Board of Directors

Marie Kilbride, President – North Hero

Starting Year on Board: 2018

Present Board Position/Committees: Secretary, Wellness Committee, Finance Committee

Present/Previous Occupation: Retired. Previously worked at Community College of Vermont

Interests/Hobbies: Grand Isle Rescue member interested in community health, Model A Fords, gardening

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? I like that CIDER is a grassroots, community-based organization run by members in the community for members of the community.  I volunteered because I thought that I could help make a wellness connection for both CIDER and Grand Isle Rescue.

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Bob Pekar, Vice Pres. – South Hero

Starting Year on Board: 2019

Present Board Position/Committees: Vice President, Co-Chair Capital Campaign, Chair of Development Committee, Finance & Nominating Committees

Present/Previous Occupation. Retired CEO of a Nonprofit Behavioral Health Organization

Interests/Hobbies:  Gardening , WWII toy soldiers

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? Wonderful mission of caring for senior citizens.

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Kevin Ray Treasurer – North Hero

Starting Year on Board: 2023

Present Board Position/Committees: Treasurer, Executive Committee, Finance Committee

Present/Previous Occupation: Retired Vice Chairman of The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) after 35 years of service where responsibilities included overseeing the Bank’s corporate relationship activities and lending in the USA & Europe.

Interests/Hobbies: Skiing, golf, fishing, travel

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? I appreciate the valuable services CIDER provides to the community of Grand Isle County and have enjoyed being a volunteer driver the past few years.

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Tom Speyer, Secretary – Grand Isle

Starting Year on Board: 2020

Present Board Position/Committees: Chair of nomination committee 

Present/Previous Occupation: Professionally, my career was in digital publishing – project managing and program-managing efforts to transform publishing organizations from print-on-paper to digital. Since 2001 I worked for John Wiley – publishing learning materials in higher education – teaching college students such subjects as math, physics, engineering and accounting online. Experience also includes online information services, newsletters and the like.

Interests/Hobbies: Boating and Boatbuilding, Racquet sports – Tennis and Pickleball, Skiing, Tai Chi, Jazz. Participated in ramp building projects  Interested in Sr. Housing and Wellness

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? 

I like the fact that CIDER is a community-based organization in which people help other people in their community directly – cooking for them, driving them places, exercising, building ramps etc. The help is tangible and the connections are direct.

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Cathy Tatro, Member-At-Large – Alburgh

Starting Year on Board: 2018

Present Board Position/Committees:   Member-At-Large on all committees, chair of Wellness committee

Present/Previous Occupation: RN for 46 years

Interests/Hobbies: Antiques, travel

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? 

Empowering seniors and disabled. 

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Connie Boutin – Alburgh

Starting Year on Board: 2020

Present Board Position/Committees:   Event committee, Wellness Committee

Present/Previous Occupation: Retired from the Grand Isle Court, State of Vermont

Interests/Hobbies: I have worked on and planned many church dinners at St. Amadeus and St. Anne’s Shrine.  For the past two years I have planned Souper Sunday a fund raiser at our library in Alburgh.  I have attended the annual CIDER dinner for several years and, as I am an antique dealer, I have done the CIDER antique show for many years. My other hobbies are gardening, photography, baking and Morgan horses.

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved?

    I appreciate all that the organization does for our community and, as we have a large elderly population, feel that it is     so important.

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Doug Disabito - Alburgh

Starting Year on Board: 2023 (also served 2008-2014, 2015-2021)

Present Board Position/Committees:

Present/ Previous Occupation: Grand Isle County State's Attorney

Interests/Hobbies:

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved?

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Ethelyn Dubuque – South Hero

Starting  Year on Board: 2020

Present Board Position/Committees:

Present/Previous Occupation: Retired/ Insurance Agent

Interests/Hobbies: Gardening

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved?

CIDER is very important to the seniors here on the Islands. I always enjoyed helping at the meal site and with the holiday meals. I would also bake for the meal site.

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Judy Duval  - South Hero 

    Starting Year on Board: 2023 (also served 2015-2021)

Present Board Position/Committees:

Present/Previous Occupation: Employed for 30 yrs. with G.I. Supervisory  Union teaching in schools. Business     partner for 22 years and owned my own business for 6 years, I got my teaching license and stayed in education for     30 years—a love that I had wanted since 1st grade.

Interests/Hobbies: Collect Cobalt blue glass, snowmen, sleighs, antiques, volunteering

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved?

C - Caring, capable, cooperation, capable

I - Individuals, interesting, informational

D - Debbie, driving, dedicated, dependable

E - Excellent, energy, eats

R - Responsible, rescue, ramps, reachable, respectable

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Diane Hauser – South Hero

Starting Year on Board: 2022 (previously 2015-2021)

Present Board Position/Committees:

Present/Previous Occupation: In the office at a machine shop and foundry, the telephone company as an operator , in a glove manufacturer, and a International truck dealership.

Interests/Hobbies: Reading, serving on the Board of CIDER, helping my daughter with her farmers market in New York.

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved?

 When I first came to Vermont, I found out that I had stage 4 Cancer. Cider was a life saver for me and when Robin asked me to be on the Board as a client of Cider. I said yes as I wanted to give back for all Cider had done for me.The Cider organization is fantastic and I am proud to be a part of it.

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Jim Holzschuch – South Hero

Starting Year on Board: 2022

Present Board Position/Committees: Development and Communications

Present/Previous Occupation: Grand Isle Artworks, C.I.D.E.R Program Coordinator, US Army, IBM for 28 years and Manpower at IBM for 9 years (sharing an office with Robin Way)

Interests/Hobbies: Wood carving. 

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? 

Interested in extending C.I.D.E.R.'s reach to the northern towns.

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Gail Horne – Grand Isle

Starting  Year on Board: 2019

Present Board Position/Committees: Wellness committee

Present/Previous Occupation: KBV 48 years

Interests/Hobbies: Bike, ski, hike, travel

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? 

Interested in extending C.I.D.E.R.'s reach to the northern towns. I think CIDER is a great organization.  I was an original signer 25+ years ago

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Deborah Lang- Grand Isle

Starting Year on Board: 2023

Present Board/Committees:  

Current/Previous Occupation:  a nurse when younger (LPN for 18 years) and now a doctor for 23+ years, working in Internal Medicine and specializing in Hospice and Palliative Care.

Interests/Hobbies: Medieval History and travel, in particular to historic sites (mainly UK/Ireland and some European); genealogy research.   

What do I like about CIDER:  CIDER is a great resource for 'neighbors helping neighbors' in Grand Isle County, providing community-based services. Now that I have time to volunteer, this is a great opportunity.

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Bob Pettegrow – Isle La Motte

Starting Year on Board: 2018 (also served 2008-2014)

Present Board Position/Committees: Currently on nominating and finance committees

Present/Previous Occupation: 15 years as court officer and currently retired.

Interests/hobbies: Fishing, gardening, camping.

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? 

I think CIDER is a good organization. It helps seniors with transportation, ramps, meals and medical supplies. Grand Isle county does not have a lot of resources.

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Missy Siner – Grand Isle

Starting Year on Board: 2020

Present Board Position/Committees: Communications

Current/Previous Occupation: Special Olympics Vermont

Interests/Hobbies: Avid skier, cyclist, hiker, paddler. Love the farmer’s market, cooking, my two grown kids, and my      two labs – a 14 yr. old yellow, and a nine month old black lab.

What do you like about CIDER? Why did you volunteer and become involved? 

I believe strongly in the benefits of and contributing to community. The Islands is a wonderful collection of communities, but life here can be challenging, especially for senior citizens and people with disabilities. CIDER's mission focuses on these populations, and is making a positive difference in the lives of many Islanders.