ncic staff and board
The team of professionals at NCIC have years of experience in small business development, community economic development, management, and financing.
Business Resource Manager and Commercial Loan Officer
Professional Assistance

Aimee Quimby
Business Programs Administrator
Manages Technical Assistance Grants for Small Businesses
Office: (802) 748-5101 ext. 2019
Community Development

Katelyn Robinson
Director of Economic Development

Mike Welch
Senior Project Manager
Administration

Peter Corey
President

Michelle Farmer
Senior Accountant
Manages Financials including Accounts Payable and Receivable
Office: (802) 748-5101 ext. 2024

Sandy Lowell
Compliance Administrator
Manages Compliance Requirements and Assists with Financial Management
Office: (802) 748-5101 ext. 2016
Current Officers
Ken Cargill
Chair
Sally Pratt
Chair, Community Investment Committee
John McClaughry
Chair, Risk Management Committee
John Schiffman
Chair, Corporate Resources Committee/Treasurer
Sandy Lowell
Assistant Treasurer
John Schiffman
Secretary
Sally Pratt
Assistant Secretary
Peter Corey
President
Mike Welch
Vice President
NCIC is governed by a fifteen-person Board of Directors that hail from all six of the primary service area counties and represent a breadth of business and professional acumen.
Nathan Houghton, Lyndonville, VT – Retired part-time farmer; owned Carmen’s Ice Cream; retired from US Postal Service; served numerous terms as Chairman of NCIC’s Board of Directors
John Schiffman, Lebanon, NH – Retired; owned Schiffman & Company, PC; member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – National Accreditation Commission; director, AmerInst Insurance Group; director, Bethel Mills, Inc.; owned The Dartmouth Bookstore
Sally Pratt, Lancaster, NH – Retired; Owned Sally B. Pratt Real Estate; director, North Country Board of REALTORS, Northern New England Real Estate Network, Northern Gateway Chamber of Commerce; member, NH Association of REALTORS, Northeast Kingdom Board of REALTORS, National Association of REALTORS
John McClaughry, Concord, VT – President of Ethan Allen Institute, a Vermont free-market think tank; former member of Vermont House and Senate
Dr. Dennis Hiller, Thornton, NH – Owner, Hiller Orthodontics; Member, American Association of Orthodontics, American Dental Association – Sports Medicine Committee, NHIAA; Mount Washington Valley Economic Council; Founder and past President of Dollars for Scholars of Mount Washington Valley
John (Jack) Cummings, St. Johnsbury, VT – Executive Director, Kingdom Development Co.; Associate Headmaster Advancement and Admission, St. Johnsbury Academy
Ken Cargill, North Conway, NH – Partner, Cooper, Cargill, Chant P.A.; Moderator, North Conway Water Precinct, Town of Conway, and Tamworth School District; Board of Trustees, The Memorial Hospital; Board of Directors, Coös County Family Health Services; Admissions, Maine State Bar Association & New Hampshire Bar Association
Roena Whitehill, Waterford, VT – Executive Vice President, Head of Lending at Passumpsic Savings Bank; Paralegal, Law Office of Charles D. Hickey
Greg Eastman, Littleton, NH – President, Hunkins & Eaton Insurance Agency, Inc.; Member & Past President, Littleton Rotary Club; director, North Country YMCA; president, Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce; director, Littleton Industrial Development Corporation; advisory board president, Littleton Office of Passumpsic Bank
Cynthia Stuart, Concord, VT – President, Stuart Consulting; Past Deputy Commissioner of Banking, State of VT; Senior Vice President, Ledyard National & Connecticut River Banks; Board Secretary, Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.; Chairperson, Kingdom East School District Board; Planning & Zoning Chairperson, Town of Concord Vermont
Dawn Cross, Lancaster, NH – Homeownership Center Director, Rural Edge; Branch Manager, Northway Bank; Banking Office Manager, Bank of New Hampshire; Past President, Lancaster Chapter – Rotary International; Board Member, Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chad Stearns, Littleton NH – Mascoma Savings Bank, Community Relationship Banker; Executive Director, Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce; Past President, Littleton Rotary Club; Past President, Franconia Notch Regional Chamber of Commerce; Member, Littleton River District Commission; Member, Littleton Industrial Development Corporation