We’ve got a fine group
of fun people over here.

Staff

Annie Bourdon is CarShare Vermont’s founder and executive director. She is a sustainable transportation enthusiast who has been involved in the car-sharing industry since its arrival in the U.S. about a decade ago. In early 2001, she helped her two friends and mentors launch San Francisco’s City CarShare, where she spent four years expanding mission-driven car-sharing throughout the Bay Area and beyond. She currently serves on City CarShare’s board of directors, as well as the board of eGo CarShare in Boulder, CO.

Annie has worked for and led social change nonprofits since graduating from Bates College in 1998, most recently serving as executive director of Vermont’s White River Partnership. While starting up CarShare Vermont, she also completed a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Vermont. Annie lives in the South End of Burlington with her husband, Matt Ferrigno. In her free time (ha!), she loves to cook, spend time with family, and enjoy our great community.

Karen McNeill Saielli is our project manager and has played a leading role in the development of our new CommunityShare program. Karen’s diverse background includes work in community organizing, education, counseling, and marketing. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology and anthropology from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR, and completed her master’s work in environmental leadership at Naropa University in Boulder, CO.

Karen is very excited to be working with an organization that is actively engaged in creating positive cultural change towards greater ecological and social responsibility. When she’s not building bridges to “save the world,” Karen spends her time gardening, cooking, camping, and hiking with her husband Tom and their son Owen.

Becca Van Dyke loves alternative transportation. Sometimes she gets on the bus just to take a tour around her hometown of Burlington. The challenge of getting from here to there using a variety of modes is what brought her to CarShare Vermont, and she loves helping our community learn to share cars. Since March of 2010, Becca has been CarShare Vermont’s operations manager, taking excellent care of our fleet family and making sure our 24/7 operations run smoothly, rain or shine.

Becca is a Virginia native but moved to Vermont nine years ago when she graduated from the University of Virginia with an all-purpose degree in English. Her work experience includes marketing, bicycle advocacy, cooking, and video production. When she’s not holding down the fort for CarShare Vermont, Becca can often be found mountain biking, cooking, hip-hop dancing, reading, drawing, and collecting writing utensils.

Board of Directors

Jessica Oski (Chair) is a lawyer and has lived in Burlington for most of the past 27 years. She is an active and engaged member of the community, serving on a number of boards and committees for local organizations and government. Jessica loves life and enjoys cooking, biking, yoga, mah jongg, and spending time with her family, friends, and neighbors.

Chapin Spencer (Vice-chair) is a transportation professional with a keen interest in community development. He is the founding executive director of Local Motion (1999-present), a greater Burlington non-profit organization developing trails and fostering active lifestyles. Chapin is also a Commissioner for the Chittenden County Transportation Authority (2001-present). He grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, graduated with honors from Trinity College in 1993, and then came to Burlington in 1994 for an Americorps*VISTA placement with the Burlington Community Land Trust. He never left. Chapin lives in Burlington with his sweetheart Rebecca Grannis, their daughter Zia and two huskies Diego and Osirus. Over the years he has volunteered for a variety of local nonprofits and won several leadership awards for his contributions. In his free time, he is an avid swing dancer, ultimate Frisbee player, and outdoor enthusiast.

Bryan Davis (Secretary) is a transportation planner with the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization where he advocates for bicycle, pedestrian, and public transit projects. He is thrilled to be part of making car-sharing available as another great alternative to driving alone. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Bryan moved to Colorado to pursue mountain biking and public service with the U.S. Forest Service. He gained non-profit experience in land conservation and affordable housing, and found his way to Vermont in 2003 for graduate school at UVM where he earned a degree in Natural Resource Planning. He finds peace in the outdoors, enjoys quality time with family and friends, and rocks out with his band Drive the Hour.

David Gurtman (Treasurer) is a business lawyer at Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew in Burlington. He advises individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations in commercial real estate and business transactions. He is a graduate of Lewis and Clark Law School and Middlebury College. He lives in the South End of Burlington, is an avid bike commuter, and can often be found late night on the ice playing hockey with his pals.

Julia Andrews is a self-described “marketing dork.” She is an account executive at Spike Advertising where she manages the Go Vermont campaign, the Agency of Transportation’s carpool and vanpool matching program. Julia has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has been in the marketing business since graduating college. Prior to joining Spike, she shared her expertise with Competitive Computing (C2), Charter Communications, and Comcast, and also launched her own strategic marketing practice. Julia views marketing as a powerful tool for change. In her spare time, she co-founded the Westford Food Shelf and continues to volunteer. She’s also an avid marathon runner.

Sam Hoar is a shareholder and director at Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Boston University School of Law, and has been practicing civil litigation in Vermont for the past 25 years. Sam is a former bike racer who remains an avid cyclist; he started using CarShare Vermont to allow him to commute to work by bicycle while still having a car available for his frequent work-related trips. When not working or riding, Sam can be found hiking or backcountry skiing with his family and dogs in the Green Mountains and Adirondacks, or refereeing rugby.

Beth Isler is an associate at Resource Systems Group in Burlington, working on transportation planning, operations analysis, and design projects. She first heard about car-sharing when she was completing her Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering at the University of Virginia. Since then, she has been a strong advocate for car-sharing and is very excited to have helped bring it to Vermont.

Stu McGowan is an unrepentant car enthusiast, working off his carbon footprint by helping to make CarShare Vermont the best car-sharing organization in the U.S. He graduated from UVM Magna Cum Laude in 1986, married his pottery professor two weeks later, and hasn’t looked back since. He owned a video production and distribution company, The NoodleHead Network, for over 20 years, producing educational videos by kids, for kids. From there he began renovating and renting funky, brightly colored (like his hair) buildings in the Old North End, where he and his ever-growing family have lived for 22 years. Stu has been active in the PTO, served as Chair of the Burlington Schools Equity Task Force, and has volunteered as a Little League ump for the past 19 years. He’s a complete addict to wakeboarding, kiteboarding, and snowboarding.

Chris Miller is manager of Corporate Consciousness at Seventh Generation, which produces safe and environmentally responsible products for a healthy home, and aims to be at the forefront of a cultural change in consumer behavior and business ethics. Chris works across the company to develop and implement strategies for sustainability. His responsibility includes mission-related stakeholder engagement, development of a robust companywide climate and energy plan and developing strategic values-led partnerships with NGOs. Before joining Seventh Generation, Chris spent five years directing Greenpeace’s Climate Change Campaign. He also spent six years working with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s, on their issue advocacy work. Chris began his career on the Washington, D.C. staff of then Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).