Board of Directors
Rosie Manning, AFC® Financial Counselor
Board President
Capstone Community Action
Rosie Gray is an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) through AFCPE with extensive experience helping individuals and families strengthen their financial stability. She specializes in financial capability building, credit improvement, debt reduction strategies, budgeting systems, and long-term financial goal planning.
Rosie works with clients to analyze income, expenses, liabilities, and financial behaviors in order to develop practical, sustainable action plans. Her counseling approach integrates financial education with behavioral finance principles, recognizing that mindset, habits, and access to resources all influence financial outcomes.
Through her work with Capstone Community Action, Rosie supports individuals navigating financial hardship, life transitions, and income variability. She provides structured guidance on credit rebuilding, savings development, consumer protection, and financial decision-making, equipping clients with the tools necessary to achieve greater economic resilience and long-term financial security.
Rosie combines professional accreditation with real-world business experience, offering clients both technical expertise and practical insight to support informed financial choices.
Rebecca Kilian
Vice President
Vermont Bankers Association
Rebecca is Vice President of the Vermont Bankers Association in Montpelier. VBA’s mission is to promote an environment which fosters a vibrant banking community to support a prosperous Vermont Economy. Prior to this role she worked in economic development providing entrepreneurial technical assistance to Vermont women looking to start businesses. In this work she developed a passion for providing education opportunities for Vermonters and is excited to bring this to JumpStart.
Rebecca holds a BS in Community Development and Applied Economics from the University of Vermont and currently resides in South Burlington where she serves on the city of South Burlington's economic development committee. She is an advocacy volunteer for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention championing suicide prevention legislation at both the state and federal level.
Beverly Jarmiolowski
Secretary
M&T Bank
Beverly Jarmiolowski is the Retail Market Manager for M&T Bank supporting the Retail Branch network encompassing Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Throughout her 29-year banking career she has worn many hats that has allowed her to share her financial knowledge with the communities that she serves. Beverly has done this through offering financial education in classrooms and speaking at community seminars that support business development, fraud education and financial budgeting. She strives to uphold M&T Bank’s goal to be "A bank for Communities" by volunteering at local food banks, big brother and big sister organizations, Junior Achievement and many other organizations that support the community. Beverly resides in Milton, VT with her husband and children.
Amanda Seeholzer, CCFCU
Treasurer
EastRise Credit Union
Amanda is a Certified Financial Counselor at EastRise Credit Union and an experienced presenter in delivering financial education to Vermont High schools, colleges, companies, and communities. Delivering a variety of topics including but not limited to, budgeting/money management, debt management, loan preparation, as well as all credit topics. She gets great pleasure in helping others reach their goals through one-on-one appointments or group meetings/presentations. Financial capability is a big passion of hers as she enjoys seeing other people succeed and grow through providing education, tips, strategies, ongoing consistent support, and visual and physical financial plans. Amanda’s higher education degree is in Communications with a focus in written communications. She also as a lifelong learner has dabbled in programs for nursing, cross-cultural psychology, sociology, and maintains her CCUFC certification through CUNA. She is very excited to be part of this team in hopes to have a positive impact on our future in finance.
Lori Belding
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
Lori has over 24 years’ experience working in banking and currently serves as, as VP Community Reinvestment Act Officer (CRA) for Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. In this role, Lori works to ensure that the bank meets the credit and community service needs of low and moderate income people in Bar Harbor’s service areas of Maine, NH and Vermont.
She has presented seminars of financial literacy to kids of all ages, from elementary school to senior citizens and believes everyone should develop of “spending plan”, rather than a budget. Lori holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Brockport, and in her banking career, she earned several certificates including her Certified Financial Marketing Professional designation. Lori currently resides in Barre and volunteers with Special Olympics of Vermont, Green Mountain United Way, Granite United Way, and Downstreet Housing and Community Development.
Ariel Chant
NorthCountry Federal Credit Union
Ariel Chant is the Financial Empowerment Manager at NorthCountry Federal Credit Union and will celebrate 16 years with the credit union in May. Her journey began as a teller and progressed through the call center and lending. Each role helped shape her passion for empowering members and communities through financial education. In her current position, she works closely with community partners, schools, and members. She holds a Financial Counseling Certificate from America First Credit Union, serves as Vermont’s delegate for CUFEN, and sits on the advisory committee for a Career and Technical Center in Northern Vermont.
She looks forward to collaborating with like-minded professionals to expand consistent financial literacy opportunities for youth across Vermont.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, reading, traveling (especially to warm places), and relaxing with her two giant-breed dogs, Bailey and Bear.
Margaret Ferguson
Margaret is a retired Business Counselor for Capstone Community Action’s Microbusiness Development Program. She is also an Accredited Financial Counselor and is a member of the Association of Financial Counselors Practitioners and Educators (AFCPE). She has extensive experience with personal finance education at the community level. Margaret is a longtime volunteer for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Margaret holds degrees from Miami University and Lyndon State College.
Vreni Gust
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
Vreni Gust is Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, where she leads marketing, advertising, and public relations across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. A seasoned marketing leader with over nine years at the Bank, Vreni began as a Marketing Brand Specialist in 2016 and has steadily advanced through multiple leadership roles. She holds an MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and a BFA from Alfred University. Vreni is active in her community and has held leadership roles with several Upper Valley nonprofits. Vreni lives in White River Junction, Vermont, with her husband and two children.
Blaire Haggett
United Way of Northwestern Vermont
Blaire Haggett is a financial education facilitator with extensive experience leading community-based training initiatives focused on economic stability. Personal experience as a single parent and professional work with vulnerable youth inform an equity-centered approach to facilitation. Contributed to the creation of the INDY banking product for youth in foster care, expanding access to safe, practical financial tools. Committed to innovative strategies that promote long-term financial resilience in underserved communities.
Jamie Kelley
BRIGHTality
Jamie Kelley is passionate about creating educational spaces where students who struggle in traditional systems can rediscover their strengths. With a background in alternative and therapeutic education, Jamie works with schools, families, and teams to design supports that meet students where they are and help them grow toward independence and confidence.
Her work centers on dignity, compassion, and the belief that every student deserves a learning environment that understands them.
David Kunin
Office of the Vermont State Treasurer
David Kunin serves as the Outreach and Communications Director at the Office of the Vermont State Treasurer. Prior to working at the Treasurer’s Office, he served as a Session Associate for Necrason Group during the 2023 Vermont legislative session. He also served as Campaign Manager for Mike Pieciak’s successful run for Vermont State Treasurer after working on several state and federal campaigns including Pete Buttigieg’s campaign for President.
As a member of Jump$tart, David is eager to use the platform of the Treasurer’s Office to support initiatives that address Vermont’s financial literacy gap. In his free time, David enjoys skiing, playing tennis, and biking.
Sheri Rockcastle
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Sheri Rockcastle has over 18 years of experience with the State of Vermont in various departments. She currently manages the consumer complaint program and guides public education initiatives in the Department of Financial Regulation’s Banking Division. Her previous roles include Vice President at Mad River Canoe and management at United Parcel Service. Sheri is actively involved in multistate committees and collaborates with local consumer education partners. Outside of work, she enjoys outdoor activities and traveling both locally and internationally.