Staff

Christian Meyer, Executive Director

meyer@cvregion.com

Christian provides leadership and visibility for the organization. He handles the administrative and organizational issues, as well as financial oversight.  He coordinates with other Vermont regional planning commissions, State agencies, Partner organizations, and the Vermont General Assembly.

A Central Vermont native, Christian worked at a Metropolitan Planning Organization in Connecticut prior to joining the CVRPC team, where he administered the federal transportation planning process.  He earned a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Public Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and East Asian Studies.  Christian serves as a member of the Montpelier Transportation Infrastructure Committee.

Clare Rock, Senior Planner

rock@cvregion.com

Clare assists municipalities with land use planning, including municipal plans and bylaws.  She is the primary contact for the Regional Plan and for Act 250 and Section 248 project review.  Clare staffs the Project Review, Regional Plan, and Brownfield Committees.

Prior to joining CVRPC, Clare worked as a Zoning Administrator and Town Planner for several Vermont municipalities.  Clare earned a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Landscape Design and Planning from the Conway School of Design.  She is a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM).

Brian Voigt, Program Manager

voigt@cvregion.com

Brian manages CVRPC’s natural resources program and its GIS and IT services.  He assists municipalities and CVRPC to plan and implement projects and programs involving water and mineral resources, agriculture, forests, and wildlife habitat and habitat connectors; foster a robust working landscape economy; and address invasive species impacts.  He leads CVRPC’s Clean Water Service Provider (CWSP) effort, water quality programs, and forest integrity work.

Brian is a natural resource planner and quantitative geographer (GIS mapping, analysis, and modeling).  Since 2010, he has been with the University of Vermont in lecture and research positions, teaching GIS and acting as project lead for state and federal-sponsored grants related to natural resource, land use, social, and economic issues to facilitate planning and decision-making.  Brian has served as a member of the Waitsfield Planning Commission for ~10 years and is their current representative to the Mad River Valley Planning District.

Samantha Lash, Planner

lash@cvregion.com

Sam provides assistance for addressing climate change and Vermont’s clean energy goals.  She develops enhanced energy plans and integrates energy into the municipal and regional plans.  She also plans and implements projects that address strategies in Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy and Climate Action Plans.

Sam recently served as the Municipal Resilience Program Coordinator for the Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island.  For 10 years, she led and supervised teams up to 50 students in archaeological field work around the world for Brown University, writing grants, managing data, and managing community and institutional relationships.  She earned a Master’s of Arts in Classical Art and Archaeology and a Master’s of Science in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences.  Sam currently is a Ph.D. candidate in archaeology at Brown University.  She previously was a member of the Williston Energy Committee.

Keith Cubbon, Planner

cubbon@cvregion.com

Keith helps municipalities become more resilient by guiding them through emergency management and transportation.  He is the primary contact for hazard mitigation planning.  Keith is the contact for municipal ARPA assistance.  He staffs the Regional Emergency Management Committee (REMC).

Prior to joining CVRPC, Keith provided GIS support and oversaw lease operations for an independent natural gas provider.  He received a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from West Virginia University and has been an active volunteer with the Friends of Oil Creek State Park in various roles.

Sam Church, Planning Technician

planningtechnician@cvregion.com

Sam supports our transportation planning and field services program including development of active transportation data sets, supporting an update to the regional plan, supporting municipalities in planning and implementing transportation-related demonstration projects, updating the transportation webpage, producing GIS based maps, verifying region trail maps, and assisting other staff with community engagement and public outreach.

Sam attends the University of Vermont, where he is pursuing a BA with a major in Geography and minor in Community Development and Applied Economics. He is active in the Office of Student and Community Relations, Pi Kappa Alpha, and a member of the snowboard team.

Nancy Chartrand, Office Manager

chartrand@cvregion.com

Nancy improves our customer service by creating a productive work environment for the CVRPC team and supporting planning staff as they implement projects.  Part of her role includes maintaining our contact database, developing weekly news, managing social media, organizing meetings, and providing general administrative assistance to the Commission.

Nancy earned a Bachelor of Arts from Northern Vermont University.  Before joining CVRPC, she was Regional Operations Manager for a regional case management company.  Nancy loves to trek in the woods, spend time with her grandkids, and discover new places through travel.