Our Volunteers!

Ann Cousins - Creative Communities

Ann Cousins, along with her husband, are longtime-Richmond residents, who chose Richmond because of its excellent schools and beautiful countryside. Ann is the Special Gifts Officer for the Preservation Trust of Vermont, which provides technical assistance, encouragement, and grant support, to local groups working on community development and historic-preservation projects.

Before coming to the Trust, she was the Cultural Resource Coordinator for the Lake Champlain Basin Program, where she discovered the magical, underwater world of Lake Champlain. As a result, Ann and her family became avid scuba divers. Ann can be contacted at 802-434-5014 or via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mark Saks - Marketing & Communications

As a former yearbook-publisher representative within the Richmond area for nearly 30 years, Mark has supported RABA in many past roles. Since moving to Richmond and purchasing his first-and-only home, with wife, Donna, back in 1984, Mark has been a proud member of our local community. Now, that his two, grown sons are out on their own, Mark’s priorities have temporarily shifted to redecorating his home and re-directing his career path. Mark enjoys being a local resource, whether that means helping others on the slopes at Sugarbush (as its “Snow Reporter”), teaching journalism at SUNY— Plattsburgh, or “butting into” conversations at the Bridge Street Café. Mark looks forward to finding ways to contribute to RABA’s volunteer efforts, in the future.

Jody Cole - Holiday Market/Scholarship Committee

Jody has lived, in Richmond, since 1990 with her husband, Scott, and two daughters, Caitlin and Abby. As Vice President of Chittenden Bank, Jody ensures Vermont businesses meet their financial goals. She has been an active member of RABA for many years and enjoys not only the organization’s benefits, but also being part of a group which makes a difference in her home community. Jody organizes R.A.B.A.’s Silent Auction, held at Richmond’s annual Holiday Market. All proceeds, from the Silent Auction, help fund college scholarships, for Mt. Mansfield Union High School seniors interested in pursuing a business-related career. If you would like to get involved with this event, please contact Jody at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (802) 388-8517.

John Hadden - Times Ink Coordinator

John Hadden owns and operates Resting Lion Studio, a graphic design and digital audio recording facility located in Huntington. John is also a musician and songwriter currently performing in several groups including The Swing Peepers, Funk Shway, and Manbando!. You can visit the Resting Lion Studio website at www.restinglion.com. John graciously provides the RABA with his fine work as a designer for our Times Ink! newspaper ad.

David Sunshine - Scholarship Committee & Annual candidate Forum Moderator

Denise Begins Barnard - Annual Mixer & Holiday Party

Larry Bohen - "One Richmond" Liaison

Larry Bohen is a native Vermonter, long-time Richmond resident, retired IBMer, retired gentleman farmer, retired real estate agent, and is currently a real estate investor and business owner (Audiobooks Online LLC).

Larry enjoys working with like-minded people to better RABA and its “territory” (Bolton, Huntington & Richmond) by being active in the Association, the OneRichmond Alliance and the Creative Communities Program. Send Larry an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or give him a call, 434-3749.

Linda Cruise - Managing Editor

Linda Cruise is Founder and Managing Partner of Writing Consultants Network LLP, a home and web-based business, in Richmond, Vermont. As such, she is a full-time writer, editor, instructor, researcher, and multimedia consultant (e.g., photography, graphic design, and marketing), with over 20 years of experience, including time spent as editor of the esteemed literary journal, The Louisville Review. WCN also has highly-qualified partners in Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Linda has served actively in her community as a coach, religious-education teacher, and trained Wish-granter for Make-A-Wish of Vermont. If you wish to contact her, to discuss any media-consulting needs, she can be reached at 802-922-8499 or via email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Michael Adams - Website Maintenance

Michael, a Richmond native, attends Bryant University, in Smithfield, Rhode Island, as a Marketing student with a minor in Psychology. He manages Eddie’s Energy Bars, with the help of his parents, Jeanne and Ed Adams. Eddie’s Energy Bars was founded, in 2006, while Michael was still a student at Mt. Mansfield Union High School.

This dramatically increased Michael’s awareness of small business and the importance of grassroots marketing. Upon graduating from high school, Michael was the recipient of RABA’s business scholarship. He has been an active member ever since, even from his dorm room, by helping out with website management and the production of RABA marketing materials.
Eddie’s Energy Bars are available, locally, at Beaudry’s Store, Vermont Green Grocer, Richmond Corner Market, and Bolton Valley Resort. Michael can be contacted HERE.

Sherry Daniels - Holiday Market Committee

Sherry Daniels has lived in Richmond for 30 years and is the Conference Manager for JLC LIVE, a Residential Construction Show, owned by Hanley Wood, LLC. She is married to Ted Yeates and has a son, Doug Yeates.

Sherry is on the board of the Eleanor B. Daniels Fund which has a mission to help educate the community about women's health issues (through the gynecologic/oncology division at Fletcher Allen). Sherry, a cancer survivor, is active in many other events to help support survivors and their families.

Sherry also owns a notecard company, Quadri, and sells cards and prints of her sister's artwork.

Joanne Ranney - WWW calendar and Business Directory Committee

Joanne currently works as a grassroots organizer for Witness For Peace and has led numerous delegations to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Cuba to explore firsthand the impact of U.S. economic policies in Latin and Meso America. Stateside she organizes speaker tours, and grassroots initiatives to transform U.S. policy.

Locally, Joanne is a third degree Reiki Practitioner trained in several vibrational healing techniques and has a healing arts studio in Richmond Village, www.featherandstone.net. With her husband Terry (bagpiper), Joanne (celtic drummer) is also part of a Celtic Folk Music group www.greenmountaincelts.net.

Ken Nussbaum - Website Committee

Ken Nussbaum is a CPA and Consultant with offices in Richmond. His firm, K. Nussbaum & Associates, provides income tax, estate planning and financial counseling services to clients around the corner and across the country. Ken excels at helping people make the decisions that are most appropriate to their specific needs, both financial and non-financial, and as such often gets involved with multi-generational planning. He and his wife and children live in Richmond, where Ken also serves as Town Treasurer. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 802-264-9629, or www.knussbaum.com.

Will Keyworth - Website Maintenance

Former president of the RABA, Will runs Keyworth Graphics out an office located in the beautifully-restored Fuller House, in Huntington, Vermont. When not crunching code or designing for his 40 (and growing) clients, including the RABA, he can be found snowboarding at Bolton Valley or Sugarbush and spending time wandering in the wilds of Vermont with his 11-year old Border Collie, Inde. Click here to send him a message.