Cabinet Members

A high-performing senior energy executive and successful tech startup founder, Kerrick Johnson serves as Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service. He had most recently served as Executive Advisor to Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) after having served as VELCO’s Chief Innovation and Communications Officer. Kerrick is a dynamic leader with a broad and deep network of effective working relationships across both the public and private sector.

Joe Flynn was named Secretary of Transportation in December 2016, prior to that he served as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety where he was also Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. His career in state government began in 2009 at the Agency of Transportation as Rail Program Director. In 2011 he left that position and moved, along with many others from headquarters in Montpelier, to live and work in southeastern Vermont in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.

Lindsay Kurrle was appointed Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development by Governor Phil Scott, effective on September 2, 2019. ACCD encompasses the Departments of Economic Development, Housing and Community Development, and Tourism and Marketing. These departments include many programs that serve the Vermont public by enhancing the Vermont business climate, marketing Vermont to tourists and others, and strengthening Vermont communities in a wide variety of ways.

Anson Tebbetts was appointed Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets by Governor Phil Scott in January of 2017.

Julie Moore is the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), the state agency with primary responsibility for protecting and sustaining Vermont’s environment, natural resources, wildlife and forests, and for maintaining Vermont’s beloved state parks. Moore was named to that position by Governor Phil Scott in January 2017. As ANR Secretary, Moore shapes Vermont’s environmental agenda, focusing on water quality, the forest economy, and the importance of conservation.

Sarah Clark was appointed as Secretary of Administration on November 18, 2024 by Governor Philip B. Scott. Previously she was appointed as Interim Secretary of Administration on May 17, 2024 and Deputy Secretary of Administration on November 1, 2023. Clark has served the State of Vermont for almost 20 years as a leader in budget and financial management, most recently as the deputy fiscal officer of the legislative Joint Fiscal Office.