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Ginny Lyons' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Office

Vermont State House
115 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-5301

241 White Birch Lane
Williston, VT 05495

Full Name:

Virginia 'Ginny' V. Lyons

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Richard; 2 Children: Emily, Helen

Birth Date:

09/24/1944

Birth Place:

Auburn, NY

Home City:

Williston, VT

EdD, University of Vermont, 1988

MS, Rutgers University, 1968

Bachelor's, Drew University, 1966

Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden-Southeast, 2023-present

Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden, 2000-2023

Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden, 1998, 2020, 2022

Former Member, Finance Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Institutions Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Energy, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Sexual Harassment Panel, Vermont State Senate

Professor, Vermont State College, 2000-present

Energy Policy Consultant, Rocky Mountain Institute

Coordinator/Director of Allied Health, Trinity College, 1978-2000

Professor, Trinity College, 1973-2000

Instructor, Middlesex County College, 1968-1971

Board Co-Chair, CCTV 17

Board Member, Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center (CVAHEC)

Member, Chittenden County Regional Plan Reusion Committee

Member, Chittenden County Regional Planning Committee

Member, FAHC Children's Hospital Advisory Council

Delegate, New England Governors and Quebec Premier Conference

Board Member, Parent to Parent

Member, Prescription Detailing Advisory Group

Member, University of Vermont Research Group

Member, Williston School Board

Member, Mercury Advisory Committee, 2002-2004

Member, Petroleum Cleanup Fund, 2000-2004

Member/Chair/Vice Chair, Williston Select Board, 1991-2004

Alternate Member, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, 1998-2002

Board Member, Lupus Foundation, 2001-2002

Member, Advisory Board, Sigma XI, 1993-2000

Member, Chittenden County Regional Impact Task Force, 2000

Member, Towns Quality of Life Commission, Vermont League of Cities, 2000

Member, Williston Community Schools Education Fund, 1998-2000

Regional Director, Sigma XI - Northeast, 1995-1998

Board Member, Sixma XI - National, 1995-1998

President, Sigma XI Science Research Society in Vermont, 1988-1993

President, Cochran Ski Club, 1986-1989

Member, Social Concerns Committee, Williston Federated Church, 1983-1987

Awards:

Voices for Vermont's Children

Coalition for Tobacco Free VT

Paul Harris Fellow - Williston Rotary

VT Cancer Society

VNRC Environmental Leadership

Parade Marshal - Williston July 4 celebration

VT March of Dimes

American Heart Association -New England Region

Vermont Planners Association

UVM Community Service Award - School of Natural Resources

Renewable Energy Vermont

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

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