Meet Our Team

VCLF Staff

Executive Director

📞 802-223-4428
📧 Email Will

Lynn Burgess

Will Belongia

Administrative Manager

📞 802-229-4160
📧 Email Lynn

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Senior Staff Accountant

📞 802-223-4426
📧 Email Caroline

Caroline Catlin

Makayla Emery

Loan Administrator

📞 802-224-9141
📧 Email Makayla

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Loan Officer

📞 802-224-9147
📧 Email Adam

Adam Favaloro

Ben Green

Business Navigator & Resource Manager

📞 802-223-4427
📧 Email Ben

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Director of Housing & Community Facilities Programs

📞 802-224-9146
📧 Email Megan

Megan Roush

MaryAnn Songhurst

Loan Administrator

📞 802-223-4424
📧 Email MaryAnn

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Impact Investment Manager

📞 802-224-9133
📧 Email Liz

Liz Touchstone

Tamsen Turner

Loan Officer

📞 802-223-4425
📧 Email Tamsen

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Director of Business & Early Childhood Education Programs

📞 802-224-9144
📧 Email Dan

Dan Winslow

VCLF Board of Directors

Dr. Asma Ali Abuniab, Williston

Arne Hammarlund, West Dummerston
Treasurer

Gwen Pokalo Hart, Winooski
President

Chloe Learey, Brattleboro

Lorena Neironi Rossi, Burlington

Matthew Plasse, Shelburne

Janet Spitler, Shelburne

Michael Thompson, East Montpelier

Stephanie Wernhoff, Shelburne
Vice President

Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance

A program of the Vermont Community Loan Fund

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Director of Public Engagement

📞 802-355-6334
📧 Email Beverly

Beverly Boget

Taylor Hughey

Outreach Manager

📞 865-414-6816
📧 Email Taylor

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Executive Director

📞 802-229-4281
📧 Email Matt

Matt Levin

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CTE and Special Projects Manager

📞 802-223-4429
📧 Email Kath

Jake Ide

Kath James

Director of Investment
& Philanthropy

📞 802-223-4423
📧 Email Jake

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Marketing & Communications Manager

📞 802-224-9140
📧 Email Steve

Katherine Nelson

Director of Finance & Administration

📞 802-224-9145
📧 Email Katherine

Steve Peters

The Alliance Steering Committee

Chloe Learey

Diane Nichols-Fleming 

Tabitha McGlynn 

Keely Agan 

Ellen Drolette

Danielle Harris

Deb Gass

Betsy Avery

Claire Kendall

Kate Bailey

Michelle Kessler

Nicole Miller

Tammie Hazlett

Cecelia Puleio

Carrie Stahler

Emilie Tenenbaum

Beth Traver Adolphus

Beth Wallace

Dan Winslow