22 Jan VR ~ Heating Fuel Tank Seminar VR ~ Heating Fuel Tank Seminar Monday, January 22, 2018 (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM) 2 CE Hours Vermont Realtors®, Montpelier, Vermont Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructors This class will provide Realtors® with up to date critical information on issues related to heating equipment and fuel storage that can impact home sales in Vermont. Vermont Realtors® Vermont Realtors®148 State StreetMontpelier, VT 05602 Map & Directions Matt Cota Matt Cota is the Executive Director of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association. In addition to legislative advocacy and regulatory oversight, VFDA trains approximately 1000 students every year in the heating, electrical, and plumbing trades. Prior to joining VFDA in 2007, Cota worked as a journalist and school teacher. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from California State University Northridge and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Communication from The George Washington University. Cota is a frequent guest lecturer at the University Vermont’s “Biofuels to Biomass” course. In 2012, Cota received an Environmental Excellence Award from Governor Shumlin for promoting clean and renewable oilheat policies in Vermont. Cota was also named “Financial Services Champion of the Year” in 2009 by the U.S. Small Business Administration.Cota served for three years as a Planning Commissioner in the town of Plainfield, Vermont and is currently a member of the South Burlington Development Review Board (DRB).