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Our Lobbying Team
The Vermont Chamber has a lobbying team working on behalf of business members with the Vermont General Assembly and the administration. The Vermont Chamber lobbyists provide legislators with valuable information and insight on business concerns. During the session, the team communicates their actions to Chamber members with weekly comprehensive Legislative Updates.
Watch your mailbox for the Vermont Chamber's legislative publications: The annual Business Agenda, detailing the Chamber's government affairs policies; the Vermont Chamber Priorities for Job Creation and Retention, a summary "notecard" that is published annually; and the Legislative Handbook, a face-book of all legislators, published each biennium.
The valuable weekly Vermont Chamber Legislative Update will come to you via email, detailing the legislative news of the week regarding the business issues we follow on your behalf, and providing breaking news.
If you have any questions about receiving any of these publications, please contact Karen Foote, Membership Assistant and Database Manager.
Vermont Chamber Staff Lobbbyists
Vermont Chamber Government Affairs Committee Members
Vermont Chamber Staff Lobbyists
Duane Marsh is the President of the Vermont Chamber. Duane was born and educated in Michigan. He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. For seven years he operated a small family-owned business and served two years as a Legislative Assistant for a Member of the U.S. House of Representative in Washington, D.C. Duane has spend almost 25 years in the chamber of commerce industry serving as CEO for three local chambers of commerce in Michigan and Indiana. Mr. Marsh handles the issue areas of health care and taxes (802-229-2209, dmarsh@vtchamber.com).
Chris Carrigan provides a valuable historical perspective on legislative issues, having specialized in environmental regulation and electric restructuring for nearly 10 years at both the state and federal levels. He is also considered an authority on permit reform and electric restructuring in Vermont and advocated for a restructured electric industry with a choice of providers for more than five years. (802-223-3443, ccarrigan@vtchamber.com).
Chuck Nichols provides a valuable historical perspective on legislative issues, having specialized in environmental regulation and electric restructuring for nearly 10 years at both the state and federal levels. He is also considered an authority on permit reform and electric restructuring in Vermont and advocated for a restructured electric industry with a choice of providers for more than five years. (802-229-2236, or click here to Email)
Vicky Tebbetts is the Vermont Chamber Vice President, Vermont Hospitality Council. Vicky, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is a Vermont licensed attorney with a J.D. from Vermont Law School as well as a Masters' degree in environmental law. In her sixth year at the Vermont Chamber, Vicky lobbies in the areas of environment and regulation, permitting, and energy. She represents the Vermont Chamber on the communications committee of the Vermont Energy Partnership, as well as on the Advisory Council of the newly formed New England Energy Alliance. Vicky is also the editor of the widely distributed Vermont Chamber Legislative Update (802-229-2259, vtebbetts@vtchamber.com)
Michael Belyea is the the Vermont Chamber of Commerce's Legislative Director. This position focuses on the relationship between our members and Vermont lawmakers. (802-229-2293, mbelyea@vtchamber.com).
Vermont Chamber Government Affairs Committee Members
Rick Milliken, Doubletree Hotel Burlington; Chair
Ken Alton, USGen New England
Rob Apple, Stowe Mountain Resort
Lisa Birmingham, Adelphia
Julie Bressor, Norwich University
Mike Butler, FiberMark, Inc.
Joseph L. Choquette, III, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
Howard Clay, Luzenac America
Brian Cosgrove, Entergy-Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
Christopher D'Elia, Vermont Bankers Association, Inc.
Dale Dawson, , Vermont Ware, Inc.
Jim Harris, Harris Enterprises, Inc.
Frank Heald, Rutland, Vermont
Robert Y. Justis, Jr., Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Frank McDougall, Jr., Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Dale R. Metz, Foodscience Corporation
Mill Moore, Millyn Moore & Associates
Kevin G. O'Donnell, Old Tavern at Grafton
John O'Kane, I.B.M Microelectronics
Pamela Porell, Verizon Vermont
Carol A. Presley, Acadia Insurance Company
Bill R. Sayre, Duncan Hermanson Corp.
Eileen Simollardes, Vermont Gas Systems
Carl Spangler, Killington Resort Ltd.
Philip H. Steckler, Country Business, Inc.
Steve Terry, Green Mountain Power Corporation
Brian Vachon, National Life Insurance Company
Bryant Watson, Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
Mark Wetmiller, Banknorth Vermont
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