Nicquelle Timson | President of the Board

Nicquelle became involved in the mission in 2009, after her husband 2LT Joseph Fortin was KIA. She quickly assumed a leadership role, knowing the importance of the mission and the opportunity for growth. Under her tireless administration, the project has grown to an official 501 (c)3 and had its top year, with the sending of 740 care packages at the 2019 packing event.

Denelle Noyes | Vice President of the Board

Denelle, cousin of the late 2LT Joseph “Joey” Fortin, manages the group’s finances and monetary goals, as well as administrating and performing numerous miscellaneous task necessary for the non-profits success. You will find her annually at the packing event card making table with the kids. Denelle, our favorite artist, adds flourish to any boring holiday card with her amazing talents. Currently, she is a Universal Banker for Passumpsic Bank in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Shawn Timson | Treasurer

Shawn, currently the sales manager for Advantage Tennis in St. Johnsbury, throws his weight of business and fundraising skills into supporting the mission on VT SUPPORTS in advertising, advocacy, and donations of labor, goods and funds. Former co-chair of Relay for Life in St. Johnsbury, Shawn truly excels at non-profit work in small communities. Not only that, he was responsible for the “coming home parades” for all four of our local soldiers KIA. His patriotism is contagious.

Donna Reed

Former owner of Kingdom Gymnastics in St. Johnsbury, Donna has been a supporter of this dream since its inception. In retirement, she has “less” time, but helps in so many ways including shopping, fundraising and set-up. Her passion for this non-profit is contagious!

Richard Swenson

Richard has been a member of VT SUPPORTS boards since 2022. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Barre Granite Association in Barre. Over the past 25 years, he has volunteered with the American Cancer Society, contributing time and leadership to multiple initiatives. Outside of his nonprofit work, Richard pursues photography, embracing storytelling through imagery. His work reflects a commitment to community, service and clear purposeful communication. He continues to capture the mission of our event every year.

Dan Copp

Dan is a former American Cancer Society volunteer and former event chair. He is currently the Vice President of the Board of NEKCAN, a non profit based in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. They’re committed to raising funds and offering grant assistance to individuals in our community who are battling cancer. In his free time, Dan works for United Water. Dan brings a lot of knowledge in community event planning and fundraising to our board.

Carolyn Haggett

Carolyn, our Active Duty voice,

Stacy Pinsonneault

A proud Army Mom and an Administrative Assistant to Specialize Instruction at Lyndon Institute. Stacy has been involved with VT SUPPORTS since 2013 and has been a significant voice in our organization from day one! Since joining us and packing her first care package, Stacy has amazing insights of both sides of the events volunteers. We are so happy to have her voice in our ranks.

Kaylynn Pinsonneault | Secretary

Our first Junior Board Member (who can not be called that anymore, as she has grown into a wonderful young lady). Kay, is an Instructional Assistant and a Teaching Assistant in Science at Lyndon Institute. At age 9, Kay came to our event in 2013 and knew she had to become a bigger part of the mission. We are so proud to have Kay’s enthusiasm in our organization, and we hope for many years to come. She is the future of our organization and we couldn’t be happier to have her on our board.

Dorcas created the Vermont Supports Our Troops Project in 2004, to send a bit of holiday cheer to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.  That small project evolved into VT S.U.P.P.O.R.T.S, a 501c3 non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting our troops with care packages from home.  Thanks to her initiative, VT S.U.P.P.O.R.T.S has sent thousands of holiday care packages to our troops on the frontlines. It all started with one phone call from her son serving, he asked her to send some packages to boost morale… and here we are today!