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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

A smiling person outdoors with long hair

Genna 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 her

Candice Huber
Partnership and Farmer 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 + 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  

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

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