2025-26 VILLAGE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
First Row: Lydia Winter, Brian McKenna, and Tim Newbold Head of School. Back row: Steve Ellis,
Jennifer Richmond, Judie Brower, Sue Maguire, Liz Albertson, Becky Manning, Beth Wallace, and Linda McKeever. Missing from photo: Glenn Chaney
Board of Trustees
The Village School of North Bennington, Inc. is under the authority and governed by the Board of Trustees. Village School Trustees work together with other Board members and constituents to establish strategic goals and objectives, policies related to programs and services, and oversee the school’s governance and finances. You can reach the Board of Trustees by contacting Board Chair Sue Maguire at smaguire42@gmail.com.
Click here to view or download the Village School By-Laws as a PDF document.
Judie Brower, Vice Chair
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2015
- Co-coordinator of the Four Winds Nature program at VSNB since 2014
- Resident of Shaftsbury, VT
- Director of U.S. Marketing, Anthony Tesselaar Plants
- Former Director of Admissions, University of New England
- Village School Board of Trustees Vice Chair, and Development Committee Chair
- Contact: jbrower@vsnb.org
Glenn Chaney
- Honored to join the Board of Trustees in 2026
- Resident of Shaftsbury District 1
- Parent of two graduates of North Bennington Graded School (now VSNB)
- Former member of the NB Prudential Committee and was involved in the creation of the Village School of North Bennington.
- Currently employed as a Physical Therapist at SVMC
- Previously consulted for Workers’ Comp claim
- Previously Regional Director of outpatient clinics for Hartford Hospital
Sue Maguire, Chair
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2016
- Resident of North Bennington, VT
- Retired Mt. Anthony Union High School and Molly Stark Elementary School Principal
- Currently teaches Educational Leadership graduate courses
- Village School Board of Trustees Chair
- Contact: smaguire42@gmail.com
John Hultgren
- Honored to join the Board of Trustees in 2026
- Resident of North Bennington/Shaftsbury District 1
- Parent of two VSNB students
- Faculty member in Environmental Politics at Bennington College
- Ph.D in Political Science from Colorado State University
- Previously taught at Northern Arizona University
Dr Becky Manning
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2020
- Resident of North Bennington
- Veterinarian; worked in multiple components in the health care sector (both human and animal); clinical practice; research and education.
- Trustee of The Fund for North Bennington
- Four Winds Nature Program volunteer at VSNB
- Village School Board of Trustees Governance Committee
Brian McKenna, Treasurer
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2011
- Resident of North Bennington, VT
- Certified Financial Planner, D. B. McKenna & Company, Inc.
- Past Member, ISIS School Transitions Committee
- Parent of four Village School students
- Village School Board of Trustees Finance Committee Chair and Treasurer
Linda McKeever
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2025
- Resident of Sunderland
- Retired owner of Christmas Days
- Past board chair of the Manchester Community Library
- Trustee os Taconic Music
Artemas Richardson
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2026
- Resident of North Bennington
- Parent of two VSNB students (one currently attending, one in 8th grade)
- Serve as Bennington Deputy State’s Attorney
Jennifer Richmond, Secretary
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2020
- Resident of North Bennington/Shaftsbury District 1
- Real Estate Paralegal at Woolmington, Campbell, Bent & Stasny, P.C.
- Treasurer of Mt. Anthony Preservation Society; McCullough Library Volunteer
- Parent of two graduates of North Bennington Graded School
- Village School Board of Trustees Secretary; Development Committee
Lydia Winter
- Joined the Board of Trustees in 2025
- Resident of North Bennington
- Four children attended North Bennington Graded School/VSNB
- Former member of Bennington Select Board
- Former North Bennington Village Auditor
- Former member of McCullough Free Library Board
- Former member of Samara Foundation and Samara Fund Boards
- Appointed in 2025 to Bennington Community Policing Policy and Review Board
- Retired Director of Purchasing at Lydall, Inc.
- B.A. Colby College, Waterville, Maine
