Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union names new finance director

CRAFTSBURY — The Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union has appointed Ted Barnett as its next director of finance, effective July 1.

Barnett joins the supervisory union from the Joint Fiscal Office of the Vermont Legislature, where he forecasted fiscal impacts of tax, housing and economic development policy proposals.

His legislative work also involved analyzing financial incentives facing families of prekindergarten students and their childcare providers.

Before that, Barnett served as chief financial officer at the Rutland County Parent Child Center, where he oversaw all aspects of the business office, including budget development and grants management, during a period of post-pandemic transition and growth.

The center provided childcare, case management, an alternative high school and early intervention services to families across Rutland County.

Barnett also has experience in educational settings, having served as site director for an afterschool reading program in Florida for students in kindergarten through third grade.

He succeeds Annie Houston, who held the position for six years.

Houston is leaving to take a role at the Vermont Agency of Education.