WUHS grad named first female COO of Yankee Barn Homes – The Vermont Standard

As the newly-named COO of Yankee Barn Homes, Kerri Post will oversee the day-to-day operations. Post says that attending WUHS had a massive impact on her career trajectory. Post is pictured at center with her team.

Woodstock Union High School graduate Kerri Post is making a name for herself in the world of construction and home design, as the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of custom home-builder Yankee Barn Home (YBH). Post is the first female C-Suite executive in the companys 54-year history.

Post grew up in Bridgewater after her parents moved to the area in the hopes of providing a better education for their children. From a really young age, I was really interested in home design, said Post. As a kid, I would sketch houses and floor plans and stuff. No idea why. But it just was something that I always enjoyed doing. And then in high school, at Woodstock Union, they had drafting as a course when I was there. And I took that, and I really, really got into it.

When it came time to pursue higher education, Post says that her family wasnt in a position to send her to college. My choices were pretty limited. Thankfully, with the assistance of VSAC (Vermont Student Assistance), I had a counselor that I worked with, who encouraged me to apply for a bunch of scholarships, said Post. I ended up getting a full scholarship at Vermont Tech and I went for architectural engineering. It was truly a blessing that I was able to get that.

Post says that she never expected to achieve more than a job as a drafter. I didnt see women in any other positions. Then on a whim, I saw an ad for a home designer, and that was for Real Log Homes in Hartland. Post worked at Real Log Homes for 15 years, climbing the ranks from designer to manager. Eventually she decided to stretch her wings even further through directorial positions in various home-building companies. Then in 2013, she was approached by YBH CEO and Owner, Paul Marinelli, to join the team as head of sales and marketing. I just came in and filled in the gaps, she says.

Yankee Barn Home currently boasts about 25 employees, but Post says that when she started in 2013, that number was even smaller. When she started at the position, YBH was mainly building what she describes as semi-custom homes in New England. Now, Post says they have reached beyond New England, making a name for themselves in the New York Hamptons, and have built a number of houses across the country, including Virginia, Oregon, Washington and Michigan. Thanks in large part to Post, they have also transitioned from semi-custom to fully custom. We really have shifted in the last nine years to basically not saying no to anything, she explained. We will build you any home that you want.

Read more in the April 27 edition of the Vermont Standard.

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