The Commissioner’s Office oversees the daily administrative activities and supplies leadership direction for the department.
About the Commissioner
Andrea Shortsleeve is the interim commissioner for Fish & Wildlife, beginning in December 2024. Shortsleeve has been working for the Department as a wildlife biologist specializing in in habitat and private lands since 2017, and prior to that, she spent 10 years out west working a wildlife biologist and wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. She holds a bachelor’s degree from McGill University in wildlife biology and a Master of Science degree from Colorado State University, focusing on Human Dimensions of Natural Resources. She is extremely happy to be back home in Vermont.
Shortsleeve has a deep love for Vermont’s landscape and spends her personal time outside – enjoying the woods and water in every season. She is profoundly mediocre in all of her recreational pursuits, but still enjoys skiing, hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, and learning birdsongs. Shortsleeve lives in Essex Junction with her dog, Rudy.
Commissioner: Andrea Shortsleeve
Counsel: Hannah Smith
Principal Assistant: Abigail Connolly
Phone: 802-828-1454