Meet New Yankee Chapter Member Hannah Chauvin!

Name, Title, Organization: Hannah Chauvin, Director of Communications (Marketing) and Legislative Affairs, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery.

Originally from: Morrisville, Vermont

Currently live in: Morrisville, Vermont! (It was a long and winding road back to my hometown)

Work History/Background: I began my professional career as an intern on Capitol Hill, which turned into a nearly 8 year journey and encompassed time in both Senator Patrick Leahy’s personal office, the Senate Appropriations Committee full Committee office, and the Appropriations Legislative Branch and Agriculture subcommittees. I bid the Hill farewell in 2023 to pursue an MBA at INSEAD, where I spent half the year in France and half in Singapore before returning to my home state of Vermont in early 2025. I’m thrilled to currently lead the Communications and Marketing team at the Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery, a state agency that operates two distinct consumer-facing brands and enterprise funds that contribute revenue to the State. It’s truly the perfect nexus of business and government, and I use every piece of my academic and professional training every day!

Why I Joined PRSA: I’m new to the (formal) communications space, and am thrilled to connect with other PR professionals, especially as comms grows in recognition as a strategy rather than solely as a function. I have much to learn!

Most Challenging PR Situation I Have Faced: Every day is a fresh new challenge – as a State agency operating two enterprise funds, we manage a lot of different B2B and B2C relationships at the Department-level, and across two consumer-facing brands (802Spirits and Vermont Lottery). Leveraging strategic communications and brand-aligned messaging (and making sure it reflects our distinct entities!) to build relationships with our many audiences means I’m never bored.

Bucket List Trip: Reallllllly hoping to do a horseback tour of either Argentina, Kazakhstan, or Mongolia in the next couple years!

Hobbies/Interests: Sewing, reading, running, hiking with my very sweet pup Clover, traveling… and sending snail mail!

Contact Information: 

Hannah Chauvin – 802 760 0227 (work)
hannah.chauvin@vermont.gov (work)

hcchauvin@gmail.com (personal)