Our Staff

Donna Sutton Fay, Chittenden County Field Staff

Donna Sutton Fay served as Vermont’s Health Care Ombudsman for nine years. In this capacity she was responsible for administrating a program that provides direct assistance and representation to Vermonters on health care and health insurance issues; monitoring changes in state and federal practices and policies regarding health insurance; providing information to and advocating for Vermonters before state government, the Legislature, and other agencies on health care issues facing Vermonters; working with advocacy and consumer groups on systemic health care and health insurance issues.

Phone: 802 879 8604

Matthew Ennis, Addison County Field Staff

Phone: 802 453 5664

Ellen Gershun, Outreach Director

Ellen Gershun has worked and volunteered with non-profit organizations for her entire career. Most recently she was the Coordinator of the Hardwick Area Community Coalition, where she collaborated with area schools, businesses, agencies and other programs to reduce alcohol and other drug use by underage youth. Ellen also served on the Advisory Board for People in Partnership, partnering with area organizations to improve the social well-being of Vermonters and mobilizing community resources to enhance local support services. Additionally, Ellen is co-owner of Harvest Hill Farm in Walden, where her family generates electricity through their wind turbine and grows organic fruit and vegetables for market.

Phone 802 498-8039

Peter Sterling, Executive Director

Peter Sterling is the founding Executive Director of the Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security Education Fund. He has 13 years of experience in media relations and grassroots organizing in Vermont running issue campaigns including campaign finance reform, supporting family dairy farms, prescription drug price reform and protecting wilderness on federal lands. Peter was also Congressman Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Manager in 2002.

In November 2005, Peter began work as the organizer of the Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security, a 21 member-group coalition, representing almost 20% of Vermont’s population that was the driving force behind the landmark health care reform law passed in Vermont's 2006 legislative session.

Phone: 802 279 6840