Jeb Spaulding
| Jeb Spaulding | |
|---|---|
| 5th Chancellor | |
| Assumed office January 2015 |
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| Governor | Peter Shumlin |
| Preceded by | Timothy Donovan |
| Treasurer of Vermont | |
| In office 2003–2011 |
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| Preceded by | James H. Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Beth Pearce |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1952 Massachusetts, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Morse Spaulding |
| Residence | Montpelier, Vermont |
| Alma mater | Antioch College (B.A. 1975), University of Vermont (M.Ed. 1993) |
George B. "Jeb" Spaulding (born December 28, 1952 in Manchester, Massachusetts) is the current Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges. He previously served as Vermont State Treasurer and as Governor Peter Shumlin's Secretary of Administration.
Biography
Spaulding was the founder of radio station WNCS FM 104.7 in Montpelier and was a general partner in Precision Media, Inc. He also served as the Director of Career and Workforce Development at the Vermont Department of Education, and as Director of the Vermont Academy of Science and Technology at Vermont Technical College. He has been an adjunct professor of communications at Norwich University.
Previously, Spaulding represented Washington County for eight terms (1985–2001) in the Vermont State Senate, where he chaired the Appropriations Committee, the Education Committee, the Joint Fiscal Committee and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Spaulding served four terms as State Treasurer (2003–2011) and, in 2009, also served as President of the National Association of State Treasurers.[1]
Spaulding considered running for Governor of Vermont in 2010,[2][3] but opted instead to seek re-election to a fifth term as State Treasurer. Spaulding faced token opposition and won re-election with 90% of the vote.[4]
On November 15, 2010, Gov.-Elect Peter Shumlin nominated Spaulding to be the incoming Secretary of Administration, the senior Cabinet position in the Executive Branch.[5] He resigned as Treasurer in January, 2011.
In January of 2015 Spaulding left the Administration Secretary's post to become Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of Vermont 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Beth Pearce |
