Vermont State House
115 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-5301
241 White Birch Lane
Williston, VT 05495
Full Name:
Virginia 'Ginny' V. Lyons
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Richard; 2 Children: Emily, Helen
Birth Date:
09/24/1944
Birth Place:
Auburn, NY
Home City:
Williston, VT
EdD, University of Vermont, 1988
MS, Rutgers University, 1968
Bachelor's, Drew University, 1966
Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden-Southeast, 2023-present
Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden, 2000-2023
Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden, 1998, 2020, 2022
Vice Chair, Adverse Childhood Experiences Working Group
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Commission on International Trade & State Sovereignty
Chair, Health and Welfare Committee
Member, Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Health Reform Oversight
Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Child Protection Oversight
Former Member, Finance Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Institutions Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Energy, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Sexual Harassment Panel, Vermont State Senate
Professor, Vermont State College, 2000-present
Energy Policy Consultant, Rocky Mountain Institute
Coordinator/Director of Allied Health, Trinity College, 1978-2000
Professor, Trinity College, 1973-2000
Instructor, Middlesex County College, 1968-1971
Board Co-Chair, CCTV 17
Board Member, Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center (CVAHEC)
Member, Chittenden County Regional Plan Reusion Committee
Member, Chittenden County Regional Planning Committee
Member, FAHC Children's Hospital Advisory Council
Delegate, New England Governors and Quebec Premier Conference
Board Member, Parent to Parent
Member, Prescription Detailing Advisory Group
Member, University of Vermont Research Group
Member, Williston School Board
Member, Mercury Advisory Committee, 2002-2004
Member, Petroleum Cleanup Fund, 2000-2004
Member/Chair/Vice Chair, Williston Select Board, 1991-2004
Alternate Member, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, 1998-2002
Board Member, Lupus Foundation, 2001-2002
Member, Advisory Board, Sigma XI, 1993-2000
Member, Chittenden County Regional Impact Task Force, 2000
Member, Towns Quality of Life Commission, Vermont League of Cities, 2000
Member, Williston Community Schools Education Fund, 1998-2000
Regional Director, Sigma XI - Northeast, 1995-1998
Board Member, Sixma XI - National, 1995-1998
President, Sigma XI Science Research Society in Vermont, 1988-1993
President, Cochran Ski Club, 1986-1989
Member, Social Concerns Committee, Williston Federated Church, 1983-1987
Awards:
Voices for Vermont's Children
Coalition for Tobacco Free VT
Paul Harris Fellow - Williston Rotary
VT Cancer Society
VNRC Environmental Leadership
Parade Marshal - Williston July 4 celebration
VT March of Dimes
American Heart Association -New England Region
Vermont Planners Association
UVM Community Service Award - School of Natural Resources
Renewable Energy Vermont
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility