Rural Development | [email protected] ...... E, Q Sarah McKearnan | Senior Policy Advisor, Agency of Natural Resources | [email protected] ...... A, J Mary McLoughlin | Sustainability Coordinator, Windham &Windsor Housing Trust | mmcloughlin@w‐wht.org ...... C, J Rick McMahan | Videographer/Media Producer, RSM Distributors | [email protected] ...... G, P Daniel Medeiros | [email protected] ...... B, I Krisn Mehalick | Project Manager, Braleboro Development Credit Corporaon | kmehalick@braleborodevelopment.com ...... E, L Elena Mihaly | Staff Aorney, Conservaon Law Foundaon | [email protected]...... H, I Chris Miller | Woodstock Energy Group | [email protected] ...... D, N Johanna Miller | Energy Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council | [email protected] ...... A, O Ron Miller | Board Chair, Sustainable Woodstock | [email protected] ...... F, I Sally Miller | Director, Sustainable Woodstock | [email protected] ...... A, I Janet Milne | Professor, Vermont Law School | [email protected] ...... G, O Jocelyn Mitchell | Student, Marlboro College | [email protected] ...... G, J 17

Tad Montgomery | Home Energy Advocates | [email protected] ...... D, M Melissa Moon | Grants & Contracts Specialist, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets | [email protected] ...... H, J Nancy Morlino | Energy Group, Town of Pawlet | [email protected] ...... A, L Jonathan Morse | vice president, Sustainable Energy Outreach Network (SEON) | [email protected] ...... B, K Vallerie Morse | Deputy District Director, Small Business Administraon | [email protected] ...... E, L William Morse | Student, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... G, N Michael Moser | Director Facilies Services, Middlebury College | [email protected] ...... H, I Meg Mo | Professor of Polics, Marlboro College | megmo@marlboro.edu ...... A, N Patricia Moulton | Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development | [email protected] ...... E, L Cindy Mowry | Mountain Campus Faculty, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... H, L Jennifer Mull | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... G Elisabeth Nance | [email protected] ...... A, J Jenny Nelson | Agriculture Policy Advisor, US Senator Bernie Sanders | [email protected] ...... H, I Chad Nichols | Project Development Manager, Encore Redevelopment | [email protected] ...... D, P Bhima Nia | President, Power Guru | bhima@power‐guru.com ...... D, I Michael Nobles | President& CEO, Union Mutual | [email protected] ...... A, O Barbara Noyes Pulling | Land Use Planner, Rutland Regional Planning Commission | [email protected] ...... H, I Lauren Oates | Hazard Migaon Planner, Div. of Emergency Mgmt & Homeland Security | [email protected] ...... G, J Thaddeus Omand | CFO, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont | [email protected] ...... D, K Ashley Orgain | Manager Mission Advocacy and Outreach, Seventh Generaon | ashley@seventhgeneraon.com ...... E, O Steven Pappas | Editor, The Times Argus | steven.pappas@mesargus.com ...... A, J Dylan Parker | Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... A, I Hannah Parker | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... D, K Thomas Parris | Vice President, ISciences LLC | [email protected] ...... E, L Jeremy Partyka | Video Team, Champlain College | [email protected] ...... Avram Pa | avrampa@yahoo.com ...... G, J Guy Payne | Execuve Director, Sustainable Energy Outreach Network (SEON) | [email protected] ...... E, L Beth Pearce | State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer | m.lueders‐[email protected] ...... F Jacob Pearce | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... F, P Christopher Pearson | State Representave | [email protected] ...... G, O Jane Pekol | Northfield Conservaon Commission, Northfield Conservaon Commission | [email protected] ...... A, I Emilye Pelow Corbe | Vermont Community Foundaon, Vermont Community Foundaon | epelowcorbe@vermontcf.org ...... F, J Andrew Perchlik | Clean Energy Development Fund, Public Service Dept | [email protected] ...... D, O Haley Pero | Outreach Representave, Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders | [email protected] ...... D, I Emma Perry | Student, Burr Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... E Duane Peterson | Co‐President, SunCommon | [email protected] ...... G, I Grace Pey | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | gracetpe[email protected] ...... B, I Philip Pey | Academic Dean, Vermont Technical College | ppe[email protected] ...... D, L Jake Pipp | Student, Anoch University New England | jpipp@anoch.edu ...... D, M Andrew Pollak‐Bruce | Associate Planner, SE GROUP | [email protected] ...... A, J Tess Pollard | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... A, J Mary Powell | President & CEO, Green Mountain Power Corporaon | [email protected] ...... D Marion Praco ...... H, N Ma Pro | Organic Coordinator, TAM Organics | mahewp@tam‐inc.us ...... H, P Fran Putnam | Chair, Weybridge Energy Commiee | [email protected] ...... A, K Spencer Putnam | Weybridge Energy Commiee | [email protected] ...... D, J Kimberley Quirk | Owner, Energy Emporium | [email protected] ...... E, L Kesha Ram | Chienden 6‐4 Rep.; Candidate for Lt. Governor, Vermont House of Representaves | [email protected] ...... E, I Chris Recchia | Commissioner, Vermont Public Service Department | [email protected] ...... D, N Peter Reed | Community Banking Officer, Northfield Savings Bank | [email protected] ...... E Bonnie Reese | Reese Consulng, Reese Consulng | [email protected] ...... D, M Chris Reilly | Associate Professor and Chair, Vermont Tech | [email protected] ...... D, K Chuck Reiss | owner, Reiss Building and Renovaon | [email protected] ...... H, K Summit Participants cont... 18

Jason Reo | Legislave Fellow, U.S. Senate | jason_reo@sanders.senate.gov...... G, N Joel Rhodes | Solar Community Organizer, SunCommon | [email protected] ...... D, I Pay Richards | General Manager, Washington Electric Cooperave | pa[email protected] ...... D, O Tyler Richardson | Assistant Director, Rutland Economic Development Corporaon | [email protected] ...... F, M Kendra Rickerby | Educaon Design Lead, Schoolhack Soluons | [email protected] ...... E, L Celia Riechel | Department of Environmental Conservaon | [email protected] ...... E, L Cara Robechek | Execuve Director, Vermont Energy Educaon Program | [email protected] ...... B, J Tom Roberts | Execuve Director, Vital Communies | tom@vitalcommunies.org ...... A, K Tara Robinson Holt | St. Johnsbury Chamber of Commerce, St. Johnsbury Chamber of Commerce | [email protected] ...... E, L Ben Rose | Vermont Dept. of Public Safety, Vermont Dept. of Public Safety | [email protected] ...... C, J Chuck Ross | Secretary, VT Agency of Agriculture | [email protected] ...... C, P Linda Rossi | State Director, VtSBDC | [email protected] ...... E, L Liz Ruffa | Project Director, Northshire Grows | [email protected] ...... A, L Abbie Russo | Student, Lyndon State College | [email protected] ...... D, K Sco Sawyer | Data Analyst, VT Sustainable Jobs Fund | sco@vsjf.org ...... D, P Jamie Sayen | Board Member, North Country (NH) Chamber of Commerce | [email protected] ...... H, I Julia Scheier | Student, School for Internaonal Training Graduate Instute | julia@salvaonfarms.org ...... C, P Steve Scheinert | Postdoctoral Associate, University of Vermont | [email protected] ...... C, N Buzz Schmidt | President, Retreat Farm | bschmidt@retreaarm.org ...... E, P Jeff Schulz | Town Manager, Town of Northfield | jschulz@northfield.vt.us ...... A, L William Sco | Self | wsco[email protected] ...... D, K Leigh Seddon | Chair, Energy Acon Network | [email protected] ...... D, L Amy Seidl | Interim Associate Director, University of Vermont | [email protected] ...... B, O Suni Seldon‐Johnson | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | tselden‐[email protected] ...... D, I William Sessions | [email protected] ...... Heather Shand | Donella Meadows Instute | [email protected] ...... H, Q Brian Shupe | Execuve Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council | [email protected] ...... G, N Sarah Simonds | Energy Program Manager, Vital Communies | sarah@vitalcommunies.org ...... A, K Katherine Sims | Execuve Director, Green Mountain Farm‐to‐School | ksims@gms.org ...... H, N Todd Smith | chemistry professor, Marlboro College | [email protected] ...... F, K Wil Smith | Renewable Energy Vermont | [email protected] ...... G, L Diane Snelling | Senator, Vermont State Senate | [email protected] ...... G, I Ross Sneyd | Director of Corporate Communicaons, Naonal Life Group | rsneyd@naonallife.com ...... E, P Michael Snyder | Commissioner, VT Forests, Parks & Recreaon | [email protected] ...... G, O Janice St. Onge | President, Flexible Capital Fund | [email protected] ...... F, I Rebecca Stone | Principal, Community Workshop | [email protected]...... A, P Valerie Stuart | Vermont State Representave, Vermont Legislature | [email protected] ...... G, Q Mary Sullivan | Legislator, State of Vermont | [email protected] ...... G, O Henry Swayze | Environmental reporter, WFVR Green Zine & soil sequestraon | [email protected] ...... H, O Joe Tetreault | Student, Lyndon State College | [email protected] ...... D, L Kae Thomas | U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate | ka[email protected] ...... G, O Gioia Thompson | Director, Office of Sustainability, University of Vermont | [email protected] ...... D, M Lara Thompson | [email protected] ...... B, P Sandy Thorpe | Transit Manager, Rural Community Transportaon, Inc | [email protected] ...... C, J Bill Throop | Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... D, P Peter Thurrell | President, Soveren Solar | [email protected] ...... E, I Lauren Traister | 4‐H Teen & Leadership Program Coordinator, UVM Extension | [email protected] ...... B Thomas Visser | Professor, Univ of Vermont Historic Preservaon Program | [email protected] ...... Paige Vlahos | Student, Green Mountain College | [email protected] ...... B, K Roxanne Vought | Program Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility | [email protected] ...... B, P Rick Wackernagel | Member and facilitator, Carbon‐tax Working Group, Burlington Node, 350 Vt | [email protected] ...... C, Q Jarod Waite | Coordinator of Environmental Science and Biology, Community College of Vermont | [email protected] ...... B, P Lilly Waite | Student, Burr and Burton Academy | [email protected] ...... H, I Ruth Wallman | [email protected] ...... C, P 19

Outreach Sponsors Thanks to the following organizaons and businesses who helped us get the word out by acvely sharing the Summit informaon through their networks: Braleboro Development Credit One Percent for the Planet Two Rivers‐Oauquechee Regional Corporaon Renewable Energy Vermont Commission BuildingGreen Inc. Resilient Vermont Vermont Community Foundaon Burlington Young Professionals/ Rutland Area Farm and Food Link Vermont Natural Resources Council Launch (RAFFL) Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Center for Rural Studies, UVM Rutland Regional Planning Vermont Technology Alliance Chienden County Reg Planning Commission Vermont Wood Manufacturers Comm SEON Associaon Common Good VT Seventh Generaon Vital Communies Donella Meadows Instute Strolling of the Heifers VT Environmental Consorum Emergent Media Center Champlain SunCommon Wilmington Works College Susanable Woodstock Vermont Woodlands Associaon Energy Acon Network The Nature Conservancy ‐ Vermont Freshtracks Capital Chapter Governor's Instute of Vermont Financial Sponsors The Climate Economy Summit is made possible by the generous Thanks to the Generous support of our Sponsors: Philanthropic Partners of the

The Alchemist Northwest Regional Planning Climate Change Economy Burlington Electric Department Commission Iniave: Buernut Mountain Farm Outdoor Gear Exchange Bay and Paul Foundaons Catamount Solar Pomerleau Real Estate The Harris and Frances Block Concept2, Inc. SunCommon Foundaon Donella Meadows Instute Union Mutual of Vermont The High Meadows Fund Emergent Media Center of VELCO The Linlhac Foundaon Champlain College Vermont Community Foundaon Naonal Life Charitable Encore Renewable Energy Vermont Creamery Foundaon Fresh Tracks Capital VT Department of Public Service The Oakland Foundaon Front Porch Forum Vermont Economic Development The Sustainable Futures Fund of Linlhac Foundaon Authority the Vermont Community Foundaon Main Street Landing Vermont Energy Investment Corp The Vermont Country Store Northﬁeld Savings Bank VSECU

About the Vermont Council on Rural Development The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) is a non‐proﬁt organizaon charged by the federal farm bill to act as a neutral convener at both the local and policy level supporng the progress of Vermont communies. VCRD has helped over 40 communies throughout Vermont expand public engagement, set priories for the future, and implement community and economic development acon plans. Past VCRD policy eﬀorts have supported progress in issues ranging from wood products to downtown revitalizaon, rural energy development, the digital economy, and Vermont’s working landscape.

Vermont Council on Rural Development Facebook.com/VtCRD PO Box 1384, Montpelier VT 05601 @VTRuralDev (summit hashtag: 802‐223‐6091 | [email protected] | vtrural.org #vtclimateeconomy)