Board of Directors

Neil Van Dyke from Stowe, Vermont joined the Board in 2010 and was elected Chair of the Board in May 2019. He had previously served as Vice Chair since 2016 and has served on Union Bank's Board since 2009. Neil adds a unique perspective to the Company's complement of Board members as a previous long-time owner of a large resort property in Stowe. He joined the staff of the Golden Eagle Resort in 1979 and served as its President and was a co-owner until its sale in September of 2014. In 2013, Neil became the Search and Rescue Coordinator for the Vermont Department of Public Safety. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Science with a concentration in recreation management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Neil was actively involved on the board of the Stowe Area Association 1982 through 2014, and is the founder of Stowe Mountain Rescue, where he was a team leader from 1980 through 2020. He has also served as a member of the Stowe Select Board from 2010 to 2020. Neil served as a director of the Franklin Lamoille Bank and on the Vermont advisory board of Banknorth from 1998 until 2006. Neil's extensive education and experience in the travel and tourism business, which is an important business segment in our markets, as well as his prior bank board involvement, add further depth to our Board. In addition to serving as Board Chair, he also serves on the Company's Compensation Committee.

Timothy Sargent joined the Company's Board in 2011 and was elected Vice Chairman in 2019. Tim has served on Union Bank's Board since 2010. Tim holds a law degree from Vermont Law School (South Royalton, Vermont) and a Bachelor of Science from Bates College (Lewiston, Maine). Tim practices law in Morrisville, Vermont at Sargent Law Office, PLLC and has been with the firm for eighteen years . He is an active member in the local community and cares very deeply about the economic health and vitality of the region. Tim recently served on the Board of Directors for the "start up" Morrisville Food Cooperative and currently sits on the Ron Terrill Scholarship Fund, which awards annual college scholarships to local graduating high school students. In addition, he served more than eight years as a Trustee on the Morrisville Water & Light Department and served as a Rotarian on the Morrisville Rotary Club of which he is a past President. The Company values Tim's legal insights, knowledge of local businesses and perspectives. Tim serves on the Company's Audit Committee.

Joel Bourassa joined the Company's Board in 2019 and has served on Union Bank's Board since June 2018. During 2020, Joel became the Chief Operating Officer for Attitash Mountain Service Company while maintaining his position as General Manager at Attitash Mountain Village in Bartlett, New Hampshire. Joel was previously the Regional Director of Resorts for Vacation Resorts International, with responsibilities that include the management oversight of resort properties in Lake Placid, New York, Stowe, Vermont and two entities in Lincoln, New Hampshire. He also formerly served as the International Director for the Ski New Hampshire Association. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration/marketing from Southern New Hampshire and Plymouth State Universities. Joel previously served as Chair of both the Board of Selectman for the Town of Woodstock, New Hampshire and the Board of Trustees for Lincoln-Woodstock Ambulance Service. He also served as President of the Lincoln-Woodstock Rotary Club, was a founding member and Director of The Bridge Project, a community service organization in the Lincoln-Woodstock area, and is a past President of the Lincoln-Woodstock Chamber of Commerce. Joel previously served on Union's Northern New Hampshire Advisory Board and Union's Asset Management Group Committee. His years of experience in the tourism business in New Hampshire and years of community service in Lincoln and Woodstock, New Hampshire provide valuable knowledge and insight to the Board. Joel serves on the Compensation Committee.

Dawn Bugbee joined the Company's Board in 2016 and has served on Union Bank's Board since 2015. She retired in December 2019 as a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Green Mountain Power Corporation, which prior to its acquisition in 2007 by Gaz Metro, L. P. was a publicly-traded, SEC reporting company. Prior to March 2006 she was the Chief Financial officer at Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) in St. Albans, Vermont, and returned on an interim basis to serve as NMC's Chief Administrative Officer from March 2020 through December 2020. She is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Castleton University. She is an active member in the local community serving on the Board of Directors and finance committees at NMC and Goodwill of Northern New England. Dawn is a past Trustee of Champlain College in Burlington, a gubernatorial appointee to the Vermont Education and Health Building Financing Agency (VEHBFA), a Board member of United Way of Chittenden County and a Rotarian in the St. Albans and Colchester Rotary clubs. Dawn's years of experience as Chief Financial Officer and knowledge of SEC reporting requirements add valuable strength to the Board. Dawn serves on the Company's Compensation and Audit Committees.

Nancy Putnam joined the Company's Board in 2018 and has served on Union Bank's board since 2017. During 2017 Nancy retired from Marckres Norder and Company, an accounting firm in Morrisville, where she practiced as a CPA for 21 years. Prior to this, Nancy was Vice President and Trust Officer for the former Franklin Lamoille Bank in Morrisville, Vermont. Nancy is active in the community, having served on the executive, compensation, and finance committees of the Board of Trustees of Copley Hospital, where she also served as Board chair for two years. Nancy is a past member of the finance committee for the Town of Cambridge and volunteered with the Smuggler's Notch Adaptive Ski Program and serves as Treasurer of the Cambridge Food Shelf. Nancy's considerable experience as a CPA and previous community bank experience add valuable insight to our Board. Nancy currently serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and serves on Union's Asset Management Group Committee. Nancy is the designated "audit committee financial expert" and as such is the Audit Committee representative on the Company's Disclosure Control Committee.

David Silverman became President of the Company and the Bank on April 1, 2011 and CEO of both in May 2012. He was appointed to the Bank's Board of Directors in November 2010 and elected to the Company's Board at the 2011 annual meeting. David has been with the Bank for 35 years and before becoming President, served in many capacities, including as Vice President of the Company and Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Officer of the Bank. David has been active in the community having served as a Commissioner of the Hardwick Electric Department, and on the Boards of the Stowe Area Association, Lamoille County Mental Health Services, the Morristown Development Review Board and the Lamoille Economic Development Corporation. He also served as Chair of the Board of Lamoille Health Partners f/k/a Community Health Services of the Lamoille Valley for eight years and on the Executive Committee of the Vermont Bankers Association. He is currently serving as Chair of the Copley Hospital Board of Trustees and as Trustee of the Vermont State College system. David's many years of service to the Company in various positions, and his day to day leadership since becoming CEO in 2012 provide the Board with the benefit of his thorough knowledge of the Company's business operations, markets and strategic challenges and opportunities. David serves on the Bank's Asset Management Group Committee and all three of Union's local Advisory Boards.

Gregory (Greg) Sargent joined the Company's Board in 2021 and has been a Union Bank director since May 2020. Greg is the former managing director of Kittell Branagan and Sargent, a public accounting and consulting firm in St. Albans, Vermont where he has practiced as a CPA since starting the firm in 1986. Before being appointed managing director, Greg was in charge of the firm’s quality control system. Greg currently serves as the treasurer for the Vermont Arts Council and has previously been a member of several nonprofit boards in northwestern Vermont, holding positions of treasurer and president. Greg is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. He is a member of the Vermont Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Public Accountants. Greg’s considerable experience as a CPA and knowledge of our important local markets adds valuable insight to the Board. Greg serves on the Company's Audit Committee and Union’s Asset Management Group Committee.