RFAO Executive Board
The RFAO Executive Board is composed of elected and appointed officers and members. Current members are shown with contact information in the table below.
UVM RFAO Executive Board
UVM RFAO Executive Board
| Member | Position | Prior Academic Title (year retired) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takamaru Ashikaga | Takamaru.Ashikaga@uvm.edu | Facility Director, Medical Biostatistics and Biometry Facility (2019) | |
| Jay Ashman | Jay.Ashman@uvm.edu | Senior Lecturer of Community Development and Applied Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2015) | |
| Ralph Budd | Secretary-Treasurer | Ralph.Budd@med.uvm.edu | Professor of Medicine, and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Larner College of Medicine (2022) |
| Claire Burlingham | Claire.Burlingham@uvm.edu | University Controller (2025) | |
| Gary Derr | Gary.Derr@uvm.edu | Chief of Staff to the President & Provost, VP for Executive Operations and VP for Operations and Public Safety (2022) | |
| Ruth Farrell | University Benefits Advisory Council (UBAC) representative | Ruth.Farrell@uvm.edu | Associate Vice-President of Research (2019) |
| Alan Gotlieb | Alan.Gotlieb@uvm.edu | Extension Professor of Plant and Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2003) | |
| Michael Gurdon | President | Michael.Gurdon@uvm.edu | Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration (2013) |
| Rachel Johnson | Rachel.Johnson@uvm.edu | Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2018) | |
| Dwight Matthews | Information Officer | Dwight.Matthews@uvm.edu | Professor of Chemistry and Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences & Larner College of Medicine (2019) |
| Beth Mintz | Vice President | Beth.Mintz@uvm.edu | Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences (2018) |
| Alison Pechenick | Alison.Pechenick@uvm.edu | Senior Lecturer, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (2019) | |
| Mara Saule | Faculty Senate Representative | Mara.Saule@uvm.edu | Dean of University Libraries (2019) |
| Judith Van Houten | Judith.Vanhouten@uvm.edu | Professor of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences (2018) |