Diane Snelling
304 Piette Road
Hinesburg, Vermont 05461

802-482-4382
E-mail: dbsnelling@aol.com
 

Education:

1994 – MA, Art – New York University, Art
1974 – A.B., Harvard/Radcliffe College, Visual and Environmental Studies
1970 – Champlain Valley Union High School
Shelburne Elementary School, Kindergarten, and Nursery School

Business Experience:

1976 – 1982 Designer and Creative Manager, Aniforms, NYC
1982 - 1992 Muse Creative Management – President
1992 - Current – Independent Artist

Public Service Experience:

1984 – Hinesburg Planning Commission
1985 – 1991 Hinesburg Select Board, elected to two three year terms 
1985 – 1991 Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation-Board of Directors
1989 – 1990 Chittenden Affordable Housing Committee
1992 – 1995 King Street Youth Center, Board of Trustees
1994 – 2001 UVM Robert Hull Fleming Museum Advisory Board
2001 – 2002 Friends of the UVM Horticulture Farm, Board of Advisors
1991 - 2002 The Richard A. Snelling Center for Government, Board of Trustees. A policy institute and leadership training facilitator established in memory of Governor Snelling.

Teaching Experience:

1994 – 1997 Lecturer, Art & Design, Trinity College of Vermont

Political Experience:

2002 – Appointed to the Senate by Governor Howard Dean to replace her mother Barbara Snelling, Senator and former Lt. Governor, who resigned to continue her recovery following a stroke.
Committees: Natural Resources and Energy, and Education

2002 - Elected to the Vermont State Senate, Chittenden County –
Third highest vote getter for six seats in a campaign of 18
Committees: Appropriations and Natural Resources and Energy

2002 –2004 Additional legislative committee work:
Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules
Mental Health Oversight Committee
Health Access Oversight Committee
No Child Left Behind Federal Education Act Oversight Committee
Judicial Retention Committee

Current Legislative Committees

Senate Appropriations
Senate Natural Resources and Energy
Joint Fiscal Committee
Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules
Mental Health Oversight Committee
Groundwater Work Group
TANF Work Group

2006 Endorsements and Awards

2006 "Legislator of the Year"  Vermont Health Care Association

2006 endorsed by:
Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters
Vermont NEA
Vermont State Employees Association

Policy Institutes:

Helping Working Families in Tight Budget Times -- Building Assets and Equity co-sponsored by the NCSL - National Conference of State Legislatures and the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Rebalancing Long Term Care Systems Toward Quality Community Living and Healthy Aging -- sponsored by the National Governors’ Association

Elder Care Community Council
Cultural Competencies for Foster Families
Vermont Council on the Arts
Lake Champlain Citizens Advisory Committee

PO BOX 4098  |  BURLINGTON, VT 05406
PHONE 802.482.4382  |  WWW.SNELLINGVT.COM