Our Team

Michael became the Executive Director and Secretary of the Bond Bank in 2018. He is also the Executive Director of the Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency. He is the Bond Bank’s representative to the State of Vermont’s Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee.

Michael was previously a Director for the National Development Council (NDC)—a national community development finance nonprofit and PNC where he served as a public finance banker focused on governmental, housing, and community facilities transactions. 

Michael is on the Executive Committee of the City of Burlington's Planning Commission, board member of the NESGFOA, and an advisor to the GFOA’s Committee on Economic Development and Capital Planning. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College and a Master of City Planning degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Phone: 802-861-0073

Elizabeth King joined Vermont Bond Bank in 2020 bringing her many years of accounting and financial reporting experience along with a can-do attitude. 

She is a graduate of Lyndon State College with a bachelor’s of art in Accounting and Business Administration and a minor in Marketing.  After spending four years in the North East Kingdom, she moved to Central Vermont where she worked at National Life Group in their Investment Accounting Department. After five years in Central Vermont, Elizabeth moved to the Greater Burlington Area, where she worked for the University of Vermont Medical Center in the Corporate Accounting Department.

Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her husband, two daughters, and yellow lab on their hobby homestead.

Ken joined the Bond Bank team as the loan officer in 2022. Since graduating from Hamilton College and landing in Vermont in the 90’s, Ken has lived and worked in Addison, Washington, Orange, and Chittenden Counties. During his eight-year tenure as the director of the Blake Memorial Library (a public library serving Corinth, Topsham, and neighboring towns) he became deeply interested in innovative approaches to fostering community vitality and resiliency.

After getting his MBA through UVM’s Sustainable Innovation MBA program in 2017, Ken served as the Executive Director of the National Coalition for Community Capital where he worked with and learned from national leaders in innovative community-centered finance.

He lives in South Burlington with his wife and two young daughters and serves on the South Burlington Economic Development Committee. He continues to serve on the board of the National Coalition for Community Capital as well.

Phone: 802-861-0074

Nicole Lee is a graduate of St. Lawrence University with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.  In 2022, she completed her Master’s of Business Administration at Champlain College.  Nicole has completed professional certifications in healthcare finance and from the Georgetown Edunomics department, a certificate in education finance.

She brings with her experience in healthcare and education finance managing complex financial operations and securing critical funding.  Throughout her career, Nicole has successfully completed complex regulatory filings including Medicare and Medicaid cost reports ensuring compliance and financial integrity.  In response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nicole collaborated with HRSA, the state of Vermont, and FEMA to secure relief funding, demonstrating exceptional problem solving skills and a commitment to supporting institutions during a time of crisis and financial vulnerability.

More recently, Nicole has managed the $2.3 billion education fund in the state of Vermont, showcasing her ability to oversee large-scale financial management practices. 

With a strong foundation in health care and education, Nicole brings a unique blend of technical expertise and dedication to her work.