Ashley Lucht
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Credentials
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Professional Certificate in Municipal Finance
Harris School of Public Policy at the University of ChicagoApr, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Quantified Ventures
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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SRF Solutions Team Lead
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Apr 2022 - Present
• Founded and leads the SRF Academy which equips public, private, and non-profit entities to access low-cost financing that supports disadvantaged communities and nature-based solution projects • Develops curriculum, including hands-on material useful in furthering understanding of subject matter • Organized guest subject matter lectures • To date, completed 22 4-hour training sessions for three cohorts • Attendees represent sectors ranging from small, rural water and wastewater technical assistance providers to national non-profit entities working in the non-point source/nature-based solution arena • Provides non-profit organizations with strategies to access SRFs for building a natural infrastructure project pipeline • Supports development of green banks to expand their mission to finance environmental infrastructure Show less
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Vermont Drinking Water Week
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Montpelier, VT
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Chair
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Aug 2006 - May 2022
Organize the annual drinking water week fair for Vermont's 4-6th graders Organize the annual drinking water week fair for Vermont's 4-6th graders
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Vermont Municipal Bond Bank
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Burlington, VT
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Director of Capital Planning
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Oct 2019 - Apr 2022
• Lead loan origination activities including the review of credit and underwriting standards, on Bond Bank and SRF loan applicants • Performed financial monitoring of Bond Bank’s loan portfolio, and the DWSRF and CWSRF’s loan portfolio • Conducted Benchmark Assessments on Bond Bank loan applicants which compared borrower financials to portfolio medians. Presented findings to governing bodies • Performed CWSRF and DWSRF financial capacity reviews on loan agreements or amendments. Managed CWSRF and DWSRF loan agreement execution. • Conducted pre-application borrower financial reviews to determine lendability • Established financial milestones, including rate increases, for loan eligibility • Provided technical assistance to municipalities for development of funding strategies to implement capital plans • Collaborated with private banks, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s CWSRF and DWSRF loan programs, and USDA-RD Show less
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State of Vermont
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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DWSRF Project Manager
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May 2013 - Sep 2019
• Implemented VT Act 185 through innovative CWSRF financing options for non-point source projects • Developed and managed CWSRF, DWSRF and USDA-RD jointly funded projects • Managed DWSRF loan program implementation. Activities included: • Managing priority list including solicitation, ranking, bypassing • Authoring annual Intended Use Plans and Annual Reports • Tracking construction loan funds utilization, additional and disadvantaged subsidy allocation, and set-aside banked authority and usage • Making additional and disadvantage subsidy calculations and commitments • Drafting loan agreements • Reviewing project compliance with NEPA and VT’s SERP • Attending governing body board meetings to outline SRF programs , and assistance and assurances throughout loan process • Conducting project close-out evaluations to ensure loan conditions were met • Reporting to federal agencies such as FFATA, PBR, and NIMS • Managing independent planning loan program funded using Local Assistance Set-Aside • Managing more than $220M in DWSRF loan obligations • Worked with regulated public drinking water systems and governing bodies on infrastructure project development and compliance with federal funding requirements • Overhauled SRF funding application to reduce duplication and streamline process • Led Asset Management, Howe to Access the SSRFs, and Budgeting and Rate Setting courses through Vermont Rural Water Association • Developed strong working relationships with technical assistance providers such as RCAP Solutions and Vermont Rural Water Association and consulting engineering firms • Trained consulting engineering firms on how to access CWSRF and DWSRF loan programs Show less
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Richmond Selectboard
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Richmond, VT
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Board Member
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Mar 2012 - Sep 2014
Chair of the Water and Sewer Commission. Chair of the Water and Sewer Commission.
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State of Vermont- DEC DWGWP Division
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Montpelier, Vermont
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Capacity Development Coordinator
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Jul 2004 - May 2013
• Managed Vermont’s Capacity Development Strategy through DWSRF set asides • Evaluated the Technical, Managerial and Financial Capacity for every DWSRF loan applicant • Assisted borrowers seeking DWSRF funding with developing budgets, equitable and sustainable water rates, water system ordinances, by-laws, adherence to State Statute, source water protection, and asset management, long range financial and capital improvement plans • Facilitated small water system transitions from private for-profit to municipal ownership • Established Asset Management Program in VT to encourage paradigm shift in how water systems are managed • Managed contracts for small system technical assistance, archaeological resource assessments and small system engineering evaluations • Created and managed asset management and water efficiency pilot projects • Conducted source water protection area assessments • Conducted TNC sanitary surveys Show less
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Clean Harbors
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United States
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Environmental Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Technician
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Oct 2003 - Jul 2004
Clean out fuel oil tanks, clean up hazardous waste sites. Clean out fuel oil tanks, clean up hazardous waste sites.
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Heindel & Noyes
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Burlington, Vermont Area
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Field Technician
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Jun 2001 - Aug 2003
Sub-surface site investigations on a hollow-stem auger/geoprobe drill rig. Manage the library via GIS Sub-surface site investigations on a hollow-stem auger/geoprobe drill rig. Manage the library via GIS
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Education
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2009 - 2010
The Summit- State of Vermont
Vermont Public Manager Program, Public Manager -
1996 - 2000
Hartwick College
BA, Anthropology, Geology
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