Steering Committee Members

• Kenn Sassorossi, Chairperson of the UVM/Burlington COPC Steering Committee; Vice President, Housing Vermont
• Yiota Ahladas, Community and Economic Development Office
• Stephanie Branca
• Nancy Brooks, UVM Economics Department
• Jon Crystal, UVM University Relations & Operations
• Ashley Fletcher
• Lawrence Forcier, President's Office, UVM
• David Martin, UVM Purchasing
• Solveig Overby, U.S. Department of Justice
• Jessica Oski, Attorney, Burlington
• Maureen Pelkey, UVM Physical Plant
• Pat Peterson, Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Tom Smith, Community Colleges of Vermont

Community Leadership Project
Yiota Ahladas: Co-coordinator of the COPC Community Leadership Project
Community Economic Development Office, City Hall, Burlington VT
Yahladas@cedoburlington.org (802) 865-7168 

Lynne Bond: Co-coordinator of the COPC Community Leadership Project|
UVM Department of Psychology, John Dewey Hall, Burlington VT
Lynne.Bond@uvm.edu (802) 656-1341 

Advisory Board Members:
Donna Bister, Neighborhood Governance Task Force Representative
Josh Decker, YouthBuild Burlington Representative
Kyle Dodson, Neighborhood Planning Assembly Representative
Melody Leach, Neighborhood Governance Task Force Representative
Martha Maksym, The United Way
Cheryl McDonough, Public Safety Project
William Mitchell, Mayor's Office, City of Burlington
Phung Nguyen, UVM Physical Plant
Ellen Norton, Neighborhood Planning Assembly Representative
Solveig Overby, U.S. Department of Justice
Ruby Perry, Child Care Resource
Joanna Pina, UVM Student
Tom Smith, Enterprise Community Steering Committee
Nancie Walsh, Public Safety Project
Aaron Weintraub, UVM Student 

Implementation Team Members:
Margaret Bozik, Burlington Community Economic Development Office
Amy Carmola, UVM Psychology Department
Joshua Cooper, UVM Psychology Department
John Davis, Burlington Associates in Community Development
Michelle Force, UVM Psychology Department
Cara Gleason, Burlington Community Economic Development Office
Lisa Guccione, Burlington Community Economic Development Office
Gail Shampnois, UVM Government Relations 

COPC Fair Share/Fair Treatment Housing Project
Elaine McCrate: Co-coordinator of the COPC Fair Housing Project
UVM Department of Economic & Women’s Studies Program
Old Mill Building, Burlington VT
Elaine.Mccrate@zoo.uvm.edu (802) 656-0192 

Brian Pine: Co-coordinator of the COPC Fair Housing Project
Community and Economic Development Office, City Hall, Burlington VT
Bpine@globalnetisp.net (802) 865-7232 

Advisory Board Members:
Donna Green, Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf
Beth Humstone, Vermont Forum on Sprawl
Nancy Marasco, Burlington Community Economic Development Office
Rita Markley, Committee on Temporary Shelter
Kim McRae, Women of Color Alliance
Pat Peterson, Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Kenn Sassorossi, Housing Vermont
Joan Smith, Dean's Office of the College of Arts & Sciences, UVM 

Implementation Team Members:
Jay Ashman, UVM Community Development & Applied Economics Department
John Davis, Burlington Associates in Community Development
Justin G. Dextradeur, UVM Graduate Student
Gil McCann, UVM Sociology Department
Ted Wimpey, Vermont Tenants, Inc. 

COPC UVM & the Local/Regional Economic Impact Project
Richard Schramm: Coordinator of the COPC Economic Impact Project
Community Development & Applied Economics Department
Morrill Hall, UVM Burlington VT
Richard.Schramm@uvm.edu (802) 656-0292 

Advisory Board Members:
Diana Carminati, VT Department of Social Work
Frank Cioffi, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation
Cherry Clark, Community Activist
William Cormany, Vermont Department of Employment & Training
Jon Crystal, UVM Office of University Relations & Operations
Otto Engelberth, Workforce Investment Board
Lawrence Forcier, UVM President's Office
Pam Greene, Women's Small Business Program
Jane Knodell, UVM Economics Department
Ken Merritt, Merritt& Merritt
Michael Monte, Burlington Community Economic Development Office
Jessica Oski, Attorney, Burlington
Jim White, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity 

Implementation Team Members:
Nancy Brooks, UVM Economics Department
Jane Knodell, UVM Economics Department
Garrett Kimberly, UVM Graduate Student