Valerie Capels

Valerie Capels joined the Town of Bristol as Town Administrator in October 2017. She has worked as a professional regional and municipal planner for the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, the Town and Village of Waterbury, the City of Burlington, and the City of Montpelier.  She shifted gears to town administration in 2006 for the Town of Waitsfield, where she still lives.  She has more than 30 years of experience in municipal and regional planning, community development, project management, grants management, and town administration.