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.
Our Trustees – 2026
trustee
Nancy Boone
Montpelier
trustee
Alison Clarkson
Woodstock
trustee
Aaron DeNamur
Shelburne
trustee
Carol Dawes
Barre
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