appointed Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee in her first term. She became Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee in 2011, and also serves as Clerk of the Senate Transportation Committee. She also serves on the Health Reform Oversight and Joint Fiscal committees, as well as on the Governor's Task Force on Hunger and the Vermont Justice for Children Task Force. Personal life She is married to Robert (Guil) Kitchel and reside in Danville. They have one son, Nathaniel. Kitchel's sister, Catherine "Kitty" Toll, serves in the Vermont House of Representatives. Toll became Chair of the Vermont House Appropriations Committee in 2017, now serving as the House counterpart to Kitchel, who has chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee since 2011. Kitchel actively volunteers in her local community and serves on the boards of the Vermont Foodbank, Bradford's Enhanced Living Inc., the Northeast Regional Community High School of Vermont, and the Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center. She is also a Corporator for the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. See also Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005–2006 session Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007–2008 session References External links Vermont Senate Biographies Democratic Party Vermont state senators 1945 births Living people Women state legislators in Vermont People from Danville, Vermont People from St. Johnsbury, Vermont Wilson College (Pennsylvania) alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians