H.287 (Act 52)

Committee of Conference

• Sen. Tim Ashe, Chittenden County
• Rep. Bill Botzow, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
• Sen. William H. Carris
• Rep. Jim Condon, House Ways & Means Committee
• Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
• Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

House Committee on Agriculture

• Marie Audet, Farmer
• Chris Bailey, Owner, Vermont Smoke and Cure
• Tom Bivins, Executive Chef, New England Culinary Institute, President, Vermont Fresh Network
• Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
• Kari Bradley, General Manager, Hunger Mountain Coop
• Joe Buley, Farmer, Screamin' Ridge Farm, East Montpelier
• Stacy Burnstein, Project Manager, Castanea Foundation
• Guy Choiniere, Choiniere Family Farm
• Scott Choiniere, Vice President of Operations, Abbey Group Food Services
• Lynn Coale, Superintendent Director, Hannaford Career Center
• Andrea Cohen, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Peter Coleman, Owner, Vermont Salumi
• Mark Curran, CEO, Black River Produce
• Mark Curran, Owner, Black River Produce
• Carl Cushing, Owner, Vermont Livestock Slaughter and Processing
• Doug Davis, Burlington School District
• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Northfield
• Alyson Eastman, President, Bookends Associates
• Chip Evans, Executive Director, Workforce Development Council
• Nancy Everhart, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
• Greg Finch, Franklin Lamb and Pork Diversified Farmer
• John Fischer, Director, Secondary and Adult Division, Department of Education
• Paul Fonteyn, President, Green Mountain College
• Allen Freund, Co-owner, Upper Valley Produce
• Tom Gilbert, Highfields Center for Composting
• James Gordon, Co-owner, Upper Valley Produce
• Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist, UVM Extension
• Alex Gyori, General Manager, Brattleboro Food Coop
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Jean Hamilton, Food Security and Marketing Coordinator, NOFA VT
• Tom Hark, Founding President, Vermont Youth Conservation Corp
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Jonathan Kaplan, Adjunct Professor, Lyndon State College
• Tara Kelly, Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL)
• Molly Lambert, President, USDA Rural Development
• Royal Larocque, Owner, The Royal Butcher
• Matt Lash, Marketing and Development Director, IBEW
• Eli Lesser-Goldsmith, General Manager, Healthy Living Market
• Sara Lisniansky, Farm-To-Table Coordinator, Food Works at Two Rivers Center
• Jeff Lively, General Counsel, Department of Buildings & General Services
• Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSource
• Pixie Loomis, Learning Works
• Glenn Lower, General Manager, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op
• Carl Mailler, Great Falls Food Hub
• Travis Marcotte, Executive Director, Intervale Center
• Melissa Mazza, Owner-Wholesale Manager, Sam Mazza's Farm Market, Bakery, Greenhouses
• Glenn McRae, former Executive Director, Intervale Center
• Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Alyssa Nathanson, Healthy Food in Health Care Initiative
• Ginger Nickerson, Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont
• Clem Nilan, General Manager, City Market
• Steve Parise, Agriculture Resources Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Kit Perkins, Farm to Plate Coordinator, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Chris Poshpeck, General Manager, Deep Root Cooperative
• Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Bob Rathbun, Chair, Agriculture Development Board
• Barbara Rochat, Owner, Vermont Quality Meat, Rutland
• David Rochat, Owner, Vermont Quality Meat, Rutland
• David Rogers, Policy Advisor, NOFA - Vermont
• Theresa Snow, Vermont Food Bank
• Janice St. Onge, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Bob Stannard, Vermont Natural Beef
• Tim Stevenson, Post-Oil Solutions, Brattleboro
• Paul Stone, Stonewood Farm, Orwell
• Holly Tippett, Philanthropic Advisor
• Ryan Torres, Philanthropic Advisor, Vermont Community Foundation

House Committee on Appropriations

• Rep. Bill Botzow, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel
• Pat Moulton Powden, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture
• Rep. Paul Ralston, House Committee on Commerce

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

• Alex Aldrich, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
• Dan Barlow, Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Betsy Bishop, President, Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce
• Tiffany Bluemle, Executive Director, Vermont Works for Women
• Joe Bookchin, Executive Director, Vermont Film Commission
• Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• David Bradbury, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies
• Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
• Larry Bradley, Chair, Government Relations, Vermont Association of Realtors
• Patrick Burke, Principal, South Burlington High School
• James Candido, Capital Investment Coordinator, EB5 Program, Agency of Commerce & Community Development
• Tom Candon, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
• Josh Castonguay, Leader of Field Operations, Green Mountain Power
• Frank Cioffi, President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corp.
• Larry Cirina, President, Westminster Cracker
• Lynn Coale, Superintendent Director, Hannaford Career Center
• Andrea Cohen, Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Andrea Cohen, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Rep. Jim Condon, Member, House Ways & Means Committee
• Cairn Cross, Co-Founder, Fresh Tracks Capital
• Jon Crystal, Executive Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center
• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers Association
• Ty Danco, Champlain North Foundation
• Charlie Davenport, Topsham Telephone
• Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
• Julie Davis, Vice-President, Vermont HITEC
• Beth Demers, Vermont Training Program
• Tim Donovan, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
• Brad Dousevicz, Developer
• William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
• Chris Dutton, President and CEO, Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc.
• Chip Evans, Executive Director, Workforce Development Council
• Dr. John Evans, Special Advisor to the President, University of Vermont
• Phil Fagan, Director, Vermont Training Program
• Kathleen Finck, Director, Center for Technology in Essex
• John Fischer, Director, Integrated Support for Learning, Secondary and Adult Division, Department of Education
• Glen Foster, Plant Manager, Columbia Forest Products
• Dawn Francis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
• Dawn Francis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Robert Gensburg, Attorney, St. Johnsbury
• Gerry Ghazi, President, Vermont HITEC
• Dr. Domenico Grasso, Vice-President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, University of Vermont
• Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Dave Hallquist, CEO, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Melissa Hersh, Director, Workforce Development Center and Strategic Growth, Champlain College
• Doug Hoffer, Executive Director, Independent Burlington-based Policy Analyst
• Jennifer Hollar, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
• Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
• Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, House Government Operations Committee
• Amanda Ibey, Government Relations, Vermont Home Builders & Remodelers Association
• Eileen Illuzzi, President, Vermont Adult Technical Education Assoc.
• David Japiske, Founder and CEO, Concepts NREC
• Kerrick Johnson, Vice President of External Affairs, VELCO
• Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Vermont Council on Rural Development
• Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Jonathan Kaplan, Adjunct Professor, Lyndon State College
• Brian Keefe, Vice President, Central Vermont Public Service
• Jay Kenlan, Attorney, Rutland
• Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
• Rep. Bob Krebs, Member, House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee
• Beth Kuhn, Workforce Development Division, Department of Labor
• Matt Lash, Marketing and Development Director, IBEW
• Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• Matt Levin, Outreach and Development Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment
• Jeff Lewis, Executive Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
• Carl Lisman, Attorney, Burlington
• Gil Livingston, President, Vermont Land Trust
• Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSource
• Pixie Loomis, Learning Works
• Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
• Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
• Rep. Ann Manwaring, Member, House Appropriations Committee
• Karen Marshall, Chief, Connect VT
• Rep. Jim Masland, Member, Norwich
• Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Jeff Monder, Chief Information Officer, Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS)
• Michael Munson, Vermont Planners Association
• Roger Nishi, Vice President for Industry Relations, Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom
• Anne Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
• John O'Kane, International Business Machines
• Brian Otley, Director, Technology Operations, Green Mountain Power (GMP)
• Nancy Owen, Housing Vermont
• Avram Patt, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
• Pat Moulton Powden, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• John Ramsay, Vermont Land Trust
• Parker Riehle, Executive Director, Vermont Ski Areas Association
• Robin Scheu, Director, Addison County Economic Development Corp.
• Robin Scheu, Executive Director, Addison County Economic Development Corp.
• Dorothy Schnure, Manager, Corporate Communications, Green Mountain Power
• Patricia Sears, Newport City Renaissance Corporation
• Tim Shea, Vice-President, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
• Rob Squire, Aprexis Health Solutions
• Janice St. Onge, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Bill Stenger, President, Jay Peak Resort, Jay, VT
• Tom Torti, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
• David Tucker, President, Vermont Association of Realtors
• Rich Tulikangas, Executive Director, Linking Learning to Life
• Cindy Turcotte, Chief Operating Officer, Gardener's Supply
• Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
• Donald Vickers, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
• Armando Vilaseca, Commissioner, Department of Education
• Cathy Voyer, Director, Associated General Contractors
• Ruth Wallman, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce
• Adam Wilson, Bread and Butter Farm

House Committee on Ways and Means

• Rep. Bill Botzow, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Doug Hoffer, Independent Burlington-based Policy Analyst
• Nathan Lavery, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
• Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Pat Moulton Powden, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Senate Committee on Agriculture

• Rep. John L. Bartholomew
• Darby Bradley, Special Assistant, Vermont Land Trust
• Rep. Chip Conquest
• Mark Doty, Plum Creek
• Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Bill Johnson, Director, Property Valuation & Review
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Matt Langlais, Essex County Forester
• Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
• John Meyer, Consulting Forester, Current Use Tax Coalition
• Chris Recchia, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
• Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forest, Parks and Recreation
• Rep. Tess Taylor
• Richard Westman, Former Tax Commissioner

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

• Roger Allbee, Former Secretary, Agency of Agriculture
• Molly Bachman, General Counsel, Department of Taxes
• Matt Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Chief, Vermont Department of Labor
• Dan Barlow, Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Bill Berg, SVP, Aerospace and Defense, Vermont Composites
• Leon Berthiaume, General Manager, St. Albans Cooperative Creamery
• Betsy Bishop, Executive Director, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
• Bob Blagden, Selectperson, Town of Wiscasset, Maine
• Joe Bookchin, Executive Director, Vermont Film Commission
• Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Rep. Bill Botzow, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
• Rep. Bill Botzow, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
• Andy Boutin, Pellergy, Barre
• Ted Brady, Honorary Chair, VAAA
• Eric Broderson, Vice President and General Manager, K&E Plastics, Inc.
• Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Co.
• Sara Byers, Leonardo's Pizza
• Tom Candon, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
• John Canning, President, VT. Software Developer's Alliance
• Chip Castle, Executive Director, Barre Housing Authority
• Eric Chase, President, Mansfield Heliflight
• Rick Cochran, President and CEO, Mobile Medical International Corporation
• Andrea Cohen, Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
• Steve Cook, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing
• Jon Crystal, Executive Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center
• Andrea Culnus, Policy Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
• Clarence Davis, Director of State Relations, University of Vermont
• Ann DeMarle, Director, Emergent Media Center, Champlain College
• Dante DiBattista, Rutland Plant Leader, GE Aviation Rutland
• Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
• Greg Donahue, General Manager, Aviatron
• Tim Donovan, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
• Bruce Douglas, Hydro Geologist, Stone Environmental, Inc.
• Brian Dubie, Chair, VAAA
• Chris Dutton, CEO, VELCO
• Warren Earle, Owner, Lamoille Valley Auction Service
• Christiane Egger, Deputy Manager, O.O. Energy Conservation Assoc., Linz Austria
• Dominic Elti, City Councilor, City of Barre
• Tom Emero, Co-Founder, Beaver Wood Energy
• Chip Evans, Executive Director, Workforce Development Council
• Glen Foster, Owner, Columbia Forest Products
• Clay Francis, Clean Energy Advocate, VPIRG
• David Frank, Founder, SunWood Biomass Systems
• Steve Gold, Consultant, JFO
• Jean Gosselin, Owner, Gusto's Bar & Restaurant
• Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Chris Hill, President, Heritage Flight
• Doug Hoffer, Independent Policy Analyst
• Jennifer Hollar, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
• Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
• Kerrick Johnson, Vice President of External Affairs, VELCO
• Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Martin Kemple, Co-Founder, Food Works & The Two Rivers Center
• Thomas Kennedy, Executive Director, Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
• Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
• Woody Keppel, Actor, Town of Charlotte
• Marge Kilkelly , Former Chair & State Senator, Citizens Study Panel on Decommissioning Maine Yankee
• John Kimball, New Business Development, Vermont Composites
• Jolinda LaClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Molly Lambert, State Director VT/NH, USDA Rural Development
• George Lamphere, President, Liquid Measurement Systems
• Thom Lauzon, Mayor, City of Barre
• Karen Lawson, Housing Coordinator, Department of Corrections
• Jolinda LeClair, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Peter Letzelter-Smith, Freelance Motion Picture Technician, West Glover
• Tina Lindberg, Financial Manager, Mansfield Heliflight
• Patrick Lucey, President, Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting, Ltd. (Victoria, BC, Canada)
• Reg Lussier, Auctioneer, Kirby
• Steven Mackenzie, City Manager, City of Barre
• Alan McBride, Manager, Area Transmission Planning, ISO -New England
• Kevin McCarthy, Screenwriter & Professor, Dartmouth College
• Gary McQuesten, Attorney, Valsangiacomo, Detora, & McQuesten, PC
• Jim Merriam, Director, Efficiency Vermont
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
• Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Sandy Miller, City Manager, City of South Burlington
• Sandy Miller, City Manager, So. Burlington
• Greg Morgan, Foundation & Corporate Relations Director, Champlain College
• Pat Moulton-Powden, Deputy Secretary and Director of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Kimberly Murray, Director, Community & Economic Development, Colchester
• Anne Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
• John O'Kane, Chair, VT. Workforce Development Council
• Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture
• Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Central Vermont Community Land Trust
• Amy Perez, Program Coordinator, Central Vermont Community Action Council
• TJ Poor, Energy Efficiency Specialist, Department of Public Service
• Susan Reid, Member, VEOC Board of Directors & King Arthur Flour
• Brenan Riehl, President and CEO, GW Plastics
• Barrie Rosalinda, Local Agriculture Community Exchange (LACE)
• Chuck Ross, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
• Stephen Rourke, Vice President for Systems Planning, ISO -New England
• Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel
• Robert Rusten, Assistant City Manager, So. Burlington
• Anastasia Satterthwaite, Purchasing Manager, Plasan Carbon Composites
• Rhonda Shippee, Community Programs Director, USDA Rural Development
• Megan Smith, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing and Vermont Life
• Michael Smith, City Councilor, City of Barre
• Rep. Will Stevens, House Committee on Agriculture
• Richard Sylvester, Director and Founder, Burlington Technical Center
• Andy Thibault , Investigator, Department of Liquor Control
• James Tischler, City Planner, St. Albans City
• David Tucker, Deputy Director, Central Vermont Community Action Council
• George Twigg, Deputy Policy Director, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
• John Valsangiacomo, Attorney, Barre
• Carrie Violete, Economic Development, Milton
• Albin Voegele, Town Manager, Colchester
• Al Vogele, Town Manager, Town of Colchester
• Nick Warner, Special Project Manager, CEDO, Burlington Tech Center
• Brian Werneke, Professional Manufacturing Advisor, VT. Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC)
• Kevin Wiberg, Development Director, Central Vermont Community Action Council
• Eric Wilkinson, External Affairs, ISO -New England
• Enid Wonnacott, Director, NOFA VT
• Barbara Woodard, Waterbury Center
• Richard Woodard, Owner, Sir Richards Enterprises
• Kim Woolaver, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven
• Ron Wright, Owner, Wright Auctions
• Tony Wurmel, Vice President and General Manager, Goodrich
• Ariel Zevon, Founder, Local Agriculture Community Exchange (LACE)
• Bob Zider, Director, VT. Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC)

Senate Committee on Finance

• Tom Candon, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Michael Hogan, Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control
• Noelle MacKay, Commissioner, Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
• Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• Stephen Wisloski, Deputy, Office of the Vermont Treasurer