2011/2012 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 N. Winooski Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 |
802.660.3456 802.651.4179 (fax) 800.287.7971 (toll-free) twimpey@cvoeo.org |
| Terry McKnight Vice Chair [Terry's bio] |
Executive Director, Addison County Community Trust | 272 Main St. P.O. Box 311 Vergennes, VT 05491 |
802.877.2626 802.877.2627 (fax) terry@addisontrust.org |
| Janet Green Treasurer/Secretary [Janet's bio] |
Program Coordinator, Burlington Housing Authority | 65 Main St. Burlington, VT 05401 |
802.864.0538 x250 jgreen@burlingtonhousing.org |
| Chris Donnelly At Large [Chris's bio] |
Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust | 88 King St. Burlington, VT 05401 |
802.861.7305 802.862.5054 (fax) chris.donnelly@champlainhousingtrust.org |
| Julie Lowell At Large [Julie's bio] |
Case Manager/Advocacy Coordinator, Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) | P.O. Box 1616 Burlington, VT 05402 |
802.864.7402 802.864.2612 (fax) juliel@cotsonline.org |
| Harold Nadeau At Large [Harold's bio] |
Home & Community Access Program Manager, Vermont Center for Independent Living | 11 E. State St. Montpelier, VT 05602 |
802.229.6412 (voice/tty) 1.800.639.1522 (voice/tty) 802.229.0503 (fax) hnadeau@vcil.org |
| Linda Ryan At Large [Linda's bio] |
Executive Director, Samaritan House | 22 Kingman St. St. Albans, VT 05478 |
802.373.6505 lryan3@verizon.net |
Bios
- Ted Wimpey, Chair
- Ted has been a Steering Committee Member since 2003. He 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). He 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
- Terry has been a Steering Committee Member since 2006. He 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 over 7,000 acres of farmland, parks and natural areas in Addison County and has developed over 440 units of permanently affordable housing there, working with local partners and Housing Vermont. [Back to top]
- Janet Green, Treasurer/Secretary
- Elected in 2011, Janet is the newest member of the Steering Committee, having first served as Assistant Treasurer while the Coalition's longtime Treasurer Kevin Lunn transitioned out of that role. Janet is a Program Coordinator for the Burlington Housing Authority, where she develops BHA's Homeless Prevention initiative and is responsible for managing special Housing Choice Voucher programs. In addition, Janet is a member of the Chittenden County Continuum of Care Steering Committee, the United Way Income Impact Team, and is a Champlain Housing Trust homeowner. Prior to working at Burlington Housing, Janet was a Program Coordinator for the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS). [Back to top]
- Chris Donnelly, At Large
- Chris has been a Steering Committee member since 2009. He is the Director of Community Relations of the Champlain Housing Trust. He joined the Housing Trust in April, 2005, and directs all external communications, including community and endowment fundraising, grant writing, media and public relations, coalition and advocacy work, marketing, and all publications. He also oversees CHT's community organizing and member relations. Chris has twenty years of experience in working for social justice organizations. [Back to top]
- Julie Lowell, At Large
- Julie has been a Steering Committee member since 2009. She is a social service practitioner from Burlington. She has worked in Burlington, as a Case Manager/Advocacy Coordinator with the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS), serving homeless families for nearly two years. During this time, she has taken additional responsibilities with the agency around issues of local, state, and national policy to improve resources for the homeless community. Her graduate work in social policy at The Heller School at Brandeis University adds to her knowledge in this field as she pursues her PhD, focusing on state implementation of stimulus funding targeting homeless prevention. She has previous work experience in the domestic violence community in Oregon and Chicago, and has spent time working in Boston with the Dudley Street Community, looking at the effects of community resources on stemming violence. Through Brandeis University, she also did local evaluative work with ADAP's (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs) Adolescent Treatment Enhancement Grant. While in graduate school she has taught social policy courses to undergraduates, particularly focusing on issues of poverty and inequality. [Back to top]
- Harold Nadeau, At Large
- Harold has been a Steering Committee member since 2009. He is the Home and Community Access Program Manager at the Vermont Center for Independent Living. He has been a paraplegic since the age of 4 and has had to deal with issues of physical and attitudinal barriers. He has worked extensively as a community advocate, working with individuals with disabilities who are homeless. Previously his work included administering government contracts as a Senior Structural Designer for the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, in Groton, Connecticut. Harold serves on the Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA) Board of Directors and is currently Board Vice President. Harold served as Vice Chairman of the Regional Advisory Council for the Agency of Human Services for two years. [Back to top]
- Linda Ryan, At Large
- Linda has been a Steering Committee member since 2008. She is the Executive Director of Samaritan House Inc.'s Temporary Shelter and Transitional Housing Programs in St. Albans and a past president of the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness. Linda is also a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor, as well as a Certified Clinical Supervisor, and has worked in the Human Service Field for more than 30 years. [Back to top]
