Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) has reelected the following board members to 3 years terms: Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro Interim Town Manager, Bill Colvin, Bennington Region Planning Commission, Colby Dix, Vermont Geeks.
Five new board members have also been elected: Ann Andresatos from New Chapter has been elected to a three year term. Cynthia Stoddard, Putney’s Town Manager, has been elected to fill the remaining two years of SeVEDS founding member and former Brattleboro Town Manager Barb Sondag’s term. Ariel Brooks of Marlboro College, Francis “Dutch” Walsh from the Town of Rockingham and Konstantin VonKrusenstiern from the Brattleboro Retreat have each been elected to fill the remaining one year terms of seats vacated by Julia Sorensen, Tim Cullenen and Dan Yates.
At its annual reorganization meeting in July, SeVEDS elected the following officers for FY 2014: Chair, Jenna Pugiliese from Stratton Mountain Resort, Vice Chair, Patrick Moreland Brattleboro Interim Town Manager; Treasurer, Drew Richards from The Richards Group and Secretary Adam Grinold from the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce.
SeVEDS began as a grass roots effort in 2007 and became a formal entity, affiliated with the Windham Regions Regional Development Corporation, BDCC, in 2011. SeVEDS has been compiling research and data, engaging the regions employers, municipalities and residents and working with nationally recognized Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) consultants ViTAL Economies to create a comprehensive plan for long term regional economic growth in Southeastern Vermont. That plan will become the regions federally recognized CEDS and will include 52 projects submitted from throughout the region.
More information on the SeVEDS work can be found at www.SeVEDS.com
– Laura Sibilia, Director of Economic Development BDCC 257-7731 ext 217
