Ruchi Nadkarni
Ruchi is a Social Impact Management Professional with Fringe Impact. She is based in Vermont and committed to the underestimated stakeholders of the state. She holds a Masters in Business Administration from UVM, and a Masters in Politics from the University of Mumbai. Her work centers the amplification of opportunities for BIPOC and minority communities […]
Mel Hall
Mel Hall, co-founder and CEO of Global Village Foods, has lived in the Upper Valley of VT/NH since 1987. Originally from Memphis, Tn., a Dartmouth c/o ’91 and a Vermont resident for decades, he currently focuses on strategic direction for the Global Village Foods brand both in food service & in the CPG space. Prior […]
Chad Ferrell
Chad is the Founder and co-CEO of Encore Renewable Energy, a leader in community scale renewable energy project development services. He has over 25 years of professional experience in the fields of brownfields redevelopment and renewable energy project finance, development and construction. At Encore, Chad has led the team’s innovative and collaborative efforts to design, […]
Kelly Clements
Kelly Clements is the second-generation president of Gordon’s Window Decor, founded by her father Gordon Clements in 1986. Ms. Clements graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communication with a degree in film and started her own film company upon graduation through which she had the opportunity to travel the world. Through her extensive travel […]
Jeremy Gerber
Jeremy (he/him) joined the VBSR team in January 2024 as the Membership and Development Manager. Though he grew up in western Massachusetts, he began setting deep Vermont roots in 2013. His professional experience in Vermont includes working with small, local businesses, large, national corporations, and established nonprofits. Before joining VBSR he helped manage fundraising efforts […]
Thea Heck
Thea joined VBSR in April of 2023 as an experienced Graphic Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and with municipalities. With a BFA in Graphic Design and Digital Media and an MFA in Emergent Media from Champlain College, Thea’s work centers around disorientation, defamiliarization, and altered perceptions, and their […]
Kristin Warner
Kristin is a native Vermonter, raised and currently living in Montpelier. She brings an extensive background as a successful organizer, strategist, and advocate to the VBSR team. With nearly two decades committed to the labor movement, she is adept at bringing many disparate voices together in consensus around common issues and developing impactful leadership skills […]
Kate Ogden
As Head of Advocacy and Movement Building at Seventh Generation, Ogden leads the company’s advocacy work in the US and globally through partnership with movement-leading NGOs. She leads Seventh Generation’s engagement in organizing spaces dedicated to the business community’s advocacy for climate justice, democracy, reproductive freedom, and other issues. Prior to Seventh Generation, Ogden spent […]
Karen Lawson
Karen had a 20-year career in Vermont state government before taking on various roles at Lawson’s Finest Liquids full time. The majority of her time working in government were with the Department of Corrections as their Housing Coordinator, which provided oversight to transitional housing programs statewide. Lawson also managed the Serious and Violent Reentry grant […]