The Curtis Fund, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation that provides postsecondary scholarships to Vermont students, has appointed a new president and three new members to its board of directors. Amy Mellencamp has been named president of the board of directors. Newly appointed members include Seth Bowden, Hillary Burrows and Joan Goldstein.
Mellencamp has been a board member since 2011 and recently held the position of vice president. She served as the principal of Burlington High School and CP Smith Elementary School between 1999 and 2017. Throughout the years, Mellencamp has volunteered for many nonprofits, including the Howard Center, ECHO, the United Way, the YMCA and the Ibutwa Initiative.
Bowden is the president and CEO of the Vermont Business Roundtable. Prior to joining VBR, he worked as executive vice president of the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation. In addition, Bowden prepared and edited the state of Vermont’s Higher Education Task Force report and was co-author of the Vermont Science and Technology Plan for EPSCoR.
Burrows is president at Autumn Harp, a skincare and cosmetics manufacturer in Essex. After starting her career at PwC, she joined Autumn Harp in 2008 as a cost accountant and has been president since 2019. Burrows holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration as well as an MBA from the University of Vermont.
Goldstein has been commissioner of the Department of Economic Development since April 2015. Prior to her appointment as commissioner, she spent six years as executive director of the Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation.
“We are fortunate to have these three individuals join our board, each of whom bring immense talent and experience from the business and civic communities to our work at The Curtis Fund,” Mellencamp said.
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