Northeast SARE Staff

General Information & Inquiries

Northeast SARE Office
University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-656-7650
Email: northeastsare@uvm.edu

Regional Director Teresa Leslie smiling in front of some artTeresa Leslie
Northeast SARE Director

University of Vermont
130 Austine Drive, Suite 300
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Email: teresa.leslie@uvm.edu
Heather Omand smiling at the camera in a blazer and blue pantsHeather Omand
Research and Education Grant Administrator
University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-656-7654
Email: heather.omand@uvm.edu
A smiling person outdoors with long hairGenna Williams
Associate Director of Finance and Operations

University of Vermont Extension
130 Austine Drive, Suite 300
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: (802) 656-7820
Email: genna.williams@uvm.edu
Grant Coordinator Candice Huber smiling with rocks and water behind herCandice Huber
Partnership Grant Administrator
University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-656-7587
Email: candice.huber@uvm.edu
Northeast SARE Grant Administrator Kaitlyn Sirna smiling at a farmKaitlyn Sirna
Grant Administrator (Research for Novel Approaches + Graduate Student Research)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Colombia & Greene Counties Agroforestry Resource Center
6055 Route 23
Acra, NY 12405
Phone: 440-336-0594 (text is best)
Email: ksirna@sare.org  
Jennifer Pelkey portrait with another hand around her shouldersJennifer Pelkey
Office Manager
University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-656-7655
Email: jennifer.pelkey@uvm.edu
Lacey Ure headshot in a buildingLacey Ford
Financial Manager
University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-656-7657
Email: financenortheastsare@uvm.edu
Vander Gac, Communications Coordinator, smiling in a snowstormVander Gac
Communications Specialist
University of Vermont
327 US-302, Berlin, VT 05641
Phone: 802-656-4823
Email: vander.gac@uvm.edu
A person with medium length hair smilingEmma Marks
Farmer Grant Administrator
Northeast SARE | University of Vermont
Phone: 802-656-7653
327 US-302, Berlin, VT 05641
Email: emarks@sare.org
Jane Keir
Administrative Assistant
Northeast SARE | University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202 | South Burlington, VT 05403
Jane.Keir@uvm.edu
802.656.7650
Technical Assistance Program Coordinator Leons KabongoLeons Kabongo
Associate Director of Grant Administration and Technical Assistance

Northeast SARE, University of Vermont
(740) 325-2008
Email: lkabongo@sare.org
Professional Development Program Staff
Katie Campbell-Nelson headshot in front of a brown buildingKatie Campbell-Nelson
Professional Development Program Coordinator (Professional Development Grant Program)
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Colombia & Greene Counties Agroforestry Resource Center
6055 Route 23
Acra, NY 12405
Phone: 413-834-1090
Email: kc2233@cornell.edu
Nevin Dawson self portrait in front of a wintry sceneNevin Dawson
Professional Development Program Associate Coordinator
University of Maryland Extension
9194 Legion Road, Suite 4
Denton, MD 21629
Phone: 301-364-4174
Email: ndawson@umd.edu