FCIDC Staff
Tim Smith
Executive Director
Amy Kimball
Administrative Assistant and Corporate Secretary
Elisabeth Nance
Economic Development Coordinator
FY’24 FCIDC Board of Directors
Mark Lareau
Chair
Owner, Lareau Appraisal Service
Residence, St. Albans Town
Kevin Manahan
Vice Chair
CPA Partner, A.M. Peisch & Company (Retired)
Residence, St. Albans Town
Leon Berthiaume
Treasurer
Senior Advisor, Dairy Farmers of America
Residence, St. Albans Town
Evan Branon
Branon Family Maple Orchards
Residence, Fairfield
Maureen Brown
General Manager, Hampton Inn, St. Albans
Residence, St. Albans Town
Patrick Calecas
Commercial Loan Officer, Community Bank, South Burlington
Residence, Montgomery
Coleen Condon
Owner, Franklin County Rehab
Residence, St. Albans Town
Andrew Crossman
Retired, Pfizer
Residence, St. Albans Bay
Lisa Durocher
Assistant Director,
Northwest Career and Tech Center
Residence, Fairfax
Liz Gamache
United Way of Northwest Vermont
Residence, St. Albans City
Jess Graff
Associate Director, Franklin Grand Isle Community Action, a division of CVOEO
Residence, Fletcher
John Hango
VP Technical Operations, Imunon Inc.
Residence, Berkshire
Leilani King
Supply Chain Team Member,
Beta Technologies
Residence, Burlington
Kathy Lavoie
Special Projects for Economic Recovery (CARES Act),
Northwest Regional Planning Commission
Residence, Swanton
Michael O'Brien
Retired Director of Operations, VT Gas Systems
Residence, Fletcher
Dean Pelkey
Vice President, National Financial Firm
Residence, St. Albans City
Carl Rosenquist
Retired from Wyeth
Residence, Georgia
Rebecca (Becky) Stebbins
AVP – Commercial Loan Officer, Union Bank
Residence, Enosburg Falls
FCIDC Committees
Personnel and Nominating Committee – Maureen Brown, Chair
- Reviews and selects individuals for the Board of Directors
- Conducts an annual review with those directors up for renewal
- Conducts periodic employee assessments
- Selects annual Business and Individual awards
- Conducts yearly board review of the Executive Director
Loan Committee – Kevin Manahan, Chair
- Reviews all loan or grant requests that come before the corporation
Finance Committee – Leon Berthiaume, Chair
- Reviews all investments, including purchases of land, buildings, equipment, and gifts
- Reviews statements of internal financial documents and annual audits
Workforce Development Committee – Andy Crossman, Chair
- Serves as a network integrator to address regional workforce development challenges
Development & Operations Committee – Mike O’Brien, Chair
- Identifies and recommends key sites for acquisition and development
- Assesses systems to manage lands and buildings that are available to the corporation
- Provides insight into the use of a development fund used exclusively for a municipality’s development of land and infrastructure
Government & Community Affairs Committee – Leon Berthiaume, Chair
- Reviews and responds to local, state, and federal legislative issues
- Provides oversight on marketing and community outreach
- Monitors projects that have a broad regional effect
Strategic Planning Committee – Andy Crossman, Chair
- Oversees implementation of objectives and goals derived from 2021-2022 Strategic Planning process