Vermont Statewide Freight Plan

   Advisory Group

An Advisory Group – consisting of various public and private freight stakeholders – has been formed to provide guidance, plan development coordination, and work product review for the Plan.

Advisory Group Member List

A.N. Deringer, Inc

Matt Walker, District Manager

Bellavance Trucking

Rolland Bellavance, President

Burlington International Airport

Brian Searles, Director of Aviation

Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization

Michele Boomhower, Executive Director

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

Jennifer Hoare, Manager

Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation

Joan Goldstein, Executive Director

New England Central Railroad

Charles Hunter, General Manager

U.S. Customs & Border Protection

John P. Makolin, Area Port Director (Vermont & New Hampshire)

Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Dana Eidsness, Director of International Trade

Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Chris Barbieri, Director Asia Division

Study Team

A consultant team led by Cambridge Systematics was selected to assist in the development of the Vermont Freight Plan. Other consultant firms working on the plan include PB Americas which will provide rail operations and engineering expertise, Fitzgerald & Halliday will be coordinating the public involvement process, and Economic Development Resources Group will be providing economic and industry analyses.