Each town in the District appoints one representative to the Board and an alternate representative. The Board of Supervisors (BOS) meets on the second Thursday of the month at 6 or 7 pm (except February & July), following the Finance Committee Meeting, if scheduled. Board members hold their positions for one year and can be reappointed without term limits.
Board members have several related responsibilities:
- To communicate what is happening at the District level to their appropriate town officials as necessary
- To support recycling, solid waste, and household hazardous waste (HHW) education and collection programs sponsored by the District
- Each board member is encouraged to participate in the Finance and Policy & Personnel Committees
The following is a list of towns and their representatives (as of 1/1/26/1/25):
- Brattleboro- Amanda Ellis-Thurber; alternate: Stephen Dotson
- Brookline- Stanley Noga; alternate: Doug Wellman
- Dover- Daniel Ballioti
- Dummerston- Michelle Cherrier (Chair)
- Guilford- Dave Eastman
- Halifax- Lewis Sumner; alternate: Stephan Chait
- Jamaica- Kate Ullman; alternate: Jessica Pollack
- Marlboro- Ellen Dudley; alternate: Carla Meskill
- Newfane- Doris Knetchel
- Putney- Dan Toomey (interim Vice-Chair)
- Readsboro- Jim Damato
- Somerset- Ricky Harrington
- Stratton- Kent Young
- Townshend- Irvin Stowell
- Vernon- Jim Pinkerton
- Wardsboro- Elizabeth Spector
- Westminster- Louis Bordeaux
- Wilmington- Merrill Mundell
Link to prior Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Minutes, Agendas, & Notices