BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors is comprised of several local civic leaders, educators and medical professionals with deep ties to the mental health, education, religion and human services networks in Vermont. They are also community leaders who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields.
Deb Maville | President
Mary Ann Lauder | Vice President
The Reverend Teri Motley | Founding Member
George Lamb Esq. | Secretary
Jessica Bobar | Community Member
Sonja Lunde Community Member
Maegan Benasich Community Member
Deborah Maville joined the Board in 2019 and has been President since May 2022. An active Board member with a family member receiving services, she has been a dedicated and active volunteer in the community.
Mary Ann Lauder is a retired teacher of Special Education. She has lived and worked in Springfield for over 40 years. She has been a board member for more than 20 years.
The Reverend Teri Motley was a founding member of the LSI board. She lived in Springfield for 25 years, and now lives in Peabody, Massachusetts. She is the parent of one of the first consumers to be cared for by LSI. She attends meetings by Zoom and comes to Springfield as often as she can.
Board Secretary George Lamb Esq. is a local attorney and a parent of an individual served by LSI. He has been involved with LSI since 1980, and has served on the Board of Directors since 2018.
Jessica Bobar joined the Board in 2019. In 2017 she started working as a Paralegal for a local law firm and has continued to work at the local golf course, Crown Point Country Club, for over 15 years.
Sonja Lunde is the Executive Director of the Fleming Museum of Art at UVM—and a devoted lover of orange cats, dogs, Jeopardy, art, traveling, skiing, and sailing. A museum professional with 25 years of experience in higher education and nonprofit leadership, she is dedicated to working across disciplines and communities to create welcoming, collaborative spaces where everyone feels they belong. She also brings a deep personal connection to Vermont and to LSI, where her brother was cared for over many decades.
LSI Board member Maegen Benasich is deeply committed to advancing opportunities that foster independence, dignity, employment and community belonging, in order to ensure that every disabled person has an opportunity to live a full and self-directed life. As the mother of an adult daughter with disabilities, Maegen has devoted the past 24 years to working in transition services and career development for the disabled.