Tom Gilbert - Executive Director
Tom is a Certified Compost Specialist (U.Maine/Orono Compost School), has 12 years experience working in agriculture and composting, and is Vice President of the Composting Association of Vermont. BA with emphasis on composting and sustainable agriculture from The Evergreen State College, Washington State, designer and project organizer for The Evergreen State College composting facility. As a full-time staff member Tom is a Technical Consultant in composting systems for the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District, the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District, and the Association of Vermont Recyclers, and serves on the Management Team. Tom oversees our programs and their implementation, as well as providing technical assistance to our clients.

Chris Duff - Demonstration Site Manager and Programs Assistant
University of Massachusetts BDIC program; focus on Sustainable Agriculture, plant nutrition, soils, soil and water conservation, plant physiology, organic farming and agricultural economics. 26 years experience in horticulture and landscaping with extensive experience with soil fertility, plant nutrition and farm practices. Chris lives off the grid on his organic homestead with his wife and two sons.

June Van Houten - Director of Marketing and Development
Degree from the University of Vermont in Environmental Studies and Anthropology, teaching license through the Masters of Education program at Vermont College of Norwich University. Over 17 years experience in education and non-profit work including: teaching Social Studies at Cabot School in Cabot Vermont, coordinating in-school youth employment programs, Assistant Director to Central Vermont School-to-Work, and grant writing. Over 20 years experience in Vermont agriculture including milking cows at Shelburne Farms, and an internship in sustainable agriculture at the Intervale Community Supported Agriculture farm in Burlington, VT.

Josh Kelly - Project Manager
Josh has a BS in Environmental Studies and Biology from St. Lawrence University; was previously the Director of the Lamoille County Natural Resources Conservation District and Nature Center; and has 7 years experience working for The Trust for Public Land (TPL) on a variety of land conservation projects.  Josh has worked on farm and forestland conservation projects such as the Brushwood Community Forest project—a new town forest in West Fairlee VT—and the Ballam Farm project in Walpole, NH.  Josh lives with his wife in Montpelier and works on implementation of Highfields’ Close the Loop! program throughout the state.