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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 art

Teresa 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 pants

Heather 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

Jillian Eller
Farmer Grant Administrator
University of Vermont Extension
130 Austine Drive, Suite 300
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: (802) 656-7820
Email: jillian.eller@uvm.edu

Grant Coordinator Candice Huber smiling with rocks and water behind her

Candice 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 farm

Kaitlyn Sirna
Grant Administrator Research for Novel Approaches 
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  

Lacey Ure headshot in a building

Lacey 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 snowstorm

Vander Gac
Communications Specialist
University of Vermont
327 US-302, Berlin, VT 05641
Phone: 802-656-4823
Email: vander.gac@uvm.edu

Jane Keir
Graduate Student Research Grant Administrator
Northeast SARE | University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202 | South Burlington, VT 05403
Jane.Keir@uvm.edu
802.656.7650

Noah Burns
Administrative Assistant
Northeast SARE | University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202 | South Burlington, VT 05403
802.656.7650

Headshot of Northeast SARE staff member Allie Wilson

Allie Wilson
Office Manager and Contract Lead
Northeast SARE | University of Vermont
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 202 | South Burlington, VT 05403
802.656.7650

Technical Assistance Program Coordinator Leons Kabongo

Leons 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 building

Katie 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 scene

Nevin Dawson
Professional Development Program Associate Coordinator
University of Maryland Extension
709 Morgnec Road, Suite 202
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone: 301-364-4174
Email: ndawson@umd.edu