To gain insights from industry leaders, elected officials, students and Vermonters, Dean Parise has appointed an advisory board, whose members usually serve a three-year term.
The board reviews the college's Strategic Plan, shares current needs of industry, and provides information on future trends within agriculture and life sciences. The advisory Board meets twice a year and is an invaluable source of counsel to the dean.
Board Members 2023/2024
- Robert ‘Bob’ Foster, Chair
President, Foster Brothers Farm, Inc. - Megan Camp
Executive VP and Program Director Shelburne Farms - Jan Carney
Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy and Professor of Medicine Larner College of Medicine, UVM - Samuel Cutting, IV
President/Owner Dakin Farm - Jed Davis
Director of Sustainability, Cabot Creamery Co-operative - Ellen Kahler
Executive Director, VT Sustainable Jobs Fund - Peter Karnezos, Ph.D.
Director of Research, PMI Nutritional Additives - Ryan McLaren
Senator Peter Welch Representative (Congressional Liaison) - Graecia Aine Pacheco
Undergraduate Student Representative - Thomas Renner
Congresswoman Becca Balint Representative (Congressional Liaison) - Lynn Ellen Schimoler
VP of Operations, Vermont Land Trust - William Sims
Ph.D. Student Representative - Anson Tebbetts, Secretary
VT Agency on Agriculture, Food and Markets - Sarah Waring
USDA State Director VT/NH