18 Aug 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
Five words that describe Emily: Engaging, Resourceful, Deep, Creative, Friendly
Emily Anderson is a multi-faceted artist, performer, educator, and fairy maker! She’s the creative force behind Bluebird Fairies, where her artwork take shape as oracle decks, a digital app, and expressive workshops. Using her non-dominant hand, Emily’s single-line fairies carry heartfelt messages, supporting people’s positivity and hope.
Beyond her artistic realm, Emily’s passion lies in empowering others. As Coordinator of the Bridging program, she skillfully forges partnerships with arts organizations, artists, and community allies, creating meaningful opportunities for students.
An advocate at heart, Emily co-facilitates Champlain Voices, elevating voices under the Green Mountain Self Advocates umbrella.
Emily lives nestled on the edge of Vermont’s natural beauty. When not drawing fairies and other beings, she weaves blanket on her grandmother’s loom, spends time connecting with nature, and enjoys moments with loved ones.
8/18/2023
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Five words that describe Emily: Engaging, Resourceful, Deep, Creative, Friendly
Emily Anderson is a multi-faceted artist, performer, educator, and fairy maker! She’s the creative force behind Bluebird Fairies, where her artwork take shape as oracle decks, a digital app, and expressive workshops. Using her non-dominant hand, Emily’s single-line fairies carry heartfelt messages, supporting people’s positivity and hope.
Beyond her artistic realm, Emily’s passion lies in empowering others. As Coordinator of the Bridging program, she skillfully forges partnerships with arts organizations, artists, and community allies, creating meaningful opportunities for students.
An advocate at heart, Emily co-facilitates Champlain Voices, elevating voices under the Green Mountain Self Advocates umbrella.
Emily lives nestled on the edge of Vermont’s natural beauty. When not drawing fairies and other beings, she weaves blanket on her grandmother’s loom, spends time connecting with nature, and enjoys moments with loved ones.
8/18/2023
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- 3 participants
- 55 minutes
21 Jul 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
Five words that describe Rod: Compassionate, optimistic, lucky, accepting, futuristic
Copeland was born in Garnett, Kansas, a small town of 3,000 people. He was the youngest of 3 children. His brother was three years older and his sister 10 years older. Copeland's parents were devoted Southern Baptists, so he was raised in that vein. He experienced a very normal childhood and adolescense, doing well in school, having many friends, and participating in sports and school activities. He went one year to a small Baptist College in Kansas before joining the Peace Corps to serve as a volunteer in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. His Peace Corps experience dramatically changed his life. After the Peace Corps, Copeland attended a State Teacher’s College in Kansas. While there, he met his wife to be Glenna. They met working as paraprofessionals in a school for children with significant developmental disabilities. They both received degrees in special education, and Copeland went on to get a Masters Degree in School Psychology. Shortly after they were married they moved to Kansas City where the couple lived and worked in predominantly black neighborhoods. While there, Copeland entered graduate school and received his PhD in Developmental Psychology. During that period he ran research and training grants in the inner city.
Copeland left the University of Kansas for a position as an associate professor of psychology at Southwest Missouri State University. A year and a half later he was fortunate to get a position with the State of Vermont as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Later he took a job with the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, holding various leadership positions culminating with a five year stint as the Commissioner of the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services. Prior to his retirement in 2007 Copeland served as the Director of the HIV Aides program in the Vermont Department of Health.
For the past enjoyable 16 years of retirement Glenna and Rod have enjoyed traveling and now spend their winters in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and their Summers in Vermont.
7/21/2023
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Five words that describe Rod: Compassionate, optimistic, lucky, accepting, futuristic
Copeland was born in Garnett, Kansas, a small town of 3,000 people. He was the youngest of 3 children. His brother was three years older and his sister 10 years older. Copeland's parents were devoted Southern Baptists, so he was raised in that vein. He experienced a very normal childhood and adolescense, doing well in school, having many friends, and participating in sports and school activities. He went one year to a small Baptist College in Kansas before joining the Peace Corps to serve as a volunteer in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. His Peace Corps experience dramatically changed his life. After the Peace Corps, Copeland attended a State Teacher’s College in Kansas. While there, he met his wife to be Glenna. They met working as paraprofessionals in a school for children with significant developmental disabilities. They both received degrees in special education, and Copeland went on to get a Masters Degree in School Psychology. Shortly after they were married they moved to Kansas City where the couple lived and worked in predominantly black neighborhoods. While there, Copeland entered graduate school and received his PhD in Developmental Psychology. During that period he ran research and training grants in the inner city.
Copeland left the University of Kansas for a position as an associate professor of psychology at Southwest Missouri State University. A year and a half later he was fortunate to get a position with the State of Vermont as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Later he took a job with the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, holding various leadership positions culminating with a five year stint as the Commissioner of the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services. Prior to his retirement in 2007 Copeland served as the Director of the HIV Aides program in the Vermont Department of Health.
For the past enjoyable 16 years of retirement Glenna and Rod have enjoyed traveling and now spend their winters in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and their Summers in Vermont.
7/21/2023
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- 2 participants
- 57 minutes
16 Jun 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
Five words that descript Peter: Adventurous, Affable, Political, Pain-in-the-Ass, and Family Oriented.
Peter Clavelle has more than 40 years of experience in local government and decentralization in both the U.S. and international arenas. As a former mayor and city manager, Peter brings direct, practical experience in managing local government affairs. He served seven terms as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont - a city that is often held up as a national and international model for its work in the area of sustainable community development. During Mayor Clavelle’s tenure as the longest serving mayor in the City’s history, Burlington revitalized the downtown and the waterfront, and launched affordable housing initiatives. Prior to being elected Mayor, Peter was Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Director and served as the municipal manager in two Vermont communities. He has held leadership positions with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Peter is a leading advocate for the sustainable communities’ movement and has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars. In the 1990’s, he lived and worked in Grenada and was a team member on a local government project in Gaza.
Upon leaving the Mayor’s office in 2006, Peter went on to join Tetra Tech ARD. For three-and-a-half years, he served as Manager of the firm’s Democracy and Governance Sector. From January 2012 through April 2016, he served as Chief of Party of the USAID Planning and Local Governance Project (PLGP) in Albania. Prior USAID assignments have included work on local governance projects in Macedonia, Jordan and Uganda. In 2010, Peter served as Acting Chief of Party leading the start- up of USAID’s Afghanistan’s Kabul City Initiative (KCI), a $120 million program to improve municipal services for the city of Kabul. He continues to consultant on a part-time basis as decentralization and local governance expert and resides in Burlington with his spouse, Betsy Ferries.
He holds a B.A. in Urban Studies and a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
6/16/2023
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Five words that descript Peter: Adventurous, Affable, Political, Pain-in-the-Ass, and Family Oriented.
Peter Clavelle has more than 40 years of experience in local government and decentralization in both the U.S. and international arenas. As a former mayor and city manager, Peter brings direct, practical experience in managing local government affairs. He served seven terms as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont - a city that is often held up as a national and international model for its work in the area of sustainable community development. During Mayor Clavelle’s tenure as the longest serving mayor in the City’s history, Burlington revitalized the downtown and the waterfront, and launched affordable housing initiatives. Prior to being elected Mayor, Peter was Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Director and served as the municipal manager in two Vermont communities. He has held leadership positions with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Peter is a leading advocate for the sustainable communities’ movement and has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars. In the 1990’s, he lived and worked in Grenada and was a team member on a local government project in Gaza.
Upon leaving the Mayor’s office in 2006, Peter went on to join Tetra Tech ARD. For three-and-a-half years, he served as Manager of the firm’s Democracy and Governance Sector. From January 2012 through April 2016, he served as Chief of Party of the USAID Planning and Local Governance Project (PLGP) in Albania. Prior USAID assignments have included work on local governance projects in Macedonia, Jordan and Uganda. In 2010, Peter served as Acting Chief of Party leading the start- up of USAID’s Afghanistan’s Kabul City Initiative (KCI), a $120 million program to improve municipal services for the city of Kabul. He continues to consultant on a part-time basis as decentralization and local governance expert and resides in Burlington with his spouse, Betsy Ferries.
He holds a B.A. in Urban Studies and a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
6/16/2023
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- 2 participants
- 45 minutes
19 May 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
Five words that describe Johannah: Funny, progressive, passionate, lover of learning, traveler
Donovan was born at the Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital in Burlington on a late summer evening to Bernard Leddy and Johannah Mahoney. She eventually became a classic middle child with an older sister and brother and a younger brother and sister. Her family lived in the new north end on Staniford Road in a developing neighborhood, so there was aways action and new neighbors to meet. At the age of five she was enrolled at Thayer School afternoon session and she walked to school alone. An early lesson in independence.
5/19/2023
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Five words that describe Johannah: Funny, progressive, passionate, lover of learning, traveler
Donovan was born at the Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital in Burlington on a late summer evening to Bernard Leddy and Johannah Mahoney. She eventually became a classic middle child with an older sister and brother and a younger brother and sister. Her family lived in the new north end on Staniford Road in a developing neighborhood, so there was aways action and new neighbors to meet. At the age of five she was enrolled at Thayer School afternoon session and she walked to school alone. An early lesson in independence.
5/19/2023
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- 2 participants
- 53 minutes
14 Apr 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
I am the eldest son of an Italian American working class family raised in The Bronx, New York. After 12 years of parochial Catholic education, I attended the City University of New York, where I discovered the anti-war movement was more important than pre-med study and became a history major.
Discovery is my operative word: salesman, customer service, schoolteacher, window washer (40 story buildings), food cooperative manager, health care advocate/director, union organizer, electoral campaign worker/manager , city council staff, mediator, therapist, leadership development/coaching practice, entrepreneur. Throughout my life, my father, who lived to almost 100, would ask me, “what are you doing now, how do I describe your work to the family?”
The joy of three adult daughters, their families & offspring, currently 4 grandsons ages 2 months to 6 years living close by is a joy.
Five words: Curious, Lovable, Patient, Observant, Generous, Insightful
4/14/2023
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I am the eldest son of an Italian American working class family raised in The Bronx, New York. After 12 years of parochial Catholic education, I attended the City University of New York, where I discovered the anti-war movement was more important than pre-med study and became a history major.
Discovery is my operative word: salesman, customer service, schoolteacher, window washer (40 story buildings), food cooperative manager, health care advocate/director, union organizer, electoral campaign worker/manager , city council staff, mediator, therapist, leadership development/coaching practice, entrepreneur. Throughout my life, my father, who lived to almost 100, would ask me, “what are you doing now, how do I describe your work to the family?”
The joy of three adult daughters, their families & offspring, currently 4 grandsons ages 2 months to 6 years living close by is a joy.
Five words: Curious, Lovable, Patient, Observant, Generous, Insightful
4/14/2023
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- 2 participants
- 53 minutes
10 Mar 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
Words that describe Julieta: Caring, Intuitive, Healer.
Dr. Julieta Rushford Santiago was born and raised in Puerto Rico. At the age of 17 she graduated high school and pursued higher education in the United States. She has a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and earned her Doctorate degree in Chiropractic from Life University, Marietta, GA, in 1994.
Dr. Julieta has over 30 years of experience in Network Spinal Analysis;
She is a Certified Aromatherapist and a Trauma Informed Care Practitioner
Dr. Rushford lives in Williston, with her husband, Dr. Matt Rushford.
Together they have one son, Storm, who is currently in college.
3/10/2023
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Words that describe Julieta: Caring, Intuitive, Healer.
Dr. Julieta Rushford Santiago was born and raised in Puerto Rico. At the age of 17 she graduated high school and pursued higher education in the United States. She has a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and earned her Doctorate degree in Chiropractic from Life University, Marietta, GA, in 1994.
Dr. Julieta has over 30 years of experience in Network Spinal Analysis;
She is a Certified Aromatherapist and a Trauma Informed Care Practitioner
Dr. Rushford lives in Williston, with her husband, Dr. Matt Rushford.
Together they have one son, Storm, who is currently in college.
3/10/2023
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- 2 participants
- 49 minutes
10 Feb 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
5 words that describe Ellen: Compassionate, Deeply Caring, Energetic, Unselfish, Wise
Ellen was born and lived in New York City, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in psychology. She spent her childhood in an apartment that she shared with parents, Sam and Ida, and her brother, Michael. Many Sundays were spent with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Ellen's career as an elementary school teacher began in a public school in the South Bronx. She then taught in a day-care center in a low income housing project.
In 1971, Ellen moved to Vermont where she taught in Sharon, Northfield and finally Berlin, Vermont. She received her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Gifted and Talented Education. After 35 years in the public school classroom, Ellen became the Director of Educator Licensure Programs at the University of Vermont where she worked with aspiring teachers for 15 years. Ellen has two sons, two stepsons, four daughter in laws, and five grandchildren. She lives with her husband Eddie in the New North End of Burlington, Vermont.
After 50 years in the field of education, Ellen recently retired and hopes to travel with her husband and spend more time with family.
2/10/2023
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5 words that describe Ellen: Compassionate, Deeply Caring, Energetic, Unselfish, Wise
Ellen was born and lived in New York City, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in psychology. She spent her childhood in an apartment that she shared with parents, Sam and Ida, and her brother, Michael. Many Sundays were spent with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Ellen's career as an elementary school teacher began in a public school in the South Bronx. She then taught in a day-care center in a low income housing project.
In 1971, Ellen moved to Vermont where she taught in Sharon, Northfield and finally Berlin, Vermont. She received her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Gifted and Talented Education. After 35 years in the public school classroom, Ellen became the Director of Educator Licensure Programs at the University of Vermont where she worked with aspiring teachers for 15 years. Ellen has two sons, two stepsons, four daughter in laws, and five grandchildren. She lives with her husband Eddie in the New North End of Burlington, Vermont.
After 50 years in the field of education, Ellen recently retired and hopes to travel with her husband and spend more time with family.
2/10/2023
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- 2 participants
- 51 minutes
20 Jan 2023
From Gary De Carolis:
5 words that describe Josh: Caring/loving, empathetic, positive, entertaining/musical, outgoing.
Josh's Bio: I’m 30 years old. I have Williams Syndrome. I love music and entertaining people. I like to travel (but don’t get to travel much due to the cost). I participate in Special Olympics year round. My favorite sports are cross country skiing, bowling, bocce ball, swimming, and track & field. I like to spread joy and positivity to all.
1/20/2023
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5 words that describe Josh: Caring/loving, empathetic, positive, entertaining/musical, outgoing.
Josh's Bio: I’m 30 years old. I have Williams Syndrome. I love music and entertaining people. I like to travel (but don’t get to travel much due to the cost). I participate in Special Olympics year round. My favorite sports are cross country skiing, bowling, bocce ball, swimming, and track & field. I like to spread joy and positivity to all.
1/20/2023
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- 4 participants
- 52 minutes
2 Dec 2022
From Gary De Carolis:
Stefani Capizzi grew up in New England as a middle child in a family of 5. She generally lived in Vermont since 1996. She has 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren who live in Vermont, and she loves to see them whenever she can. She's a 55 year old person in long term recovery from Alcoholism. Capizzi has been on a lifelong journey as a songwriter, singer, and musician, and it’s a big part of who she is. Professionally, after raising children, including 6 years of home-schooling them, Capizzi worked in health care and addiction recovery fields. She was a nurse for 10 years and an Executive Director of an addiction recovery center for 7 years. Capizzi had the honor of being a Recovery Coach for 10 years, including emergency department work. She continues to do individual recovery coaching through North Central Vermont Recovery Center. Additionally, today she works in the field of addiction medicine. She has also served in roles that address criminal justice and homelessness.
In 2019, Capizzi left Vermont and lived and traveled in an RV for the better part of 2 years. She could write a book about that part, and probably will some day. This year, she's been working on an album of original songs that’s about to be released. Fifty percent of all physical CD sales will be donated to addiction recovery services.
12/2/2022
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Stefani Capizzi grew up in New England as a middle child in a family of 5. She generally lived in Vermont since 1996. She has 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren who live in Vermont, and she loves to see them whenever she can. She's a 55 year old person in long term recovery from Alcoholism. Capizzi has been on a lifelong journey as a songwriter, singer, and musician, and it’s a big part of who she is. Professionally, after raising children, including 6 years of home-schooling them, Capizzi worked in health care and addiction recovery fields. She was a nurse for 10 years and an Executive Director of an addiction recovery center for 7 years. Capizzi had the honor of being a Recovery Coach for 10 years, including emergency department work. She continues to do individual recovery coaching through North Central Vermont Recovery Center. Additionally, today she works in the field of addiction medicine. She has also served in roles that address criminal justice and homelessness.
In 2019, Capizzi left Vermont and lived and traveled in an RV for the better part of 2 years. She could write a book about that part, and probably will some day. This year, she's been working on an album of original songs that’s about to be released. Fifty percent of all physical CD sales will be donated to addiction recovery services.
12/2/2022
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- 3 participants
- 53 minutes
18 Nov 2022
Education:
• Doctor of Education (EDD) on “Educational Leadership and Policy Studies”, UVM (2014-2019).
• Master’s degree (MPA) in Public Administration from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2007.
• Master’s degree (MA) in Sociology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2005.
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science, Economics and English from University of North Bengal, India, 2001.
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from Loyola College of Education, Sikkim, University of North Bengal, India, 2003.
Work Experience:
• Education Counselor, Vermont assistance Student Corporation
• Assistant Principal, St. Xavier’s High School, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Assistant Principal, Bhutanese Refugee Camp School, Nepal
Community Engagement:
• Current board member of Community Health Centers of Burlington (2021 June-Present).
• Serving as president of Druk International Shito-Ryu Karate Do Association (2017-Present).
Dissertation Works:
• Socio-cultural and economic aspects of Tamang (MA), 2005
• Bhutanese refugee camp management in Nepal (MPA), 2007
• Doctoral dissertation focusing on refugee students’ challenges to access higher education in the U.S, 2019.
Other Publications (co-author):
• Proposing a Model for Conducting Ethical and Humanizing Education Research with Families
with Refugee Experiences.
• Examining the Complexity of Family-professional Partnerships between Refugee Families and
Children’s Teachers.
• Your Eyes Open and so do Your Ears”: Centering Knowledge of Families with Refugee
Backgrounds during a Follow-up Interview
• Paper presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) and several forums
Awards:
• Susan Brody Hasazi Doctoral Dissertation Award 2020, The University of Vermont.
• Outstanding Community Partner Award “CELO Award” 2021, The University of Vermont.
• Quality Leader Award 2011, World Council for Total Quality Excellence in Education (WCTQEE], India.
Leadership Training Graduate of Vermont Leadership Institute (2015-2016): Snelling Center for
Government.
Other Training and Skills: Karate Instructor
US National Karate Referee
US Soccer Referee
Family Former refugee from Bhutan. A family of 5 – me, spouse, and three boys. Eldest son now at Senior year at UVM and two other boys at elementary school, Burlington School District.
Hobbies Photography, hiking, and skiing starting soon
Sports Karate and soccer
11/18/2022
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• Doctor of Education (EDD) on “Educational Leadership and Policy Studies”, UVM (2014-2019).
• Master’s degree (MPA) in Public Administration from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2007.
• Master’s degree (MA) in Sociology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2005.
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science, Economics and English from University of North Bengal, India, 2001.
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from Loyola College of Education, Sikkim, University of North Bengal, India, 2003.
Work Experience:
• Education Counselor, Vermont assistance Student Corporation
• Assistant Principal, St. Xavier’s High School, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Assistant Principal, Bhutanese Refugee Camp School, Nepal
Community Engagement:
• Current board member of Community Health Centers of Burlington (2021 June-Present).
• Serving as president of Druk International Shito-Ryu Karate Do Association (2017-Present).
Dissertation Works:
• Socio-cultural and economic aspects of Tamang (MA), 2005
• Bhutanese refugee camp management in Nepal (MPA), 2007
• Doctoral dissertation focusing on refugee students’ challenges to access higher education in the U.S, 2019.
Other Publications (co-author):
• Proposing a Model for Conducting Ethical and Humanizing Education Research with Families
with Refugee Experiences.
• Examining the Complexity of Family-professional Partnerships between Refugee Families and
Children’s Teachers.
• Your Eyes Open and so do Your Ears”: Centering Knowledge of Families with Refugee
Backgrounds during a Follow-up Interview
• Paper presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) and several forums
Awards:
• Susan Brody Hasazi Doctoral Dissertation Award 2020, The University of Vermont.
• Outstanding Community Partner Award “CELO Award” 2021, The University of Vermont.
• Quality Leader Award 2011, World Council for Total Quality Excellence in Education (WCTQEE], India.
Leadership Training Graduate of Vermont Leadership Institute (2015-2016): Snelling Center for
Government.
Other Training and Skills: Karate Instructor
US National Karate Referee
US Soccer Referee
Family Former refugee from Bhutan. A family of 5 – me, spouse, and three boys. Eldest son now at Senior year at UVM and two other boys at elementary school, Burlington School District.
Hobbies Photography, hiking, and skiing starting soon
Sports Karate and soccer
11/18/2022
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Town Meeting TV is a free speech forum and the ideas expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the Town Meeting TV trustees and staff. If you have a different perspective to share, we invite you to join the conversation! Create your own program or cover a community meeting or event. Contact maketv@cctv.org or call 862-3966.
Thank you for tuning into Town Meeting TV! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and visit our website for more videos and information about how we open the doors to local government using community media. www.Ch17.TV
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- 2 participants
- 55 minutes
14 Oct 2022
From Gary De Carolis:
Interview with Richard Shattman
Joyful, Happy, Helpful, Dedicated, Proud Dad
10/14/2022
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Interview with Richard Shattman
Joyful, Happy, Helpful, Dedicated, Proud Dad
10/14/2022
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- 2 participants
- 55 minutes
15 Jul 2022
From Gary De Carolis:
Five words: Dedicated, driven, loyal, compassionate, and sober
Rich Feeley
Born: 3/24/44, Newark, NJ
Graduate: St. Michael’s College 1967 (BA)
Married: Theresa Gouvin 9/9/67
Two children: Brad and Seth
Two granddaughters: Mollie and Summer
Disability: I’m an above the knee leg amputee. Lost my leg as a result of a horrific injury in a rugby match in 1970 playing for UVM Rugby Club.
Athletics: I was very active as a kid in all sports. I’ve also been involved as a disabled athlete in competitive downhill skiing, wheelchair racing and golf. Still play golf regularly.
Democrat
Recovering alcoholic. Sober since 1983.
Currently reside in Colchester, Vermont and Ocala, Florida with my wife Terri of 55 years.
7/15/2022
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Five words: Dedicated, driven, loyal, compassionate, and sober
Rich Feeley
Born: 3/24/44, Newark, NJ
Graduate: St. Michael’s College 1967 (BA)
Married: Theresa Gouvin 9/9/67
Two children: Brad and Seth
Two granddaughters: Mollie and Summer
Disability: I’m an above the knee leg amputee. Lost my leg as a result of a horrific injury in a rugby match in 1970 playing for UVM Rugby Club.
Athletics: I was very active as a kid in all sports. I’ve also been involved as a disabled athlete in competitive downhill skiing, wheelchair racing and golf. Still play golf regularly.
Democrat
Recovering alcoholic. Sober since 1983.
Currently reside in Colchester, Vermont and Ocala, Florida with my wife Terri of 55 years.
7/15/2022
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Thank you for tuning into Town Meeting TV! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and visit our website for more videos and information about how we open the doors to local government using community media. www.Ch17.TV
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- 3 participants
- 1:10 hours
17 Jun 2022
From Gary De Carolis:
Five words: Determined, Hard worker, Funny, Researcher, Successful
Stirling Peebles, was a former Think College Vermont student. Stirling was hired at The Center on Disability and Community Inclusion as the Think College Vermont Dissemination Assistant in 2014. In the same year, she became an official member of the National Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE). In 2015, she also became a board member of the Vermont APSE chapter as well. Stirling also works for Green Mountain Self-Advocates. Stirling completed the Human Resource Management Certificate Program at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She had a 4.0 GPA at Champlain College. Stirling has been recognized by the Vermont Business Magazine as a 2016 Rising Star.
Stirling also serves on the Governor's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities. In 2019-2020 she was a Self-Advocate Fellow in the University of Vermont Leadership Education and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. In 2019, the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) awarded Stirling the APSE Lois Curtis Award. This award recognizes an individual’s personal achievement in advocating for inclusive, individualized, community-based employment and/or independent living.
6/17/2022
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Town Meeting TV is a free speech forum and the ideas expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the Town Meeting TV trustees and staff. If you have a different perspective to share, we invite you to join the conversation! Create your own program or cover a community meeting or event. Contact maketv@cctv.org or call 862-3966.
Thank you for tuning into Town Meeting TV! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and visit our website for more videos and information about how we open the doors to local government using community media. www.Ch17.TV
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Five words: Determined, Hard worker, Funny, Researcher, Successful
Stirling Peebles, was a former Think College Vermont student. Stirling was hired at The Center on Disability and Community Inclusion as the Think College Vermont Dissemination Assistant in 2014. In the same year, she became an official member of the National Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE). In 2015, she also became a board member of the Vermont APSE chapter as well. Stirling also works for Green Mountain Self-Advocates. Stirling completed the Human Resource Management Certificate Program at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She had a 4.0 GPA at Champlain College. Stirling has been recognized by the Vermont Business Magazine as a 2016 Rising Star.
Stirling also serves on the Governor's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities. In 2019-2020 she was a Self-Advocate Fellow in the University of Vermont Leadership Education and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. In 2019, the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) awarded Stirling the APSE Lois Curtis Award. This award recognizes an individual’s personal achievement in advocating for inclusive, individualized, community-based employment and/or independent living.
6/17/2022
https://linktr.ee/townmeetingtv
Town Meeting TV is a free speech forum and the ideas expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the Town Meeting TV trustees and staff. If you have a different perspective to share, we invite you to join the conversation! Create your own program or cover a community meeting or event. Contact maketv@cctv.org or call 862-3966.
Thank you for tuning into Town Meeting TV! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and visit our website for more videos and information about how we open the doors to local government using community media. www.Ch17.TV
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- 3 participants
- 28 minutes
