Wendy K. Harrison

Wendy K. Harrison represents the Windham District in the Vermont State Senate (in office since January 2023). She grew up on Florida's 'Space Coast' and later in California's Silicon Valley, then earned a B.A. in Urban and Environmental Economics at Bryn Mawr College and a Master of Government Administration at the University of Pennsylvania, where she met her husband Peter Elwell. She built her career in municipal government — including eight years as an elected Town Councilor in Jupiter, Florida — and has served as Municipal Manager for Bellows Falls and Rockingham, Interim Town Manager for Vernon, and Interim City Manager for Winooski. She lives in Brattleboro.