The Vermont Commission on Women is a state agency that works to reduce discrimination and encourage opportunities for women. As Executive Director, Wendy Love staffs the Women’s Caucus of the Vermont Legislature and has served on a number of legislative study committees. She is a member of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation’s Public Affairs Advisory Group, the editorial board of Vermont Women, and the Vermont Council on Domestic Violence. She is also the Board Chair of the Vermont Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts,

Before moving to Vermont, Love was President and CEO of a Planned Parenthood in rural upstate New York. Previously, she served as the Primary Care planner for a nine county area in upstate New York where she worked with a broad spectrum of community and state agencies and civic leaders toward improving access to health and human services, especially for low-income families. In this role she wrote the Medicaid Managed Care Plan for 5 upstate New York counties and a Medicaid Managed Care Plan for persons living with HIV/AIDs in the Finger Lakes Region. She also served on numerous New York State Health Department task forces.

In addition, Love has served as CEO of a hospital consortium, as a healthcare consultant, college lecturer, and as an elementary, middle school and high school teacher. In 2002, Love received the Professional Woman of Excellence Award from the Seven Lakes Girl Scout Council, which serves 13 counties in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania.

She holds an MBA from Cornell University, a BA from Wellesley College, and an Masters in Teaching from Trenton State College. She and her husband Charles, the former Dean of Hobart College and a fine art photographer, have two grown sons and live in the town of Essex.

 

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