Meet our Financial & Energy Coach

Dana Peterson is the Financial and Energy Coach for BROC Community Action serving Benington and Rutland counties.

Dana has been a lifelong educator working as both a teacher and public-school administrator. He has also served in a volunteer capacity with a number of youth and adult organizations emphasizing the development of personal as well as business finance and energy skills and applications. He has led organizational change initiatives and has experience controlling energy usage and helping others identify opportunities to reduce fossil fuel consumption and save money by adopting new technologies including solar panels and heat pumps. For him, it is a true pleasure to work with others to share information and knowledge to foster empowered decision-making.

Dana enjoys traveling; outdoor activities including biking, hiking, kayaking, and swimming; listening to music from around the world; home improvement projects; and languages. Trained as a linguist, he is fluent in French and has a working knowledge of four other spoken languages.