Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation Staff, October 2023 Photo Credit: Kelly Fletcher
Adam Grinold, Executive Director
Over two decades of entrepreneurial experience in business startup, development, and ownership; with a focus on hospitality, small business, and real estate sectors. Co-ownership and operational management of a successful…
Laura Sibilia, Director of Regional Economic Development Strategies and Programs
Laura, a Dover resident, came to BDCC in 2011 from her position as Executive Director of the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce. She brings experience in building strategic…
Bobbi Kilburn , Director of Finance & Grant Management
Bobbi Kilburn joined BDCC in February, 2015 as its Grant & Project Manager, and in 2016 she transitioned into the role of Director of Finance & Grant Management. Prior to…
Jennifer Stromsten, Director of Programs
Jen is BDCC’s Director of Programs. Prior to joining BDCC staff, Jen worked for two years to launch the Vermont Futures Project, in partnership with BDCC former Director, Jeff Lewis.…
Krista Plante, Finance Manager
Kris began working at BDCC in October 2018. She lives in Brattleboro with her husband and furbabies. While getting her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree she volunteered at a cat…
Alexander Beck, Welcoming Communities Manager
Alex Beck (he/him) is a Brattleboro resident, and holds a MA in Service, Leadership, and Management from SIT Graduate Institute. He has extensive experience in community development, youth engagement, and…
Christy Betit, Pipelines and Pathways Program Manager
Christy is a seventh generation Vermonter and a graduate of the former Whitingham (now Twin Valley) High School. She currently serves on the Twin Valley School Board and the Windham…
Amir Samar, Projects Manager
After earning his bachelor in business administration, with major practices in “Strategic Management” in 2013, Amir worked for non-profit international organizations in his home country, Afghanistan, for seven years. Most…
Meg Staloff, Program Manager, Southern Vermont Economy Project
Meg Staloff (she/her) is a Southern Vermonter to the core (although she currently resides in Greenfield, MA). Raised in Wilmington and a BUHS graduate, she left the area to attend…
Jack Spanierman, Workforce Education Specialist
Jack (he/him) was born and raised in Putney, Vermont and is a BUHS graduate. He recently moved back to Windham County after receiving his BA at University of Vermont in…
Rachel Shields Ebersole, Community Projects Specialist
. Rachel has long loved building community wherever she can, from organizing pop-up coworking days for remote workers in Woodstock, Vermont, to network-weaving in the arts and culture scene in…
Aashna Kinkhabwala, Project Specialist
Growing up in her parent’s ski lodge in Dover, VT, Aashna developed an affinity for connecting with people. From a young age, she felt a calling to make a meaningful…
Kate Harris, Leasing Agent & Business Prosperity Specialist
Kate Harris joined BDCC in the fall of 2020 to help administer Community Development Block Grant CARES Act grants to small Vermont businesses adversely affected by the pandemic. She transitioned…
Al Claussen, Real Estate Manager
Al Claussen’s 30-year career has spanned retail and category sales management, buying, project management and asset/property management. It is in Al’s DNA to help others succeed, and he views his work…
Daniel Floyd, Maintenance Supervisor
Daniel Floyd was born and raised New Zealand. Dan emigrated to the United States in 2004, first living in Indiana and then moving to Vermont in 2015. He is a…
Owen Perry, Leasing and Business Support Administration
Owen was born in Brattleboro, VT, and has stayed local while completing his education and building work experience. He went to high school at Bellows Falls Union High School, finishing…
This video provides a glimpse into the daily work of Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies. It shows the BDCC & SeVEDS boards, office staff, and program staff with some of our key partners around the region.