S.160 (Act 83)

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

• Kathy Alexander, Director MAUSD/ANWSD Food Service Cooperative , Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District
• Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Pat Austin, Hauler, Orleans County
• Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
• Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
• Henry Cammack, Sales Manager, Kimball Brook Farm
• Jane Clifford, Dairy Producer, Starksboro
• Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
• Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management
• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
• Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company
• Kurt Erickson, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
• Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
• Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
• EB Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
• Ken Gagnon, Owner, Gagnon Lumber
• Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
• Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
• Rosalyn Graham, Shelburne
• Eric Guzman, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
• Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
• Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
• Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
• Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA VT
• Charles Kerchner
• Jon Klar, Farmer, Irasburg, VT
• Will Kriewald, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer
• Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
• Jack Lazor, Owner, Butterworks Farm
• Bob Lesnikoski , Board Member, Working Lands Enterprise Board
• Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Gil Livingston, Former President, Vermont Land Trust
• Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
• James Maroney, Owner/Operator, Oliver Hill Farm
• Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
• David Mears, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
• Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, ASPCA
• Abbie Nelson, Co-Director, VT Food Ed. Every Day & Education Director NOFA-VT
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Rose Paul, Director of Science and Fresh Water Programs, The Nature Conservancy
• Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
• Sen. Anthony Pollina
• Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Earl Ransom, Owner, Strafford Organic Creamery
• Lisa Ransom, Owner, Grow Compost of Vermont
• Nick Richardson, President, Vermont Land Trust
• Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
• Eric Roy, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
• Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy
• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm to School Network
• Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
• Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
• Paul Tomasi, District Manager, NEK Waste Management District
• Robert Turner, Consulting Forester and Member, Governor's Climate Actin Commission
• Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
• Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
• Bruce Westcott, General Manager, Central VT Solid Waste District
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

House Committee on Appropriations

• Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
• Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
• Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

House Committee on Ways and Means

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Senate Committee on Agriculture

• Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
• Andy Boutin, General Manager, Pellergy, LLC
• Tabitha Bowling, Owner, Kingdom Pellets
• Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
• Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Company
• Mark Canella, Agricultural Business Program Director, UVM Extension
• Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
• George Cross, Owner, Dog River Farm
• Lyn Desmarais, , Vermont Farm Bureau
• Molly Dillon, Deputy Commissioner, Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
• Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
• Michael Farmer, Chief Operating Officer, Yankee Farm Credit
• Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
• Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
• Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
• Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
• Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
• Sarah Isham, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
• Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
• Brad Lawes, Owner, Lawes Agricultural Services
• Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Jake Marin, HVAC Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont
• Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
• Bill Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm, Albany
• Hannah Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm and Pearce's Pastured Poultry
• Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
• Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
• Caroline Potter, PRO-Dairy
• Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Roland Rainville, Farmer
• Bill Rowell, Board Member and Green Mountain Dairy Farm owner, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
• Kara Shannon, ASPCA
• Adam Sherman, Interim Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
• Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
• Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
• Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Jim Walsh, Phoenix Feeds
• Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance

Senate Committee on Appropriations

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Sen. Robert Starr

Senate Committee on Finance

• Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
• Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel