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.

Four people discussing work at a table.
Four people discussing work at a table.

Executive Committee:

  • Taylor Thibault, Champlain Housing Trust, Co-Chair

  • Travis Poulin, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Co-Chair

  • Jane Helmstetter, Volunteer, Facilitator

  • Will Karod, Community Health Centers Safe Harbor, Secretary

  • Jonathan Farrell, Committee on Temporary Shelter, Treasurer

  • Kerri Duquette-Hoffman, Agency of Human Services, Facilitator