Leadership Team

Cheray brings a diverse marketing background to City Market’s leadership team. She has worked with some of Vermont’s most recognized brands on creative, product development, sales programming and brand building across multiple channels. From corporate brands to start ups, Cheray has been on the ground developing fresh ideas and effective ways to reach a broad spectrum of consumers.

Cheray is a highly analytical, passionate, and collaborative leader who thrives in competitive environments through creative problem solving. A seasoned marketing strategist with deep roots in graphic design, Cheray is well versed in establishing a clear vision and rallying partners and cross-functional teams to achieve it. As an avid supporter of City Market’s commitment to local products and businesses, she is excited to introduce more members of the Burlington community to local foods and to the Co-op’s role as a hub in a resilient local food system.

A native Vermonter, Cheray holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Endicott College in Beverly, MA. She returned to Vermont and moved to the Burlington area in 2008 with her husband. Her free time is spent enjoying all Vermont has to offer with her family and very loveable and stinky pup, Ophelia.

Trish brings a wealth of diverse experience to City Market’s leadership team. In her first career as an analytical chemist, she worked to map and remediate polluted sites. She then spent several years as a stay-at-home mom of two, moving to Germany where she and her family traveled extensively throughout western Europe.

A Vermonter at heart, Trish returned to the Green Mountain State in 2003, where she joined her sister’s family business in Burlington. In 2006, she joined the team at Green Mountain Transit, where she held various positions of increasing responsibility and ultimately served as the Human Resources Director from 2012 to 2021.

Trish holds a bachelor's degree in Biology and has maintained a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute since 2009.

Trish spends much of her free time with her large extended family (including the furry ones!) discovering new, beautiful places in Vermont – and new ways to enjoy them, from hiking to camping to cycling. She is an enthusiastic supporter of City Market’s commitment to support and strengthen our community.

25 years of living and working across four continents has helped shape John who brings a diverse and international background to the Co-op. His experience spans from the corporate world managing global beverage brands and projects such as the Olympics Games to the last decade in non profits organizations addressing poverty in developing countries through Fair Trade and finding environmental solutions at 1% for the Planet. John is driven by a restless curiosity and abundance of optimism and energy to continuously search for ways to do more good and do well, something that aligns beautifully with the Co-op’s Global Ends and values.

Since joining in 2015, John has led the Co-op through its expansion into the South End as part of its next evolution along with other opportunities. “It truly is an honor and privilege to serve the Co-op, its members and broader community, and help build on its incredibly deep, rich and successful history” says John.

John earned a BA in International Business and Economics from Sophia University (in Japan) in conjunction with The University of Pennsylvania. A formerly ranked tennis player, John still enjoys befriending the fuzzy yellow ball, but these days, can be found more often taking advantage of the great Vermont outdoors hiking, cycling and sledding with his family.

Emery joins City Market as an accomplished Grocery Operations Manager with a decade of experience in the grocery retail industry, specializing in inventory management and employee training. From the onset of his career as a part-time closing stock clerk, he demonstrated a natural affinity for organizing and optimizing inventory systems.

As a seasoned leader in the retail grocery industry, Emery understands that employees are the foundation of any successful organization. His commitment to developing highly skilled and motivated teams has driven his work throughout his career. He has worked to create pathways for advancement within organizations, leading a district-wide training initiative that oversaw the recruitment, training and development of new managers and specialists from within the organization. He is dedicated to creating and implementing comprehensive training programs that grow individual talents while fostering collaborative work environments.

Outside of work, Emery enjoys spending as much time outdoors as he possibly can in the wilds of Vermont. He is an avid hiker and backpacker. Emery is also an established photographer who specializes in street photography, astrophotography and portraiture.

Chef Michael grew up on a converted dairy farm in New Jersey. His passion for food was fostered by his Italian mother and aunt, who were avid home cooks. In 1995, Michael graduated from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York.

Michael then honed his culinary skills at acclaimed restaurants such as, Tribeca Grill in New York City, The Chantecleer Restaurant in East Dorset VT, and Equinox Resort and Spa in Manchester VT. From 2003 to 2007, he was the p.m. à la carte Chef Instructor at the New England Culinary Institute. While at NECI, Michael took a year off after Hurricane Katrina to perform relief work as the Chef for Deployed Resources at the FEMA base camp in New Orleans.

Prior to settling in Vermont with his family, Michael was the Chef de Cuisine at Daniel Boulud’s Feast & Fêtes catering company in New York City and sous chef at Boulud’s Restaurant Daniel. Prior to joining the Co-op, Michael lent his talents to several local restaurants as well as owning a private chef business.