Brian Dubie

Brian E. Dubie of Essex Junction, Chittenden County, was born in Burlington, Vermont on March 9, 1959. He is married to Penny Bolio Dubie, and they have four children. Brian was educated in Essex Junction public schools, graduating from Essex Community Educational Center in 1977. Brian is a 1982 graduate of the University of Vermont with a BS, Mechanical Engineering. While a student at UVM, Brian joined the Vermont Air National Guard. Upon graduation, he was trained by the US Air Force in the F-4 Phantom and later the F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft. He continued flying in the Air Guard, while employed by Goodrich Aerospace in Vergennes as a mechanical engineer. He later became an aerospace industry project manager. All told, Brian logged more than 2,500 hours in fighter aircraft. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and was a Commander in the Vermont Air Guard. In 1988, he joined American Airlines, where he is a Captain, flying the MD-80 aircraft. In 1998, he joined the US Air Force Reserve. He is currently an Emergency Preparedness Officer in the National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency. Serving in that role, he earned a Meritorious Service Medal, First Oak Cluster, for his actions in New York following Sept. 11, 2001. In Sept. 2005, Lt. Gov. Dubie served for 2 weeks on the Gulf Coast in the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and for his service was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak leaf Cluster, and the Air Force Commendation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, for outstanding achievement at 1st Air Force Hurricane Katrina Operations Center. He is currently a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He served on the Essex Junction School Board from 1995 - 2000, and as Chair from 1996 - 2000. Since 2000, he has been School District Moderator. He served on the Essex Junction Community Drug Awareness Committee from 1993 - 1995, and as assistant coach for Youth Football and Little League. He has been on the Board of Directors for Vermont Systems, Inc. since 1995. Brian Dubie was first sworn in as Vermont's 85th Lieutenant Governor on January 9, 2003. He was sworn in to a second term on January 6, 2005, and a third term on January 4, 2007. In addition to his duties as presiding officer in the Vermont State Senate, Lt. Gov. Dubie chairs Governor Jim Douglas’ Homeland Security Advisory Council, made up of representatives of federal, state and local governments, the Vermont National Guard, first responders, law enforcement, emergency managers and public health officials. In March 2005, Governor Douglas appointed Lt. Gov. Dubie as Chair of his newly-created Governor’s Commission on Healthy Aging. The 15-member commission, composed of public and private experts from related fields, will work to ensure focus and coordination as Vermont works to meet two important goals: containing health care costs and keeping elders active and productive in the community. In addition, Lt. Gov. Dubie was a delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging. In October 2006, Lt. Gov. Dubie was elected Chair of the Aerospace States Association, a Washington-based, bi-partisan organization of Lieutenant Governors and Governor-appointed delegates, formed to promote a state-based perspective on federal aerospace policy. In August 2006, he founded the Vermont Aerospace and Aviation Association, whose twofold mission is to stimulate economic development and job growth within the state’s aerospace and aviation sector, and to promote math, science and engineering education for Vermont students. Lt. Gov. Dubie is also the Governor’s liaison for International Relations, with a special focus on Asia, the nation of Canada and Province of Quebec, and the nation of Cuba, across a variety of areas, including commerce and tourism, environmental issues, agriculture, energy, education, transportation and border security. In June 2008, Governor Douglas appointed him as co-chair of the Governor's Fuel and Food Partnership, charged with helping manage the effects of higher energy and food costs on Vermont families. Lt. Gov. Dubie is a member of the Executive Boards of the National Lieutenant Governors’ Association, the Vermont Chapter of the American Lung Association, the Green Mountain Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Governor’s Council on International Education. He serves on St. Johnsbury Academy’s Board of Trustees. He is one of five members of Vermont’s State Board of National Forests, is a Certified Tree Farmer, and with his brother, Mark, is a co-owner and co-operator of a 15,000-tap maple sugaring operation, Dubie Family Sugarworks. He is an affiliate of the Vermont Association of Scientists and Engineers (VASE), and a recipient of the New England/Canada Business Council’s Annual Leadership Award, the Vermont Chiefs of Police Association’s Martin Award, and the National Guard Association of the United States’ 2007 Charles Dick Medal of Merit. He is a 2008 recipient of American Airlines’ Order of the Eagle.