Our Team

Board of Directors

Daniel Dempsey,
Emeritus

*Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania*

**Judy Fink, Secretary**

*Active Community Member, Brattleboro & Dummerston*

**Vern Grubinger**

*Professor, University of Vermont Extension*

**David Hiler**

*Whetstone Brands and the B&B Team*

**Tom Martyn,**
**Treasurer**

*Active Community Member*

**Jordan Schwartz, Vice President**

Political Strategist and
Public Affairs Specialist

**Alex Wilson**

*Founder, BuildingGreen Inc, and President, Resilient Design Institute*

Buzz Schmidt,
President & Founder

*Chairman of the F.B. Heron Foundation*

Our Staff

Office Phone: (802) 490-2270
For general inquiries please email info@retreatfarm.org.

Administration & Finance

Alicia Bono

Grants Manager

Peter Doran

Chief Operating Officer

Clover Ajamie

Communications Coordinator

David Dutilley

Finance Manager

Kristin Sullivan

Executive Director of the Land & Its People Initiative

Events & Programs

Michael Roberts

Program Manager

Samantha Haines

Venue Manager

Franklyn Hunter

Events Manager

Farm & Land

Rory Shippa

Animal Care Coordinator

Laura Syria

Assistant Farm Manager

Troy Wilmott

Lands Manager

Andy Bacon

Assistant Lands Manager

Martin Bozertarnik

Custodian

Felipe Delfino

Farm Manager

Retreat Farm Market

Shannon Foster

Front-end Manager

Sherry DiBernardo

Director of the Retreat Farm Market

Ava Hartshorn

Market Associate

Mel Smith

Market Associate & Inventory Manager