Meet The Team

Meet The Team

NeighborWorks of Western Vermont

Licensed Lender #620 NMLS #194008

HEAT Squad

Sally Ayers

Northeast Kingdom Energy Auditor & Adviser

Sally is an energy auditor and adviser and is LEED accredited and a healthy home evaluator serving the Northeast Kingdom.

Lending

Bonnie Black

Loan Officer and Business Development

Assists customers through the loan and grant process from application to closing.

HomeOwnership Center

Nancy Gilman

HomeOwnership Director

Nancy is a HUD Certified housing counselor that provides pre-purchase counseling and financial coaching to help potential homeowners meet their goals. She also assists homeowners in danger of foreclosure by working with their lenders to help find the best solution for the homeowner.

HomeOwnership Center

Lindsey Johnston

Homebuyer Educator

Lindsey coordinates and facilitates our Homebuyer Education Classes and is the educator in Bennington and also West Rutland, VT.

HOME Repair & Rental Repair

Aaron Jones

Repair Coordinator

Aaron manages HOME Repair & Rental Repair out of our West Rutland office helping customers from beginning to end on their repair projects in Addison and Rutland counties.

Administration

Bethany Jones

Customer Service Coordinator

Bethany responds to Customer inquiries via phone, email, and chat. Being the first point of contact assessing the service needs of the customers, linking them to the appropriate resources and programs.  She maintains accurate customer records and updates information as needed and collaborate with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

HomeOwnership Center

Sarah Knutson

Homebuyer Educator

Sarah coordinates and facilitates our Homebuyer Education Classes and is the primary educator in Middlebury and also West Rutland, VT.

Accounting

Paul Lasky

Staff Accountant

Paul handles daily cash receipts, weekly accounts payable, generate monthly accounts receivable statements and I assist with the departments general accounting transactions.

HEAT Squad

Ann Lawless

Northeast Kingdom Outreach Coordinator

Ann is thrilled to be working with HEAT Squad, to help neighbors in the Northeast Kingdom make their homes more comfortable and affordable, and also reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Lending

Bryn Milks

Loan Servicing Manager

Bryn takes care of our loan customers. He handles loan payments, record filing, and escrow services, along with any other customer service needs that our borrowers may have.

Homeownership Center

Lindsey Newton

HUD Certified Housing Counselor

Lindsey is a HUD Certified housing counselor that provides pre-purchase counseling and financial coaching to help potential homeowners meet their goals. She also assists in client file management and organizational reporting.

Program Management

Melanie Paskevich

Interim Executive Director
& Director of Operations

Melanie oversees programs’ day-to-day tasks while also supervising strategic goals.

HEAT Squad

Cooper Smith-Stackhouse

Energy Auditor

Cooper spent the last 20 years working in the building trades, where he specialized in high-performance homebuilding.
He now works with the Heat Squad as an energy auditor and advisor serving the western half of Vermont.

Finance

Ingrid Wisell

Sr. Staff Acct + Grant Compliance

Ingrid oversees the organization’s daily accounting functions and operations and maintains that all files are compliant with grants.

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