Vermont Business Magazine The Snelling Center for Government is pleased to announce the Vermont Leadership Institute Class of 2020. The Class of 2020 is comprised of 22 leaders from across the state who represent a wide variety of organizations from the public, private and non-profit sectors:
Al Belluche, Burlington, Vermont Army National Guard
Sarah Birgé, Middlesex, Montpelier Roxbury School District
Kirstin Boehm, Burlington, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Karen Ciechanowicz, Milton, Champlain Community Services
Pam Cota, Underhill, State of Vermont
Elizabeth Cote, Huntington, The University of Vermont Larner College of
Medicine
Morgan Crossman, South Burlington, Building Bright Futures
Matt Dalton, Burlington, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Bryan Davis, Burlington, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Brent Demers, Hinesburg, City Market
Elaine Haney, Essex Junction, Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community
Development
Emma Hansen, Peacham, Thaddeus Stevens School
Sarah McClain, Lincoln, The Lincoln Standard LLC
Corrie Miller, Moretown, Friends of the Mad River
Stephanie Moffett Hynds, Arlington, Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home
Monique Priestley, Bradford, The Space on Main
Ashli Roberts, Berlin, The Alchemist
Debora Rolland, Hinesburg, Lund
Molly Stone, Bradford, Catamount Arts
Shalini Suryanarayana, Middlesex, Vermont Department of Environmental
Conservation
Katie Whitney, Northfield, Agency of Human Services
Jackie Zaun, East Burke, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
The Class of 2020 represents the 25th class of the Vermont Leadership Institute (VLI) with Jody Fried of Kirby, Vermont, having taken the reins as the new VLI Director earlier this fall. The Class of 2020 embarked on their
leadership journey at the end of September and will convene for 8 overnight sessions totaling nineteen seminar days over the course of the program. Associates will engage in intensive assessment and self-reflection, learn
from both each other and an esteemed faculty, and become immersed in some of the most important issues facing Vermont. With a thought-provoking curriculum, each session focuses on a specific theme with topics including
cultural competency, systems thinking, appreciative inquiry, public policy and more. Through this experience, associates are inspired to take thoughtful action and work effectively with other Vermont citizens to make greater
contributions to their organizations, communities and Vermont.
Upon graduating in June 2020, the Class of 2020 will join more than 600 VLI graduates who are positively influencing Vermont’s future in business, public policy, education, community development and in a wide range of
volunteer and non-profit sector roles.
To learn more about the Vermont Leadership Institute and the Snelling Center’s other professional development programs, please visit www.snellingcenter.org or contact 802-859-3090.
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