Vermont Business Magazine Pride Center of Vermont is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan L Hartman as Executive Director effective May 1, 2017. Hartman comes to the Pride Center from Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was most recently Executive Director of The Art Experience Inc, an organization that promotes healing and growth through expressive arts.
Hartman also served as Executive Director of the Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality, Director of Crisis Services for the Arkansas Crisis Center, Executive Director of Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma, Food & Fund Drive Manager for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Director of Development for the North Arkansas Council of Girl Scouts of America, Executive Director of the NWA Rape Crisis Center and Manager of Volunteer Program & Communications for the Project for Victims of Family Violence in Fayetteville.
In addition to her 30 years working in non-profit leadership, Hartman has also generously volunteered her time to other organizations in northwest Arkansas and Oklahoma. Most notably, she served as campaign chair for the United Way of Benton County and as a crisis counselor for the Northwest Arkansas Crisis Intervention Center. She delivered programs across the state for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence and served on the Boards of Oklahomans for Equality and PFLAG or Northwest Arkansas.
When asked what attracted her most to the Pride Center in Burlington, Hartman said she "was initiallydrawn to thebeauty and soul of Burlington and was inspired by the work of the Center" but upon her visit she "simply fell in love with the City and the organization". She is "excited to work with such smart and dedicated staff, board membersand volunteers."
We hope community members will attend our Annual Celebration and Auction at ECHO on May 5th, and take that opportunity to welcome Susan to the Pride Center and to Vermont. We also encourage community members to stop by the Center in May to get to know our new Executive Director.
Source: Pride Center of Vermont 4.4.2017