Board Members
The Working Lands Enterprise initiative, Act 142, created the Working Lands Enterprise Fund (WLEF) and the Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB).
The WLEB is made up of private sector members throughout the supply chains of agriculture and forestry, and staff from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Vermont Housing Conservation Board, Vermont Economic Development Authority, and Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund.
In 2015, amendments to legislation increased the size of the Working Lands Enterprise Board to 20 members and added a policy role.
Please direct questions about WLEB business to Elizabeth Sipple, Working Lands Program Manager: Elizabeth.Sipple@vermont.gov or 802-917-1134.
Board Meetings
WLEB meets on the third Tuesday of the month in the afternoon via Microsoft Teams. On some occasions, board meetings are moved to the second or fourth Tuesday of the month to ensure timely grant decisions. WLEB does not usually meet in the month of July. The June and August meetings are usually full or half day in person symposiums dedicated to strategic learning and planning for the upcoming fiscal year funding opportunities.
Fiscal Year 2024 Board Meetings
Below are the dates, location, and meeting materials for the FY 2024 WLEB meetings. Agendas are posted 48 hours prior to meetings. Draft minutes are posted within 5 days of the meeting, and the board approves drafts of minutes during the following month's meeting.
Microsoft Teams login details are in the agenda.
August 22, 2023
- Meeting location: Shelburne Farms
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
September 19, 2023
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
October 17, 2023
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
November 28, 2023
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
December 19, 2023
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
January 23, 2024
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
February 13, 2024
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
March 19, 2024
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Approved minutes
April 23, 2024
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Draft minutes
May 14, 2024
- Meeting location: Microsoft Teams
- Agenda
- Draft minutes
June 25, 2024
- Meeting location: TBD
- Agenda
- Draft minutes
Prior Year Board Meetings
- February 21, 2023
- April 18, 2023
- May 16, 2023
- June 28, 2023