Meet Our Team
Lynn Johnson
President
Lynn taught elementary school in Swanton for 18 years. She then worked for 11 years at the
Book Rack and Children’s Pages. She enjoys finding the stories of her French-Canadian
and Irish ancestors, volunteering and teaching classes at VGL.
Sarah Johnson
Vice President
Sarah is an instructional designer and a longtime member. She is the VGL Facebook Editor and contributes to the VGL Marketing and Education Committees.
Cyndy Coy
Treasurer
Retired after 34 years teaching and 10 years with the Census Bureau, Cyndy’s family tree is Swedish, Norwegian, colonial UK and a little dab of Portuguese. Happily researching them since 1976, Cyndy’s proud of getting published in the NEHGR in 2021. Her friends call her a serial organizer and she’s always done her own taxes.
Janet Zell
Recording Secretary
Retired after 40 years in banking, Janet enjoys volunteering at VGL and researching her family’s roots in colonial U.S., England, Ireland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.
Elaine Bellavance
Director
Elaine is a second generation Vermonter and a retired Postmaster. Her 4 grandparents were all born in Québec towns so she was pleasantly surprised to learn that she could join the DAR through a Canadian Patriot. She enjoys attaching “flesh to the bones” of her thousands of French-Canadian ancestors.
“Je me souviendrai d’eux!”
Suzanne Blanchard
Director
Suzanne is a former attorney and editor, and long-time member and volunteer. Her family is French Canadian, Dutch, English, Rusyn, and Silesian.
Roger Gaboriault
Director
Roger is a retired design engineer who worked for General Electric / General Dynamics through his whole working career of over 38+ years. Roger is enjoying building a family tree for his children going back 10+ generations, utilizing the genealogy library.
Barbara Newman
Director
Barbara has been enjoying researching her family’s British, Irish, German and Native American ancestry since 2018. She looks forward to continuing to learn about genealogical methods and techniques while supporting and encouraging others on their journeys of discovery.
Marcie Crocker
Past President
Marcie is a long-time member and past president of VT-FCGS, and a frequent volunteer at the Library. She advises visitors on FindMyPast, FamilySearch and other databases. Her family is English, Irish, French-Canadian and German.