Officers

Steven P. Voigt, Chair

Steve Voigt has been President and CEO of King Arthur® Flour since 1999.  Hired in 1992 as Vice President of Finance, Steve became Chief Operating Officer in 1998. Prior to King Arthur Flour, Mr. Voigt worked for Benedetto, Gartland & Greene in New York, where he raised private equity for venture, LBO and alternative asset funds.  During his tenure there, he also supported his wife in founding, and later selling, Robin’s Homemade Breads of Greenwich, CT. 

He also consulted out of Zurich, Switzerland and Cleveland for McKinsey & Company. 

Mr. Voigt is a graduate of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, and Colgate University.  He is Past Chair of The ESOP Association and is also on the boards of Newport Harbor, King Arthur Flour, Kalow Technologies, the New England Mail Order Association and the Vermont Business Roundtable. 

Mary G. Powell, Vice Chair

Mary Powell joined Green Mountain Power in 1998 after experience as a business owner and in business management at the executive level in both the public and private sector. Prior to Green Mountain Power Corporation, Ms. Powell served as President of HRworks, Inc., from 1997 to 1998. Ms. Powell served as Senior Vice President of Community Banking for KeyBank in Vermont. Ms. Powell worked for The Reserve Fund in New York City as the Associate Director of Operations. She also worked in the Human Resources Department for the State of Vermont. In February 2004, Ms. Powell was recognized by Fast Company magazine as one of the top fifty business leaders in the United States for the work she led reinventing a traditional utility company.

In addition to her role as Vice Chair of Vermont Business Roundtable's Board, Ms. Powell serves as a Director of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of Vermont, Champlain College, Vermont  Businesses for Social Responsibility, Vermont Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. and Vermont Land Trust.

Robert E. 'Rob' Simpson, Secretary

Dr. Rob Simpson was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brattleboro Retreat in 2006. He joined the Retreat with more than 30 years of commitment to the treatment of individuals experiencing mental health and addiction issues, as well as extensive experience in the management of mental health and substance abuse programs. He is a graduate of Amherst College, Simmons College (MSW), Harvard University (MPH) and the University of Utah where he earned a doctorate in Social Work.

Prior to joining the Retreat Dr. Simpson served as CEO of Arbour Hospital, a member of the Universal Health Services, Inc., in Boston. In earlier executive management positions he has served as Chief Operating Officer of Behavioral Healthcare and Sr. Vice President of Government Relations at the Sisters of Providence Health System, and Vice President of Behavioral Health and Cancer Services at Baystate Health System in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Gregory G. 'Greg' Bourgea, Treasurer

Greg Bourgea is a Partner with Gallagher, Flynn & Company, and Co-Managing Partner since 2004. He began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Company in Boston. After rising to the level of senior auditor, he joined Gallagher, Flynn & Company in 1984. Greg has been a Partner in the Firm since 1990.

Through the years, Mr. Bourgea has gained significant experience working with large and small manufacturers, distributors, contractors, service professions, and mail order businesses. Mr. Bourgea has worked closely with various economic development agencies in Vermont to attract and retain businesses and jobs. A Burlington native, he graduated with high honors from Bentley College in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accountancy.

Mr. Bourgea was instrumental in establishing and developing the original Vermont/Canada Trade Office, the precursor to Vermont's World Trade Office where he served on the Board of Directors and was Treasurer. He also has been actively involved with the Burlington International Games, the Kiwanis Club of South Burlington and various local youth programs. He currently serves on the advisory board for the Vermont Family Business Institute. In addition, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Vermont Society of Certified Public Accountants.

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