2007/2008 Steering committee
Contact information
| Name | Affiliation | Address | Phone, fax, email |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ted WimpeyChair [Ted's bio] |
Director of Statewide Housing Services, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity | 294 North Winooski Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 |
802.660.3456 802.728.4962 (fax) 800.287.7971 (toll-free) twimpey@cvoeo.org |
| Terry McKnight Vice Chair [Terry's bio] |
Executive Director, Addison County Community Trust | 282 Boardman St. P.O. Box 256 Middlebury, VT 05753 |
802.388.9080 802.388.0606 (fax) terry@addisontrust.org |
| Sarah Wendell Launderville Treasurer/Secretary [Sarah's bio] |
Home & Community Access Manager, Vermont Center for Independent Living | 11 East State St. Montpelier, VT 05602 |
800.639.1522 (voice/tty) 802.229.0501 (voice/tty) 802.479.0120 (fax) sdwhap@vcil.org |
| Anne Duncan Cooley At Large [Anne's bio] |
Executive Director, Upper Valley Housing Coalition | 106 Railroad Row White River Jct., VT 05001 |
802.291.9100 x109 802.291.9107 (fax) adc@uvhc.org |
| Kevin Lunn Assistant Treasurer [Kevin's bio] |
Loan Coordinator for Housing & Community Facility Programs, Vermont Community Loan Fund | 15 State St. P.O. Box 827 Montpelier, VT 05602 |
802.223.1448 802.223.1455 (fax) kevin@vclf.org |
Bios
- Ted Wimpey, Chair
- Steering Committee Member since 2003. Ted is currently director of the Coordinated Statewide Housing Services division of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) which includes: Vermont Tenants Inc. (VTI), the Fair Housing Project (FHP), and the Mobile Home Project (MHP). Started work for CVOEO in 1988 as director of VTI. Ted has a BA degree from the University of Georgia (1986) in Anthropology. [Back to top]
- Terry McKnight, Vice-chair
- Steering Committee Member since 2006. Terry has been the Executive Director of the Addison County Community Trust since 2002. Previously, he was Vice-President and COO of Burlington, Vermont based ForestWorld, an internet portal company supporting FSC certified sustainable forestry products and green development. The Addison County Community Trust has preserved more than 7,000 acres of farm land and parks and natural areas in Addison County, and has developed more than 440 units of permanently affordable housing there, working with local partners and Housing Vermont. [Back to top]
- Sarah Wendell Launderville, Treasurer/Secretary
- Steering Committee Member since 2006. Sarah is the Home & Community Access Manager at the Vermont Center for Independent Living. She has been a disability rights advocate for more than 10 years. She has a master's degree in Human Services, organizational management and leadership from Springfield College. Sarah is the President of the Vermont Protection and Advocacy Board. She teaches at Springfield College's St. Johnsbury, Vermont and Manchester, New Hampshire campuses. She is an active member of ADAPT, and is a member of the Vermont Access Board. [Back to top]
- Anne Duncan Cooley, At Large
- Steering Committee Member since 2005. Anne has been the Executive Director of the Upper Valley Housing Coalition (UVHC) since 2004. The UVHC is a nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes workforce housing in the Upper Valley. Anne is also on the board of Twin Pines Housing Trust, a nonprofit developer and manager of affordable housing. She also serves on the steering committee of the New Hampshire Workforce Housing Council, and is a Director of the New Hampshire Homebuilders Public Policy Alliance for Housing. Anne is a longtime Director and recent Board Chair of the Upper Valley United Way. Anne is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. She was also a founder and member of the Upper Valley Women Lawyers, a network organization for mentoring female attorneys. [Back to top]
- Kevin Lunn, Assistant Treasurer
- Steering Committee Member since 2007. Kevin is currently the Loan Coordinator for Housing and Community Facility Programs at the Vermont Community Loan Fund, where he has worked for the past two years. Prior to that, he worked for the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Vermont Tenants Inc., as a tenant advocate from 2001 to 2005. He has also served on Burlington's Community Development Block Grant Steering Committee and Board of Health (2004 and 2005). [Back to top]