Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is comprised of the executive slate:

• Co-Chairs

• Treasurer

• Secretary

• Facilitator

• Collaborative Applicant

The Executive Committee is charged with:

• Setting the agenda for upcoming Steering and Community Meetings

• Monitors funding and finances of the Alliance

• Responds to time-sensitive requests

• Mediates points of tension within the coalition

• Ensures the meeting venue is welcoming and considerate of new members and those with lived experience

• Hosts quarterly meetings with leadership of each subcommittee to ensure cross-committee collaboration and adherence to the goals within the Strategic Plan

• Develops and implements Memorandums of Understanding, priorities, advocacy campaigns, processes, and procedures based on input from the subcommittees and approval from the Steering Committee.

• Reviews and updates all governing documents in collaboration with the subcommittees

• Secures backbone, fiscal, and administrative support as needed.

Executive Committee:

• Taylor Thibault, Champlain Housing Trust, Co-Chair

• Sarah Russell, Community Economic Development Office, Co-Chair

• Jane Helmstetter, Volunteer, Facilitator

• Lacey Smith, Burlington Police Department, Secretary

• Travis Poulin, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Interim Treasurer

• Marcella Gange, Community Economic Development Office, Collaborative Applicant (non-voting)