For more than three decades, David Binch, director of the Vermont Information Technology Center, has been building bridges between Vermont's technology sector and the world. He was president and CEO of Champlain Cable Corporation for 20 years, where, among his other duties, he was active in licensing Champlain Cable technology worldwide. He worked with Swiss technology company, Huber+Suhner AG, to start up a division in the US, which was subsequently moved to Vermont. He then worked out of Huber+Suhner's Swiss headquarters for two years before returning to Vermont. In December 2003, he retired as Chairman of its North American group.

Binch holds a B.S in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University. He is currently a Director of GBIC, Chair of its Technology Committee and on the Chittenden County Workforce Investment Board. Other positions he has held are Chair of the Vermont Arts Council and of the Jericho Economic Development Committee. He is a past president of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. Binch lives in Jericho with his wife and their two Bernese Mountain Dogs.

Gary C. Kessler is an Associate Professor and program director of the Computer Networking and Digital Forensics Technology majors at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. He is also a consultant specializing in issues related to computer and network security, cyberforensics, the Internet, TCP/IP, and telecommunications technologies and applications. He was formerly a Senior Network Security Analyst at SymQuest Group, a network integration consulting company in South Burlington, VT, and Director of Information Technology and Senior Member of Technical Staff at Hill Associates, an international telecommunications training firm in Colchester, VT. Gary is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and has written 2 books and over 60 articles on a variety of topics. Gary holds a B.A. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Computer Science. He is also an instructor for the SANS Institute.

On the personal front, Gary has two children in college and lives in Colchester, VT. He is a member of the Green Mountain Critical Incident Debriefing Response Team and a Life Member of the Colchester Rescue Squad. He enjoys boating, SCUBA diving, bicycling, hiking, and playing 1970s-80s folk music on guitar.

As Program Administrator for the Vermont Information Technology Center, Jane Faust is responsible for researching, developing, and writing content for the VITC website, coordinating all VITC events, administering grant programs and managing the day-to-day functions of the organization.

Prior to arriving in Vermont, Jane worked in various media capacities in Chicago. She was Account Group Manager for Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), an international market research firm, and also spent several years working as a Senior Planner for the Media Division of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Jane holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin. She and her husband live in Shelburne, with their wonder-dog, Dingo.