Board of Directors

Michael joined the VSBIT Board in 2017. He is presently employed as the Superintendent for the Grand Isle Supervisory Union a position he has held since 2018. Michael has been a Vermont educator for more than 23 years and has served as the Superintendent for the Essex-Caledonia Supervisory Union, High School Principal at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax, as well as an Assistant Principal and Science Teacher at Colchester High School. Michael served as the Northeast Kingdom’s Trustee on the Vermont Superintendents Association’s Board from 2016-2018 and is an active member of the Vermont Agency of Education’s Peer Review Committee. Michael holds a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Chemistry and Secondary Education from Johnson State College and a Masters degree in School Administration from Saint Michael’s College. He lives in Sheldon VT on a small hobby farm with his wife Jenna and children Mickaela and Pheonix.

Steve joined the Board in 2018. He was employed as the Business Manager for the Springfield School District for 39 years before retiring at the end of August, 2019. Steve also served nine years on the Town of Weathersfield school board including six years as Chair. During six of those years he was also on the Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union Board with four years as Chair. He was active in the Vermont Association of School Business Officials and served three terms as its President. Steve was part of the revitalization of that organization in the late 1980’s. He is currently working part time for the Rivendell Interstate School District and as the Town Treasurer for the Town of Weathersfield. He previously served on the VSBIT board from 1995 to 2002 and from 2005 to 2012.

Scott Brown serves as Vice Chair of the Essex Westford School Board, elected in 2020. He brings an interest and perspective in facilities and technology to the VSBIT board. He has served as a volunteer soccer and football coach.

Ted Plemenos is the CFO for Rutland City Schools. His expertise lies in the areas of financial, administrative, and IT management. He earned his Bachelors degree from Princeton University and his MBA from the University of Chicago. He has worked at Rice University as Director of Finance and Administration for the Glasscock School and as Senior Advisor at Exxon Mobil.