Champlain Valley AHEC Staff
Helen Riehle
Executive Director
Helen is Champlain Valley AHEC's executive director. Prior to joining Champlain Valley AHEC, Helen taught middle school, was the executive director of the Vermont 
Program for Quality in Health Care and served in the Vermont State Legislature. As a legislator, Helen chaired health and welfare, administrative rules and health access committees in the House and Senate. She has also been active on numerous non-profit and higher education boards in the Chittenden County region including UVM, Burlington College, Vermont Public Television, and more recently Wake Robin, Mobius-The Mentoring Movement and the College Street Congregational Church. She lives in South Burlington with her husband, Ted Riehle and their three golden retrievers. Helen enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and family, gardening, knitting, reading, and hiking with the dogs.
Helen may be reached by calling 527-1474 x212, or via email at hriehle@cvahec.org.
Judy Wechsler
Education Resource Coordinator
Judy Wechsler develops, coordinates, and evaluates health care student projects; supports continuing education for health care professionals; leads community-based surveys and studies; and coordinates cultural competency programs in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties. Wechsler previously served as director of international programs and special projects for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE). She was also a physician's assistant and clinic manager at PPNNE's St. Albans facility.
You can contact Judy by calling 527-1474 x211, or via email at jwechsler@cvahec.org.
Jocie Mueller
Health Careers Program Coordinator
Jocie Mueller develops, coordinates, and presents health career-related educational programs for middle and high school students in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. She also organizes or participates in conferences and job fairs in partnership with local schools, colleges, universities, hospitals and community organizations. Mueller previously taught high school in New Hampshire and developed numerous educational programs, focusing on multicultural understanding and diversity in learning styles. Jocie loves working with students and helping them see their own potential, as well as the possibilities their future can hold for them. Jocie loves exploring the wilderness, whether camping, hiking, or sailing. She is the youngest of six children, and keeps her inner child alive with laughter, cartoons, and her abundant playfulness. At the end of the day, she enjoys relaxing through meditation, yoga, or an intriguing book.
You can contact Jocie by calling 527-1474 x214, or via email at jmueller@cvahec.org.
Jane Nesbitt
Health Careers Facilitator
Jane Nesbitt, Health Careers Facilitator for the VT Health Careers Opportunity Program (VT HCOP) will provide 
leadership in planning, developing and implementing grant activities focused on creating and expanding health career exploration opportunities for Vermont students in Chittenden, Addison, Grand Isle and Franklin Counties. Nesbitt has served in leadership and management roles, such as Director of Operations, Health Center Administrator/Manager and Senior Program Associate in various Vermont health care, education and human services non- profits. These include the Lund Family Center, Trinity College, WestEd and PACE Vermont. Her personal passions include spending time with family and friends, enjoying her granddaughter, engaging in and contributing to community, gardening, playing first fiddle in the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra, reading, appreciating and creating beauty and traveling.
You can contact Jane by calling 527-1474 x215, or via email at jnesbitt@cvahec.org.
Tammy
Johnson
Data Manager/Public Relations Coordinator
Tammy
manages the database containing information
on all primary care practitioners in the Champlain Valley region (Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties). In addition,
Tammy handles
public relations and marketing, and is the regional Program Coordinator for PTOPhelp. She is active in volunteering with the Fairfield Food Shelf, Bent Northrop Memorial Library, and The Ballet School of Vermont. Tammy lives with her husband and two children in Fairfield.
You can reach Tammy by calling 527-1474 x213, or via email at tjohnson@cvahec.org.
Mary Horton
Administrative Coordinator
Mary is in charge of all day-to-day bookkeeping, board and administrative support and human resources duties. Mary has years of experience in 
office management. She spent the last few years as a comptroller with Professional Nurses Service in Winooski and prior to that spent 13 years managing people and projects as a Captain in the United State Air Force.
You can reach Mary at by calling 527-1474 x210, or via email at mhorton@cvahec.org.
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