Who We Are
Our Mission
The mission of the Permanent Fund for the Well-Being of Vermont Children is to promote healthy, happy children and families in Vermont through the funding and support of community-based prevention strategies.
Contact The Permanent Fund
802-498-5157
PO Box 216
Montpelier, VT, 05601
Christine A. Zachai,
Executive Director,
Board of Directors
Rick Davis
- President and Co-Founder
- President, The Davis Company
Carl Ferenbach
- Vice President and Co-Founder
- Managing Director/Co-founder, Berkshire Partners LLC; Trustee, Princeton University; Trustee, Environmental Defense; Member of the Board of Dean's Advisors, Harvard Business School; Chairman, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd.
Liz Bankowski
- Former Vice President, Ben & Jerry's; Trustee, The Ben & Jerry's Foundation, The Windham Foundation, and several other boards
Peter Espenshade
- Treasurer & Secretary, Vice President for Community Philanthropy, Vermont Community Foundation
Judy Ferenbach
- Trustee, North Bennett St. School and The Ah Haa School for the Arts; Co-founder, High Meadows Associates
Cornelius 'Con' Hogan
- Consultant to states and nations regarding the well-being of children. Senior Fellow Center for the Study of Social Policy; Trustee, Vermont College of Fine Arts, author.
Tom Johnson
- President, The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA. Board Member, Bethany College, Green Mountain College, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, and International Film Seminars, The Flaherty Seminar.
David Rahr
- Consultant to community foundations and non-profit organizations; Founding President emeritus, The Vermont Community Foundation.