Committees

The Foundation extends special thanks to the following individuals who contribute their time to the Vermont Bar Foundation:

Finance:

• Paul A. Benoit, Esq., Chair
  People’s Uninted Bank
• James C. Gallagher, Esq.
  Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC
• Lisa B. Shelkrot, Esq.
  Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP

Governance & Personnel:

• Paul A. Benoit, Esq.
  People’s Uninted Bank
• Beth A. Danon, Esq
  Kohn Rath Blackwood & Danon, LLP
• Sandra W. Everitt, Esq.
  VT Attorney General’s Ofc.
• Daniel P. Richardson, Esq.
  Tarrant Gillies Merriman & Richardson

Grants:

• Vanessa B. Kittell, Esq., Chair
  Kissane Associates
• Amber L. Barber, Esq.
  Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC
• Therese M. Corsones, Esq.
  VT Superior Court, Rutland Unit
• Judith Dickson, Esq.
  Burlington
• Jeanne Elias, Esq.
  Dept of Public Service
• Sandra W. Everitt, Esq.
  VT Attorney General’s Ofc.

IOLTA:

• Joseph F. Cahill, Jr., Esq., Chair
  Brown, Cahill, Gawne & Miller, P.C.
• Beth A. Danon, Esq
  Kohn Rath Blackwood & Danon, LLP
• Thomas Z. Carlson, Esq.
  Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP
• L. Raymond Massucco, Esq.
  Massucco Law Offices, P.C.
• Carol Ode, Esq.
  Burlington

Loan Repayment Assistance:

• Judith F. Dickson, Esq., Chair
  Burlington
• Robert M. Paolini, Esq.
  Vermont Bar Association
• James M. Rodgers, Esq.
  James M. Rodgers, Atty at Law, PLLC
• Karen L. Tyler, Esq.
  Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC
• Matthew F. Valerio, Esq.
  Vermont Defender General’s Office

Marketing:

• Daniel P. Richardson, Esq., Chair
  Tarrant Gillies Merriman & Richardson
• Jesse D. Bugbee, Esq.
  Kissane Associates
• Patricia Killigrew, Esq.
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court-Conn./Bridgeport Division
• Eric G. Velto, Esq.
  Massucco Law Offices
• Sophie Zdatny, Esq.
  Dinse Knapp & McAndrew

Nominating:

Chittenden District

• Steve S. Blodgett, Esq., Chair
  Blodgett, Watts, Volk & Sawyer, P.C.
• Leigh Keyser Phillips, Esq.
  Leigh Keyser Phillips, Atty at Law

Eastern District

• L. Raymond Massucco, Esq.
  Massucco Law Offices, P.C.

Northern District

• David C. Carter, Esq.
  Carter & Pingert, P.C.

Washington District

• Bernard D. Lambek, Esq.
  Zalinger, Cameron & Lambek, P.C.

Western District

• Karl Neuse, Esq.
  Neuse, Smith & Venman, P.C.

Revenue Enhancement:

• Sophie Zdatny, Esq., Chair
  Dinse Knapp & McAndrew
• Mary C. Ashcroft, Esq.
  VBA Pro Bono Coordinator
• Robert Greemore
  Court Administrator
• Chris D’Elia
  Vermont Bankers Association
• Thomas F. Garrett, Esq.
  Legal Services Law Line of VT
• Raymond L. Massucco, Esq.
  Massucco Law Offices
• Robert M. Paolini, Esq.
  Vermont Bar Association
• Karen L. Tyler, Esq.
  Dunkiel Saunders Elliott Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC
• Mary C. Welford, Esq.
  Welford & Sawyer, P.C.