New Trustees – Friends of the Vermont State House

Welcome Trustees!

About the Friends.

Mission Statement

The Friends of the Vermont State House celebrate, advocate for, and help steward the Vermont State House. The Friends work to ensure that the State House is recognized for its central role in our democratic institutions, as a living museum where Vermont’s rich and complicated history can be interpreted and understood, and as a source of pride where everyone feels welcome.

Vision Statement

The Friends of the Vermont State House envision Vermont’s capitol as a welcoming, active, and educational resource for all. The building serves as the seat of state government where people can observe and participate in democracy. It is a classroom in which the public explores and is challenged by our State’s rich history. It is a building that reflects shared values, diversity, ongoing civic discussion and decisions. It affirms to those that have historically been marginalized, that this is their house as well. The building is cherished, and a point of pride.

Please scroll to the bottom of this page to view the 2026 Friends’ Meeting Calendar.

Friends Bylaws as Passed by the Board on April 15, 2024.

Trustee's Handbook

Please consider asking members of your circle to volunteer with the Friends to guide tours or staff the gift shop.

Our Trustees – 2026

trustee

Nancy Boone

Montpelier

trustee

Alison Clarkson

Woodstock

trustee

Aaron DeNamur

Shelburne

trustee

Carol Dawes

Barre

secretary

Anne Dielensnyder

West Berlin

trustee

Andrea Englehardt

North Middlesex

co-chair

Thaddeus Gibson

Burlington

honorary trustee

Susan Cady Hayward

Worcester

trustee

Jenna Lapachinski

Tunbridge

honorary trustee

Mary Leahy

Marshfield

treasurer

Tracy Martin

Hardwick

trustee

Martina Michelova

Kansas City, MO

co-chair

Tina Muncy

Montpelier

trustee

Judy Rosenstreich

Shelburne

honorary trustee

Tom Slayton

Randolph