Leadership

Vermont VOAD leadership is comprised of members from across the State. For information on how to contact with our team, visit our Contact Us page, or click on the team member you wish to contact.

Peter Tousley

Interim President

Sarah Henshaw

Co-Vice President

Greg Stefanski

Co-Vice President

Timothy Stetson

Treasurer

TBD

Secretary

Interim President

Peter Tousley

Peter Tousley has been VT VOAD’s interim President since the July 2023 severe storm event.

His focus is to create a strong bond between federal, state and local emergency management entities, national and local volunteer disaster organizations, and Vermont’s emerging Long Term Recovery Groups to establish VT VOAD as a central consortium to support efficient and effective response and recovery efforts, disaster preparedness planning, and hazards mitigation for Vermont communities.

Peter’s background is in business, construction, and resilient building systems design.

 Team Rubicon Vermont State Administrator.

Co-Vice President

Sarah Henshaw

Sarah Henshaw is a nonprofit professional with over 20 years of partnering with communities, nonprofits, and individuals to build prosperous, inclusive communities.

She has responded to multiple international and domestic disasters, including Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Mitch, Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, multiple flooding events in Guatemala and Honduras, and now multiple flooding events in Vermont.

Following Vermont’s July 2023 flooding in her home county of Lamoille, Sarah joined with health and human service leaders in creating Lamoille Area Recovery Network (aka LeARN) and serves as LeARN’s Coordinator.

 American Red Cross NNE Board of Directors
 Board Chair, Green Mountain Support Service
 Founder of Leaves of Change VT, a woman-owned nonprofit advisory and consulting collaborative.

Co-Vice President

Greg Stefanski

 Chair, Lamoille Area Recovery Network (LeARN)

Treasurer

Timothy Stetson

Rev. Timothy Stetson is Founder, President, and CEO of Guardian Angel Ministries of Enosburg Falls, Vermont – a Missions, Outreach, and Evangelism Ministry with humanitarian and emergency services as a key program.

Tim is an ordained minister and pastors Richford First Baptist Church in Richford, VT; he also works for Vermont Department of Health managing its emergency logistics and supply chain operations, including Medical Countermeasures & Strategic National Stockpile.

Prior to VDH, Tim spent over 30 years with one of the nation’s largest disaster relief organizations and worked many disaster operations around the U. S. and trained many others to do the same.

Tim also owns a graphic design, lighting, audio, staging, and production coordination company in live productions.

 One of two founding members of VT-VOAD (early ‘80s) and an active ongoing member

Secretary