Staff
- Erhard Mahnke,
Coordinator
Erhard has worked in housing, community development and municipal government in Vermont for more than 25 years. He has served as coordinator for the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition since 1997. His work for the Coalition includes representing the interests of Vermont's affordable housing community at the Statehouse in Montpelier, where he also serves as legislative liaison for the City of Burlington.
Prior to working for the Coalition, Erhard was director of the Champlain Valley Mutual Housing Federation, a non-profit devoted to organizing, developing and supporting resident-controlled, limited equity housing cooperatives in and around Burlington, Vermont. He has extensive background in co-op resident organizing and low-income resident leadership development.
Erhard also spent eight years working for the City of Winooski — first as a housing rehab specialist and later as its community development director. He served on the Burlington City Council from 1986 to 1990, including one year as Council President. Erhard holds a Masters in German Literature from the University of Vermont.
- Regan Wedenoja, Joint VAHC/VCEH A*VISTA Communications & Outreach Coordinator
August 2011-August 2012
Regan graduated in May 2011 from Miami University in Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration with a focus on Urban Planning Law.
While in college, she participated in several research proposals, recommendations, and implementations in Oxford. She has worked for Miami University's Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs, the Oxford Civil Service Commission, and the Oxford Planning Commission supporting the continuance of economic and environmental growth in the city.
Regan's excited to use her education and experience to devote herself to the public sector. She hopes to use this experience for an eventual Juris Doctorate Degree to continue positive social and environmental change. - Joshua Wronski, A *VISTA Resident Organizer
August 2011-August 2012
Josh graduated from Saint Michael's College in May 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. During college he spent time in South Africa where he studied social and political transformation. During his time abroad he had the opportunity to work with urban and rural land rights organizations and other NGO's.
During college Josh interned with the Vermont Worker's Center where he worked for the Health Care is a Human Right campaign in addition to volunteering for several campus and community organizations dedicated to community empowerment.
Josh resides in Montpelier with his girlfriend and cat. He hopes to continue working with the NGO community to advocate for the public good.
