To gain insights from industry leaders, elected officials, students and Vermonters, Dean Prokopy has appointed an advisory board, whose members usually serve a three-year term.
The board reviews the college's Strategic Plan, shares current needs of industry, and provides information on future trends within agriculture and life sciences. The CALS' Advisory Board meets twice a year and is an invaluable source of counsel to the dean.
Board Members 2025/2026
- Megan Camp, Chair
Executive VP and Program Director Shelburne Farms - Jan Carney
Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy and Professor of Medicine Larner College of Medicine, UVM - Samuel Cutting, IV
President/Owner Dakin Farm - Jed Davis
Director of Sustainability, Cabot Creamery Co-operative - Robert Foster
Foster Brothers Farm - Ellen Kahler
Executive Director, VT Sustainable Jobs Fund - Peter Karnezos
Director of Research, PMI Nutritional Additives - Olivia Peña
Center for Science in the Public Interest - Lynn Ellen Schimoler
VT & NH Loan Outreach Officer, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast - Miles McGuriman (Ex officio)
Senator Peter Welch Representative - James McNerney (Ex officio)
Senator Peter Welch Representative - Thomas Renner (Ex officio)
Congresswoman Becca Balint Representative Erik Schultz (Ex Officio)
Senator Bernie Sanders Representative- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary (Ex officio)
VT Agency on Agriculture, Food and Markets - Sarah Waring (Ex officio)
Executive Director, Northern Border Regional Commission