VWG Officers and Committees

Executive Board

President: Marty Reid (June 2027)
Vice President: Shannon Cunniff (June 2027)
Secretary: Vacant (June 2026)
Treasurer: Robin Joy (June 2026)

Leadership Positions

Membership Secretary: Marcia Bellas
Librarian: Annette Higby
Website Manager: Dena Hirchak
Archivist/Historian: Vacant

Note: Bylaws state that the guild president is an ex-officio member of all committees

Standing Committees

Nominating Committee: Leslyn Hall (June 2028), Amy Stender (June 2027), vacant (June 2026)
Program Committee: Leslyn Hall (Chair), Shannon Cunniff, Sandy Lincoln, Teresa Mares
Finance Committee: Annette Higby (Chair), Becky Jensen (Examiner of Accounts), Robin Joy (Treasurer)

Other Committees

Library Committee: Annette Higby (Librarian), Marcia Bellas, Susan Clifff, Jen Girouzzi, Becky Jensen, Teresa Mares, Anne Pritchard, Tory Rhodin, Mary Schwartz
Welcome Committee: Mary Alice Favro, Sarah Wakefield
Guild Looms and Rentals: Susan Rockwell , Andy Bird
Communications/Technology Committee: Claudia Gibson (Chair), Dena Hirchak, Susanne Gauthier, Becky Jensen

Representatives/Coordinators

Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) Representative: Jane Bird
NEWS (New England Weavers Seminar): Billie Smith, Shirley Bergert (alternate, volunteers)
Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival (annual): Robin Joy, Tricia Parmalee
Guild Challenge (annual): Shirley Bergert, Leslyn Hall
Guild Show (biennial): Julie George, Trudy Otis