Board of Directors
Ben James, President
Ben James, born and bred Brattleboro resident, musician, and president of Interworld Music, follows retiring board member Pam Matweecha as President of the Board.
Lisa Bloch, Vice President & Treasurer
The offices of Vice-President and Treasurer are being filled by Lisa Bloch, systems analyst and sole proprietor of Accounting Systems Design, specializing in the custom design of accounting information systems and training for QuickBooks users.
Carol Schnabel, Secretary
Joining the Executive Committee as Secretary is new board member Carol Schnabel, a professional weaver and teacher, who has had her own business in Guilford for over 25 years.
Gordon Hayward
Gordon Hayward is a nationally recognized garden designer, contributing writer and editor for noted gardening publications, lecturer, and author of books on garden design. He and his wife Mary have been developing a 1 1/2 acre garden around their 220 year old farmhouse in southern Vermont for the past twenty-six years as well as a garden outside their cottage in the Cotswold Hills of England where Mary is from. These gardens are the basis of two of Gordon’s ten books.
Anne Latchis
Anne Latchis of Brattleboro grew up in and around the Latchis Hotel and Theatre, and is an invaluable resource for her historical perspective and small business expertise. For the past five years she has worked as a Regional Sales Director and Compliance Director for Eurobrew, Inc., an international beer and wine importer.
Rich Perra
Rich Perra, attorney, remembers raising heck at the Latchis growing up, and says now’s the time to make amends! He sees what Brattleboro Arts Initiative and the Latchis mean to Brattleboro and wants to help advance the cause.
Heddy Pomazi
Heddy Pomazi, experienced Latchis volunteer, works in Information Services at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. A town resident since 1994, Heddy has been involved in Brattleboro’s arts, education, and recreation opportunities and will bring this grounded perspective to the board.
Andy Shepard
Andy Shepard has been a Brattleboro resident for 6 years, relocating from Salt Lake City. While in Salt Lake Andy helped start a booking agency, Spike Productions, LLC, providing entertainment for events such as the Sundance Film Festival and the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics. He is interested in bringing more live music to the community.
Andy Yoder
Andy Yoder lives in Newfane and is an artist and sculptor, whose work has shown in Germany, Iceland, and throughout the U.S., including the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center where his famous licorice shoe held center stage in 2005.