Our Team
Board of Directors
Samba Diallo
Executive Director, AIDS Project Southern Vermont
Daniel Dempsey, Vice President
Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Judy Fink
Active Community Member, Brattleboro & Dummerston
Vern Grubinger
Professor, University of Vermont Extension
David Hiler
Whetstone Brands and the B&B Team
Tom Martyn, Treasurer
Executive Vice President and COO/CFO, Brattleboro Savings & Loan
Sage Ruth, Secretary
Co-Founder, Structural Integrity
Alex Wilson
Founder, BuildingGreen Inc, and President, Resilient Design Institute
Lisa Whitney, President
Director of Campus Operations, Winston Prouty Center
Buzz Schmidt,
President Emeritus & Founder
Chairman of the F.B. Heron Foundation
Our Staff
Office Phone: (802) 490-2270
For general inquiries please email info@retreatfarm.org.
Administration & Finance
Chief Financial Officer & Stategic Initiative Advisor
Venue Coordinator
Executive Director
Events & Programs
Sam Hodge
Event Coordinator
Kiersten Smith
Bartender & Event Coordinator
Molly Wall
Event Coordinator
Josh Wooten
Event Coordinator
Alexa Clark
Bartender & Event Coordinator
Elliot Friesen
Bartender
Pete Ginter
Bartender
Farm & Land
Felipe Delfino
Farm Manager
Rory Shippa
Animal Care Coordinator
Troy Wilmott
Lands Manager
Clover Ajamie
Animal Care Coordinator
Martin Bozertarnik
Custodian
Retreat Farm Market
Thomas Lamppa
Food Center Manager
Mel Smith
Market Associate
Bex Stott
Market Associate
Shannon Foster
Front-end Manager
Ava Hartshorn
Market Associate
Roshe Hebert
Cheese Department Manager