Meet your Board

Beth Springston

Board Treasurer

Beth grew up in Massachusetts, graduated from Brandeis University, and moved to San Francisco to work in advertising research. She obtained her MBA in Small Business Management and spent the next 30 years in San Francisco and then Charlotte, NC as Controller in several small businesses. She was an owner and manager of a geotechnical drilling company for a decade before retiring to Vermont. In addition to the co-op, she volunteers at Central Vermont Council on Aging, Hardwick Food Pantry, and Lamoille Neighbors. She enjoys reading and baking in her free time.

Bob Verrico

Bob is committed to further shaping a quality, healthy, environmentally focused, interesting, and financially stable food and related product resource for the communities in and around Morrisville. He has served on for-profit boards like EatingWell Media Group, Ursa Major Skin Care, and others, helping them to grow and be profitable. Bob is a 35+ year revenue development expert in the digital world…pre and post internet. He has built, resurrected, founded, served on boards, and advised many companies throughout his career, focusing on financial health, strategic positioning, growth, and marketing/sales approaches, resulting in very successful companies.

Brook Mars

Brook is a born and raised Vermonter and values what our co-op brings to the community. She has worked in everything from local resorts to outdoor brands, with experience in events, customer service, marketing, and just keeping things running smoothly. She values clear communication, pitching in where needed and making sure everyone feels heard. Brooke brings great energy to her goal of keeping the co-op thriving.

Erika Gaudreau

Erika Gaudreau and her family live in Morrisville, VT, and are members of the Morrisville Food Co-op. She believes that fresh, local food is the foundation of a strong community.

Erika is a seasoned professional with extensive business experience. An entrepreneur at heart, Erika also owns and operates Red Barn Realty of Vermont, serving all of Lamoille County and extending north to Richmond and south to Montpelier.

George Aitken

George joined the board because he truly cares about community, connection, and nutrition and sees the co-op being the location and conduit for bringing those things together. He has spent most of the last decade working as an engineer and a first responder, which has given him a unique outlook on how to approach problems. He has a very logical thought process as well as an ability to work through stressful situations to achieve a goal. His vision for the Co-op is to grow the ability to provide high quality, local products and educate people as to why they should consider changing their purchasing habits to support a closer to home consumption model, because he believes this will be key to reducing the impacts of a changing climate.

Hope Sullivan

Hope sees the co-op as a hub for healthy, local food and community connection. She brings nonprofit leadership and board experience, serving as Executive Director of Vermont Studio Center, where she oversees strategy, budgeting, and community engagement. She has a passion for food systems, sustainability, and community building, creating opportunities for creative solutions and stronger community partnerships.