Our Team
STAFF
Shelby Girard
Development Director
shelby@ruralvermont.org
Jake Kornfeld
Community Organizer
jake@ruralvermont.org
Caroline Sherman-Gordon
Legislative Director
caroline@ruralvermont.org
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht
Policy Director
graham@ruralvermont.org
Shannon Varley
Operations Director
shannon@ruralvermont.org
Mollie Wills
Agroecology School Director
mollie@ruralvermont.org
2026 Rural Vermont BOARD of directors
Amanda Andrews (she/her)
Tamarack Farm | Plainfield
Nour El-Naboulsi (he/him)
The People's Farmstand | Burlington
Sara and Vanessa Branon Kittell (she/her)
Fairfield
Dani Grover (they/them) & Eva Westheimer (she/they)
Shepherd Moon Farm | Corinth
Marya Merriam (they/she)
Wood Frog Flowers | Strafford
Silene DeCiucies
Elmore
Emmet Mahdavi (he/him)
Williamsville
Andrés Oyaga (he/him)
Burlington
Seren Dias (they/him)
Giant Journey Farm | Newfane
Julie Matranga (she/her)
Flack Family Farm | Fairfield
Emily Reiss (she/her) & Evan Reiss (he/him)
Fledgling Farmstead | Tunbridge
2026-27 board slate
Earl Hatley (he/him)
West Hartford
Incumbent
Rachel Kent (she/her)
Knoll Farm | Waitsfield
Katie Horner (she/her)
Winooski
Incumbent
Curtis Mraz (he/him)
Champlain Valley Apiaries
Fran Miller (she/her)
South Royalton
Incumbent
Lauren Weston (she/her)
St. Albans
2027 Interns
Coming Soon!