NOTICE TO ALL VERMONT HORSE COUNCIL MEMBERS
****MEMBERSHIP MUST BE PAID/CURRENT FOR 2026 TO VOTE ******
WARNING OF BYLAW CHANGES; WARNING OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS; WARNING OF ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
Bylaw Changes
- There are no proposed bylaw changes for 2026.
Election of Officers
- 2026 Election Candidates
☐ President (2-year term) – Michelle Brewster or ☐ Write-in Candidate________
☐ Vice President (1-year term) – Jeannette Cole or ☐ Write-in Candidate________
☐ Secretary (1-year term) – Emma O’Neill or ☐ Write-in Candidate________
☐ Director #1 (3-year term) – OPEN or ☐ Write-in Candidate________
☐ Director #2 (3-year term) – Robin Severy or ☐ Write-in Candidate________
- Returning 2026 Board of Directors Members
- Treasurer – Mikayla Pick (1 year left – 2026)
- Director #3 – Linsey Williams (1 year left – 2026)
- Director #4 – Laurie Baird (1 year left – 2026)
- Director #5 – Lisa Lafont (2 years left – 2027)
- Director #6 – Monica Raymond (2 years left – 2027)
- Director #7 – Kerrie Garvey (2 years left – 2027)
Annual Meeting Agenda
- The VHC annual meeting will be held in person at the Monkton Town Offices in Monkton, Vermont, and virtually via Zoom on Saturday, January 17, 2026, from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
- The agenda is as follows:
- Call to Order – Member Welcome – Jeannette Cole
- Secretary Report – Review 2025 Annual Meeting Minutes – Emma O’Neill
- Treasurer Report – Review 2025 Financials – Mikayla Pick
- 2025 Year in Review – Review 2025 Goals and Achievements
- 2026 Slate of Candidates/Voting + Member Event Input
- Lunch – Potluck
- Educational Event – Presentation on Equine Diseases – Dr. Jenny Wilkinson