Effective June 2019, the Junior League of Champlain Valley (JLCV) welcomed Wendy Mustapha and Nancy Warner to its Board of Directors. The JLCV Board of Directors is elected by the organization’s 75 members. On behalf of the organization, JLCV President Nicole Breslend said, “The Junior League of Champlain Valley volunteers have been working to make positive change in the greater Burlington area for more than 30 years. We are thrilled to welcome Wendy and Nancy to the JLCV Board as we continue this mission. Our current focus area is affordable living and in partnership with community organizations, we identified an important barrier to many families living affordably: access to diapers. To that end, in the fall of 2018, the JLCV established Chittenden County's first diaper bank. The JLCV will distribute approximately 100,000 diapers per year to area food shelves to assist families in our region.
Nicole Breslend, President - Nicole Breslend is a Research Assistant Professor and lecturer in psychological science at the University of Vermont. She is also a former student of the University of Vermont where she earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in developmental psychology and a B.A. in psychology. She has been a member of the JLCV since 2014. She lives with her husband and two children in South Burlington, Vermont.
Rebecca Monty, President-Elect - Rebecca Monty is a partner and financial planner with the local firm Professional Financial Associates and has over a decade of experience working in the financial services industry. She has been a member of the JLCV since 2014 and previously served as Vice President of Communications. She earned her B.A. from Rutgers University and lives with her husband and two children in Richmond, Vermont.
Jennifer Papillo, Treasurer - Jenn Papillo currently serves as Associate General Counsel for the University of Vermont where she has been a member of the Office of the General Counsel since 2010. She earned her B.A. from Elon University, J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, and LL.M. in Taxation, with a concentration on exempt organizations and estate planning, from Georgetown University Law Center. Jenn is proud to be a native Vermonter and currently resides in Colchester. She has been a member of the JLCV since 2017.
Alex Lovejoy, Recording Secretary - Alexandra Lovejoy is a Kindergarten teacher at Saint Francis Xavier School in Winooski and a local dance teacher. She has been involved with JLCV since moving home to Vermont from Tampa in 2015 where she graduated from the University of Tampa in 2013. She lives in Burlington with her husband and daughter.
Wendy Mustapha, Corresponding Secretary - Wendy Mustapha works as a project manager for a telecommunications company in Colchester. She has been a member of the JLCV since 2017 and previously served as the Training Chair. She attended Saint Michael’s College where she majored in Business Management and earned a double minor in Sociology and Marketing. She is currently learning how to fly fish, enjoys traveling and is an amateur foodie.
Nancy Warner, Vice President of Communications - Nancy Warner is the owner of Potlicker Kitchen and crafter of internationally award winning jams since 2011. Having been a volunteer since youth, a Silver Award recipient and 15-year Girl Scout, she joined the JLCV 2016. Nancy holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Florida State University with a certificate in Museum Studies.
Mary-Katherine Stone, Vice President of Community Projects - Mary-Katherine Stone is an occupational therapist in inpatient acute rehabilitation at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She received a Masters of Occupational Therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the New College program at the University of Alabama. She also completed a two-year fellowship with a focus on Reiki through the George Washington University Center for Integrative Medicine. She resides in South Burlington, Vermont.
Margaret Overman, Vice President of Training and Membership - Margaret Overman is a consultant and educational audiologist with the State of Vermont Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program. She earned her Au.D from Syracuse University and her B.A. in Speech & Hearing Sciences from Indiana University. She has been a member of JLCV since 2015 and lives in Burlington with her husband and two boys.
Founded in 1985, the Junior League of Champlain Valley strives to improve the quality of life for children, women and families at risk in the community through increased awareness, community partnerships and providing a legacy of trained volunteers. We are part of the Association of Junior Leagues International, which is made up of 291 Junior Leagues in 4 countries. For more information, visit our website at www.jlcv.org .