Staff
Melissa Bounty | Executive Director
Melissa Bounty is the executive director of Central Vermont Economic Development, a nonprofit serving businesses in Washington and Orange County. Melissa draws from two decades of professional experience internationally and locally that help her bring creative solutions to business transformations in Vermont. She lives in Waitsfield with her husband and stepdaughter.
Abby Jenne | Executive Assistant
Abby has spent the last seven years as general manager of the world-famous Charlie O’s in Montpelier, VT, where she transformed a notorious biker bar into the Dive for Nice People it is today. Prior to that adventure, Abby ran mentoring programs for the Harwood Community Network and Northfield Community Partnership and Norwich University and while serving as Community Liaison between Woodbury College’s Service-Learning Program and the Northfield Community Partnership. She has studied at The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio and the University of New Hampshire. She enjoys gardening, British History and playing in her band The Bald Eagle Death Spiral. She lives in Berlin with her partner Jason, her two teenage children, and her Newfoundland, Link. She’s very excited to bring her enthusiasm for administrative tasks and her love of all kinds of people to CVEDC.
Board of Directors
CVEDC OFFICERS 2024
Jim Tringe | Chair
Agri-Mark, Inc./Cabot Creamery Coop.
Maureen Hebert | Vice Chair
University of Vermont
Reuben Stone | Treasurer
Stone & Browning Property Management
Danielle Pelczarski | Secretary
Norwich University
CVEDC DIRECTORS 2024
Rob Boulanger | Rock of Ages
Steven Dellinger-Pate | U-32 High School
Jody Emerson | Central Vermont Career Center
Kevin Eschelbach | Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Al Flory | Northfield Savings Bank
Megan Foster | The University of Vermont Health Network
Peter Hood | Town of Middlesex
Lorraine Keener | Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom
Jim Kurrle | Bourne’s Energy
Ed Larson | Larson Forestry Consulting
Kevin Lord | E.F. Wall & Associates
Christian Meyer | Central Vermont Regional Planning
Commission, Ex-Officio
Gunner McCain | McCain Consulting
Mark Nicholson | Nicom Coatings Corp.
Bob Pope | Swenson Granite
Peter Ricker | Denis, Ricker & Brown Ins.
Dave Rubel | Community National Bank
Annemarie Todd | Sugarbush
Monica Urquhart | Vermont Food Bank