PRESIDENT

Anna Matheson was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia and graduated from high school in 1996. As a young person, Anna was active in athletics, visual and vocal arts, Girl Scouts, and church youth group and choir. Anna attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges and graduated in 2000 with a B.A. majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Studio Art and History.

Anna has lived in several cities around the country and abroad and has enjoyed a diverse career in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, specializing in end-to-end project management, fundraising and special event coordination. Anna has held positions at the Harvard College Fund, the San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Aramark Corporation, and the Curtis Institute of Music.

In 2008, Anna returned to her roots in Philadelphia and soon after met her future husband, Philip. Anna and Philip settled in the Philadelphia area from 2009 to 2021 and welcomed two children during that time. In May of 2021, Anna and her family moved to Vermont and in November of 2021 settled in Calais. Anna currently works from home for the Neff & Downing Association Management company. In her free time, Anna enjoys traveling, walking, alpine skiing, spending time with family and friends and volunteering in the community.

VICE PRESIDENT

Brooke Remmers is originally from out west, gradually moving east where she graduated high school in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2003, Brooke decided to pack up and move to Vermont to be closer to friends and family. She received her B.A. in Anthropology and Psychology from the University of Vermont, but with a few farming experiences eventually decided that livestock farming had crept its way into her heart. Over the course of many years, Brooke worked a variety of farm jobs including milking a flock of 120 sheep for award-winning cheese production, milking a small herd for raw milk dairy, helping manage a diverse livestock operation for a full diet CSA, and honed her rotational grazing and on-farm butchery skills. At the end of 2018 Brooke, her husband Sam, and daughters Franny and Fern, purchased their own farm in East Calais, VT, and started Schoolhouse Farm. They specialize in certified organic eggs, chicken, pastured pork, and grass-fed beef.

Brooke also enjoys sewing, pickling things, listening to endless podcasts, showing up for her community, and slowly pecking away at her M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling starting fall 2024.

TREASURER

Renée Grzankowski was raised just outside of Boston but spent her summers in Calais, where her extended family has resided for eight generations. After earning a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Bates College, she held national and international corporate and investment banking positions before convincing her husband, Scott, to leave Wall Street for the dirt road they've now called their primary home since 2008. She is currently the COO of the Vermont Economic Development Authority and a Montpelier Rotarian, but takes most pride in being mom to their three children - Charles, William & Ella. She is also an active member of the community, serving on local, non-profit boards and coaching youth sports.