REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS OF VERMONT

What do the RDCs do?

The 12 Vermont Regional Development Corporations (RDCs) are the State's primary partners in implementing economic development in the regions.


Each RDC works to deliver:

  • Technical assistance to develop and strengthen businesses

  • Lead workforce development initiatives

  • Support employment


The RDCs are the local contact for businesses and entrepreneurs seeking assistance. RDCs provide services directly to or connect businesses to services available through their networks and partnerships with local, state, and federal programs and resources.

Support from an RDC might look like helping you find commercial space, discussing how to fund the next part of your business’s growth, explaining grant programs, recommending a local lawyer or CPA, succession planning, registering a new business, and learning about the business community of your region.

Find Your RDC

See the map below or click the button to use our interactive RDC Map to locate your RCD and regional director to contact.

Connect With Your RDC Director

Fred Kenney
Addison County EDC

Erika Hoffman-Kiess
Green Mountain ECD

Dave Snedeker
Northeastern VT EDC

Bill Colvin
Bennington County EDC

Bob Flint
Springfield RDC

Andy Julow
Lake Champlain Islands

Adam Grinold
Windham County EDC

Lyle Jepson
Rutland EDC

Tim Smith
Franklin County EDC

Melissa Bounty
Central VT EDC

Frank Cioffi
Greater Burlington EDC

Pat Ripley
Lamoille EDC

Connect With the Program Navigators

Central Vermont: Mercy Sheehan msheehan@centralvermont.org
Rutland County and the Lake Champlain Islands: Cooper Babbitt cooper@rutlandeconomy.com
Chittenden and Franklin Counties: Franklin County Industrial Corporation mail@fcidc.com
Northeast Kingdom: Annie McLean amclean@nvda.net
Brattleboro and Bennington Counties: Kate Harris SBTAE@brattleborodevelopment.com
Upper Valley and Springfield: Heather Hurlbert heather.hurlbert2017@gmail.com
Addison and Lamoille Counties: Karen Duguay kduguay@addisoncountyedc.org