VBRA / NAHB Monthly Newsletter

February 2024

Hello Friends and Happy almost Spring!

The annual meeting was an amazing success with great food, networking opportunities, business attended to AND a birthday was celebrated – Safety Lady Katie Fredericks chose to celebrate with us this year.  She brought her family and the VBRA provided the cake and birthday song.

I’m pleased to announce that we have several new board members to introduce: Grace Amao from Vermont Gas Systems, Elizabeth Simak from Sterling Homes, Aldin Konjuhovac from BroadPeak Electric and Dana Kamencik from Vermont Construction Company.  Thank you all for stepping into this role.

Other board members are Denis Bourbeau, Bourbeau Custom Homes, Lew Castle, Gaines Insurance, Katie Frederick, ASC LLC, Steve Spatz, Efficiency Vermont.  Leslie Bourbeau remains in place as our accountant and acting EO.  Please join me in thanking them for their time and commitment to the VBRA the next time you see or speak to them.

Many thanks are extended to Lisa Campion, LMC Law, for her years of service on the board.  Lisa stepped down from the board and right into 2 committees – Education and Membership.  We look forward to working with Lisa to increase educational offerings and bring in new members.

I encourage you to reach out to any one of us to let us know how we’re doing, what your vision for the VBRA is, things you’d like to see offered and which committee you’d like to serve on to help us reach these goals.  We can’t do it all alone!

Safety Lady Katie is providing an OSHA 10 training on 3/11 and 3/12.  If you haven’t signed your crew up, now’s the time.

And please join us on March 21^st for another fun Beer with Builders event at Switchback.  I look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,

Dixie

Dixie F. O’Connor, President