Steve Jerome, President
Steve is a sixth generation Vermonter. After more than 20 years living and working in the Chittenden County area, he returned to East Montpelier in 1998, settling just a few miles from where he was born and raised. Today he works part time for Vermont Local Roads, a Local Technical Assistance Program based at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, VT.

Steve became active in his community after moving back to the area, first as the town representative to the CVSWMD (Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District) and today as a town Select Board member. The first issue that he faced with the CVSWMD Board was the siting of a landfill, a process that was very controversial and made him realize that there must be a better way. The next step was helping the organization develop its Zero Waste Plan.

As an advocate for the conservation of our environment and resources, Steve is seeking to protect the environment for future generations. “It is vital that we lead by example and show that wastefulness can be overcome — that we set a standard of ‘wasteLESSness’ for our grandchildren, for those who will come after us.”

Kevin Barrett, Vice President
Kevin lives in Middlesex, VT and is an owner of Red House Inc., an employee-owned construction company, where he is a member of the Green Building committee.

Kevin is a former Chair of the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District, where he helped guide the development and adoption of its Zero Waste Plan—the first Zero Waste Plan adopted east of the Mississippi.

Kevin also teaches Motorcycle Safety classes for the State of Vermont and is building a house using recycled and reclaimed materials, as appropriate and available. He holds a Master's in Human Communication from The University Of Maine.

Robert Shambo, Treasurer
Robert is a 37-year resident of Barre City, VT, who retired in 2005 after 36 years as an information technology manager with the state of Vermont and CVMC.

In 2001, Robert helped organize UBAD (United Barre Against the Dump), a citizen's group that successfully fought the siting of a landfill in Barre Town. As a result, Robert became acutely aware of how uninformed the public is about the dangers of inappropriate disposal of solid waste and the potential impact on society, and he sought to get more involved in efforts to promote recycling and the safe elimination of solid waste. He became Barre City's representative on the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District (CVSWMD) Board, working with the organization for several years and voting for its Zero Waste Plan.

Robert recognizes that our culture is based on waste and planned obsolescence, and that it will take efforts on the local level to help bring about a change globally: “The Zero Waste effort is a start in the right direction.”