Patricia Moulton

Board Member

Term Expires June 2024

Patricia Moulton was appointed Central Vermont Recovery Officer by Gov. Phil Scott in November 2023 to provide long-term flood recovery work. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Moulton served as Executive Director of the Workforce Development Division of the Vermont State Colleges System. Ms. Moulton previously served as the first woman President of Vermont Technical College from September 2016 through July 2023, when Vermont Technical College merged with two other universities to form the new Vermont State University. Prior to that, Ms. Moulton served as secretary of the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Ms. Moulton has served in a variety of appointed positions in Vermont state government, having been appointed by four different governors. She has served as commissioner of labor in addition to several economic development-related appointments. She has also served as appointed chair of an environmental regulatory board for the state of Vermont. Ms. Moulton spent 22 years in the practice of economic development on the local, regional and state levels. She has worked as executive director of four different regional economic development corporations in Vermont. She also ran her own economic development consulting company for several years. Ms. Moulton is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in political science.