Governing Board

The Deerfield Valley Communications Union District (DVCUD) governing board oversees and operates all aspects of DVFiber. Each member town sends one representative as a voting member to the Governing Board. Each town may also send alternates. Occasional special meetings occur between regularly scheduled meetings. All meetings are open to the public.

Governing Board and Alternates

Town	Representative	Alternate	Alternate
Brattleboro	Eric Lineback	Sue Fillion
Brookline	Marie Tattersall	Don Demaine
Dover	TJ Sibilia	Diane McCormick	Shannon Wheeler
Dummerston		David Evans
Guilford	Lynn Pancake	Jason Black
Halifax	Detlef Ronneburger	Tristan Roberts
Jamaica	Chris Robbins	Jessica Pollack	John Van Hoesen
Londonderry	John Hankin
Marlboro	Steven John	Jean Boardman	Bob Anderson
Newfane	Jane Douglas	Ed Collins
Putney	Cor Trowbridge
Readsboro	Jon Hill	Omar Smith
Searsburg	Jacki Jeffers Murano	Matt Somerville	Tony Kilbride
Stamford	Robert Briggs	William Levine
Stratton	Dale Niederhauser	Betsy Wadsworth
Townshend	Andy Snelling	Bob Desiervo
Vernon	H. Munson Hicks	Bronna Zlochiver
Wardsboro	Thomas Almeida	James Hamilton	Mike Jones
Westminster	Arthur Dufresne	Adrienne Major
Weston	Rusty Davis
Whitingham	Keith Thompson	Lauren Fitzpatrick	Scott Lewis
Wilmington	Ann Manwaring	Gretchen Havreluk
Windham	David Cherry	Christopher Cummings
Winhall	Fred Schwacke

Executive Committee

The executive team is authorized by the board to move the organization forward between full governing board meetings. The committee includes seven voting members and five non-voting ex-officio members.

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee manages DVFiber’s internal systems alignment and develops external communications tools and platforms, including this website, a quarterly newsletter, and social media platforms. The Committee also oversees DVFiber’s advocacy work. The Committee will assure that:

• Communications and advocacy plans conform with DVFiber’s vision, mission, and principles
• The internal communications environment is efficient and cost-effective
• Communications encourage engagement as well as increased understanding and trust
• Advocacy efforts represent the district’s residents and small businesses.

Finance & Audit Committee

The Finance and Audit Committee provides financial oversight for DVFiber. The main tasks of the committee are to develop annual budgets, to create financial plans, and to create and monitor internal controls and accountability policies. The Committee will:

• Develop and present budgets to the board and monitor adherence
• Ensure that the budgets are responsible and sustainable
• Develop and present reports of the CUD’s financial status
• Develop policies and procedures that amplify DVFiber’s vision, mission, and principles
• Set long range financial goals as well as the funding strategies to achieve them. 

Operations Committee

The Operations Committee guides DVFiber’s interactions with the commercial vendors we will rely upon to deliver service to our communities. The Committee will assure that:

• Services are designed to conform with our vision, mission, and principles
• Unserved and underserved locations are our first priority
• The cost to obtain service is prudently low
• The sequence of construction is financially sustainable
• The quality of service is demonstrably high