Contact Information

Joanna Pallito, Division Director

Directs the Administration and Innovation Division, which provides services for cross‐departmental functions to all programs within the Department of Environmental Conservation as well as our ECO AmeriCorps Program. Functions include DEC’s fiscal, administrative, human resources, and information technology services. Other activities involve close coordination with the Commissioner’s Office on departmentwide planning efforts and strategic initiatives.

Judy Thurlow, Administrative Services Coordinator

Assists with department‐wide payroll processing and recruitment and provides general support to the ECO AmeriCorps program and Financial Operations section within the Administration and Innovation Division.

Tracy LaFrance, Financial Director

Chief fiscal officer for the department. Oversees and coordinates department budget preparation, oversight of all department accounting functions. Development and oversight of fiscal office policies and procedures, financial statements, summaries and reports. Senior liaison with federal agencies and other state departments, provides guidance to the divisions for the overall creation and implementation of Department policy including formulating and recommending internal control and operating policies and procedures as needed.

David Pasco, Financial Manager

Oversees accounts payable and accounts receivable for the Department and provides support in developing and maintaining department financial policies. Manages department financial reporting, Federal fund requests, and other billing.

Stephanie Lanphear, Administrative Services Coordinator

Processes and approves coding of department expenditures and requisitions, manages accounts receivable and deposits, and is the expense coordinator for the Department.

Nathalie Browning, Financial Adminstrator

Assists with the monthly reporting across all DEC’s divisions. Generates monthly and quarterly billing, assists with accounts receivable, deposits and reporting of revenue.

Joseph Le Clair, Grants and Contracts Supervisor

Responsible for all federal and State grants in the in the Administration and Innovation Division, Waste Management and Preventions’ Sites programs, and Department wide programs. Responsible for ensuring federal and State financial reporting accuracy and compliance.

Maria Davies, Grant Programs Manager

Responsible for federal grants in the Air Quality & Climate, Environmental Enforcement, and Geology Divisions as well as Solid Waste and Recycling programs in Waste Management and Prevention Division. Responsible for managing Volkswagen Mitigation Funds, Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant funding, as well as, the Solid Waste Management Funds, and several other Federal Grants from various agencies. Main point of contact for all Single Audits related to DEC funding and Subrecipient Annual Reports.

Lindsay Carey, Grants Management Specialist

Responsible for federal grants for the Watershed Management Division, ECO AmeriCorps Program, and the department-wide Performance Partnership Grant. Assists with the management and administration of the Aquatic Invasive Species Program including the Grant-in-Aid Program, which provides financial assistance to municipalities for aquatic invasive nuisance species management programs. Member of the DEC Environmental Justice Team.

Kait Jones, Grant Program Technician

Responsible for administrative tasks related to all grant and contract agreements within the Administration and Innovation Division and the Water Investment Division. Grants Management Specialist for the Solid Waste Implementation Grant and the Green Up Vermont Grant. Main point of contact for DEC Collections, DEC’s Exclusion List, ANR Online Grants and Contracts Invoice processing, and the Safety Footwear Program.

Carey Hengstenberg, Planning Manager

Manages Department’s strategic planning and performance accountability initiatives and serves as the programmatic liaison to EPA, Environmental Justice Coordinator, Internship and Service Learning Coordinator and Administrator of the ECO AmeriCorps Program.

Dustin Bowman, ECO AmeriCorps Program Coordinator

Primary point of contact for current and prospective service sites and members, media outlets community partners. Supports and supervises all ECO AmeriCorps members, provide operational leadership under our grantor’s guidelines and strategically develop ECO’s capacity to address Vermont’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Jean Nicolai, Supervisor and Project Manager

Greg Lutchko, Systems Coordinator

ANR Online administration, form development, and support services.

Carol Chamberlin, Business Process Analyst

Develops, maintains, and supports ANR Online forms; maintains DEC public web site and internal staff SharePoint site. ENB Administration.

John Sears, Lean Program Manager

Coordinates Continuous Improvement Projects and oversees the DEC Lean Program. Coach, train and lead 30 agency Lean Green Belts in continuous improvement, data analysis and strategic planning. Conducts data analysis, performs business analysis tasks along with supporting in‐house software solutions.