New members join the YMCA Board of Directors

At the 146th annual meeting held on May 31st, five new candidates were presented and approved for membership on the Y board of directors. CEO and President Mary Burns announced the appointment of the following individuals to the Y Board of Directors.
Amy Mellencamp, Principal of Burlington High School and Y member.
Dr. Craig Jones, Executive Director of Vermont’s Blueprint for Health, a statewide chronic care initiative focused on preventing illness.
Andrew Martin, Senior Vice President of PC Construction.
Rich Pearce, Investment Portfolio Manager and founding member of The Trust Company of Vermont.
Terry Pomerleau, of Pomerleau Real Estate.
Four Board members were also recognized for renewing their three year terms of service on the board. Renee Bourget-Place, Partner at KPMG, Mary Kehoe, Attorney at Lisman Webster & Leckering, Bill Little, Vice President of MVP Healthcare, and John (Jack) Sartore, Director at Paul Frank & Collins PC. Ms. Bourget-Place will assume the position as Chair of the Board.
For more than 146 years, the Greater Burlington Y has been a charitable organization with a social mission – to build a strong community by involving youth, adults and families in programs and activities that develop spirit, mind and body. We engage men, women and children to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve our community’s health and well being, and provide opportunities to give back and support our neighbors. We have longstanding relationships and the physical presence not just to promise – but to deliver – lasting personal and social change.