Meet The Team
NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
Licensed Lender #620 NMLS #194008
HEAT Squad
Sally Ayers
Northeast Kingdom Energy Auditor & Adviser
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
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
Lending
Bryn Milks
Loan Servicing Manager
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
Contact Us
Are you interested in talking with a NeighborWorks of Western Vermont representative about homeownership, education, lending, home repair, or home energy efficiency?