Bodi ya wakurugenzi

Cate MacLachlan, President

Cate alihamia Vermont mnamo 1996 baada ya kuhitimu kutoka Chuo cha Earlham na digrii ya Amani na Mafunzo ya Ulimwenguni. Katika kipindi chote cha taaluma yake na kitaaluma, Cate amezingatia maswala ya usawa na haki kwa watu ambao hawajahifadhiwa na wanaowakilishwa kidogo, ambayo ni pamoja na kufanya kazi katika Lawline ya Msaada wa Sheria huko Burlington, Vermont. Mnamo 2001, Cate alipata Shahada ya Uzamili ya Kazi ya Jamii kutoka Chuo cha Boston na kuwa sehemu muhimu ya timu ya Spectrum inayojibu maswala ya unyanyasaji wa nyumbani, mwishowe akiwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Programu ya Vurugu, Uingiliaji na Kuzuia. Alipokuwa kwenye Spectrum pia aliwahi kuwa Mratibu wa Kikosi cha Kikosi cha Ghasia za Nyumbani cha Kaunti ya Chittenden.

For the past 10 years, Cate MacLachlan has owned and operated Artemis Fitness in South Burlington, Vermont, a gym created specifically to serve the needs of women. Cate is currently a Trustee at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, and served on the Board of Directors of ECHO for six years. She is also a certified Personal Trainer. Cate lives in Burlington with her husband and two children.

Mary M. Lee, Makamu wa Rais

Mary M. Lee joined Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium in 2017 which serves Champlain College, Middlebury and St. Michael’s College.  With over 30 years’ experience in human resources and organizational development, she has held senior leadership positions in diverse industries including financial services, technology, consumer products, education and healthcare. She has experience in global organizations, not-for-profit and for-profit and growth-oriented organizations.

Mary received a master’s of science in administration from St. Michael’s College and holds an undergraduate degree from Trinity College. In addition, she holds multiple designations and certifications. Mary is actively engaged in a number of community organizations and resides in Burlington with her husband and teenage son.

Tom Clavelle, Treasurer

Prior to his retirement in December of 2020, Tom was one of the principal owners of Engelberth Construction, where he served as Executive VP/CFO for 27 years. In addition to his ownership responsibilities, Tom oversaw the financial management, human resources, information technology, and strategic planning initiatives for the company. Earlier in his career, Tom held financial management positions in the retail and hospitality industries. He was a licensed CPA in Vermont for 35 years and is a graduate of the University of Vermont.

Tom has served on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Northwest Vermont, The Lake Champlain Chamber (board chair), and the Greater Burlington YMCA. He was also on the Shelburne, CSSU (chair), and CVU School Boards. In 2017, Tom received the Business Leader Award from the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for his long-time commitment and support for worksite wellness.

Tom is a native Vermonter (Winooski) and has lived in Shelburne with his wife Wendy Saville for the past 30 years. He has two grown children, Tyler and Kasey. In addition to spending time with family and friends, Tom enjoys bicycling, cooking, scuba-diving, and most things active.

Dr. Michelle Miller, Secretary

Dr. Michelle Miller (she/her/hers) recently retired from Champlain College as Senior Associate Provost after 32 years. Hired as the founding director of the College’s medical radiography program, she taught for 13 years before moving into academic administration. There her expertise eventually focused on accreditation, assessment of learning outcomes, and data analysis where she led the College’s institutional research function. As a “pinch-hitting” academic administrator, Michelle also managed at various times international education, the library, and the elearning functions. She has served as a site visitor for the New England Commission on Higher Education and in multiple leadership roles for the Vermont and American Societies of Radiologic Technology, including terms on the board of directors and the bylaws committee. Prior to joining Champlain College, she directed the radiography program at Western Wyoming Community College. Dr. Miller’s educational journey includes a Baccalaureate degree in Radiologic Science from Quinnipiac University, a Master of Education degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Vermont, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Concordia University (Montreal) in Educational Technology.

Traci Griffith, Member at Large

A lawyer, journalist, academic, and advocate, Traci most recently served as an Associate Professor in the Communications Department at Simmons University and previously was Chair of the Media Studies Department at St. Michael’s College in Vermont. Her areas of research focus have included First Amendment law and ethics, as well as Race and Gender representation in media. She is a former correspondent and national editor for the Associated Press and holds a JD from Notre Dame, M.S. in Journalism from Florida A&M, and BA in Political Science from DePaul. Her most recent work includes a well-received 4-part series with New England News Collaborative on racism in New England.  She served on the executive committee of the national board of the ACLU for eight years.

Chol Dhoor

Chol ndiye mwanzilishi na mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Sudanese Foundation of Vermont (SUDFUND) Inc SUDFUND ni shirika lisilo la faida na dhamira ya kuwekeza na kusaidia familia ili waweze kulea watoto wao kufaulu kimasomo na kimichezo huko Vermont.

Chol alikuja Amerika mnamo 2007 kupitia Mpango wa Kuhamisha Wakimbizi wa Vermont kwa sababu ya vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe nchini Sudan. Kabla ya kuja Vermont, aliishi katika kambi ya wakimbizi nchini Kenya kwa miaka 12. Alikubaliwa katika Chuo Kikuu cha Vermont mnamo 2008 na alihitimu mnamo 2011 na BA katika Uchumi. Alikuwa Msomi wa McNair na mpokeaji wa Merage Foundation Scholarship kwa Ndoto ya Amerika kwa heshima ya gavana wa zamani wa Vermont Madeleine Kunin.

Anafanya kazi sana katika jamii na anafanya kazi na wanajamii wa New American kutambua mahitaji yao ya kipekee na kupata pesa kusaidia masomo ya kambi ya majira ya joto, ushauri, na mipango ya mpira wa miguu. Yeye pia huandaa hafla za jamii kupanua mitandao ya familia.

Chol ametumikia bodi na kamati kadhaa tangu ahitimu kutoka chuo kikuu. Aliteuliwa mnamo Januari, 2018 na Meya Miro Weinberger kuhudumu katika Bodi ya Ushauri ya Jamii na Kuzuia Ruzuku ya Burlington na kutoa mapendekezo ya ufadhili kwa baraza la jiji. Alikuwa pia mshiriki wa Timu ya Tathmini ya Afya ya Jimbo la Vermont, ambayo ilitengeneza Mpango wa Uboreshaji wa Afya ya Jimbo 2018-2023.

Wakati wa kupumzika, anafurahiya kusafiri, kusoma (mengi), kupiga picha, vituko vya nje na kutumia wakati na familia.

Marlon Fisher

Marlon Fisher has spent his life working in countless settings with children and young adults, helping them to create a safe and healthy life for themselves. He has always been especially drawn to working with youth who have difficult backgrounds, or who may have been let down by the adults or institutions in their lives.

After an 8-year stint in the Army as an All Source Intelligence Analyst, Marlon began a long and rewarding career caring for youth in different settings: wilderness, residential, and community. Today, Marlon is the Associate Director of Next Generation Leadership for The Frederick Gunn School, located in Washington, CT. Marlon’s other passions include cooking, stand-up comedy, storytelling, and his two children. Marlon also serves on the board of Dad Guild.

Matt Frazee

Matt alihamia Vermont kujiunga na Kundi la Maisha la Kitaifa mnamo 2011. Katika majukumu yake mengi katika shirika kutoka kwa Afisa Mkuu wa Uhasibu hadi Mkuu wa Operesheni, amezingatia kuongoza na kuishi maadili ya Kikundi cha Maisha cha Kitaifa .. .. , Kuwa Mzuri, Fanya Mzuri. Kutumia maadili haya kama msingi, alianza mabadiliko ya kutoa uzoefu thabiti, mzuri wa wateja katika shirika lote.

Katika jukumu lake la sasa kama Makamu Mkuu wa Rais wa Usambazaji Huru, Matt anashirikiana na timu ya uongozi wa uwanja wa usambazaji kwa mauzo ya maisha na malipo kupitia mashirika huru ya uuzaji. Ana jukumu la kimsingi la kutekeleza mikakati ya jumla ya uuzaji na usambazaji kwa mashirika ya uuzaji, kutambua fursa mpya za biashara na kuendelea kujenga uhusiano na mashirika yaliyopo.

Matt amehusika katika jamii ambazo amekuwa sehemu ya Kaskazini mashariki na Midwest, akiongoza juhudi za Deloitte na Achievement ya Junior huko New Jersey na Connecticut, na akihudumu kwenye bodi za Kipande chetu cha Pie, shirika la Hartford, CT, na Kituo cha Howard hapa Vermont.

Charles Hemingway

Charles was born in Vermont and grew up in the Heinsberg. At 18 years old Charles moved into one of Spectrum’s housing residences, known as King Street at the time. Charles spent three years living at Spectrum and participated in housing and other programs. During his first year at Spectrum, Charles completed his senior year of high school at Champlain Valley Union High School, graduating in 2015.

Following graduation, Charles remained in Spectrum’s housing program and worked at Details Works, where he gained life, work, and communications skills that helped him become self-sufficient and positioned him to begin to develop a long-term career path in teaching.

Today, Charles works as a daycare provider at Little Tots on the Common in Richmond. He is earning his college degree in Early Childhood Education from CCV and plans to graduate in 2025. Charles now lives in Hinesburg, Vermont.

Mike Lane

Mike ni Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Ufasaha na mwanzilishi mwanzilishi wa Dealer.com, kampuni za teknolojia za Burlington. Yeye ni mjasiriamali akisaidia kukuza kampuni na anakaa kwenye bodi nyingi. Kujiunga na bodi ya Spectrum mnamo 2015, Mike amehamasishwa na dhamira ya Spectrum kuwawezesha vijana kufanya na kudumisha mabadiliko mazuri. Wakati hafanyi kazi kwenye moja wapo ya miradi yake mingi, Mike anafurahiya wakati na familia yake barabarani, ziwani, milimani au nje msituni.

Janet McLaughlin

Mapenzi ya Janet kwa jamii yenye usawa yamemwongoza karibu miongo miwili katika programu isiyo ya faida na uhisani. Tangu 2021, amekuwa akiwajibika kwa mwelekeo wa kimkakati na shughuli za kila siku za VTAEYC, chama cha ushirika wa kitaalam wa serikali kwa waalimu wa watoto wa mapema. Hapo awali, baada ya kujiunga na Tukuze Watoto mnamo 2016, Janet aliongoza upangaji mkakati wa kazi yake ya programu kama Afisa Mkuu wa Programu, aliwahi kuwa Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, na Afisa Mkuu wa Uendeshaji anayesimamia mipango, mawasiliano, shughuli na tathmini. Alijiunga na LGK kutoka Vermont Community Foundation, ambapo aliongoza Mpango wake wa Chakula na Kilimo, juhudi ya kuunganisha Vermonters zaidi na vyakula vyenye afya vya hapa. Hapo awali, alitumia miaka 9 katika Shiriki Nguvu Zetu yenye makao yake DC, ambapo alikuwa mkurugenzi wa kitaifa wa Maswala ya Kupikia, mpango wake wa elimu ya ustadi wa chakula kwa familia zenye kipato cha chini. Chini ya uongozi wa Janet, Mambo ya Kupikia yalikua sana, na kuvutia wafadhili wake wa kwanza wa mamilioni ya dola milioni kadhaa, na ufadhili wa serikali na shirikisho kusaidia washirika wa serikali za mitaa na serikali. Alifanya kazi pia kwa karibu na kampeni ya Tusongee ya Michelle Obama, na kuongoza uzinduzi wa kampeni ya Wapishi Kuhamia Shule. Shahada ya kwanza ya Janet ni kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Harvard na anashikilia Masters katika Usimamizi wa Umma kutoka Shule ya Maxwell katika Chuo Kikuu cha Syracuse. Yeye sasa anafanya kazi kama Mweka Hazina wa Bodi ya Kituo cha Watoto wa Msitu wa Pine na kama mshiriki wa Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya J. Warren na Lois McClure Foundation. Janet anaishi Burlington na ni DC anayerudika, mlaji mwenye shauku, aliyejitolea "viwango vyote" yogi, mke wa Vermonter halisi, na mama wa wavulana wawili wenye nguvu.

John Moorhead

John is the Chief Marketing Officer of Seventh Generation. He is a mission driven leader who has held several roles across Brand Marketing and eCommerce over 10 years, with 6 years in Investment Finance prior to joining Seventh Generation in 2012. John is married to a Middle School Math Educator (and Professional Chef); and together they have two young kids, James (10) and McKenna (8), who keep them on their toes. He loves all kinds of sports, the great outdoors, and is now getting into birding!

Matt Murray

Matt is a native Vermonter from Essex Junction, Vermont. He spent six years in the US Navy. Following this, Matt held roles as the Vice President of Enterprise Strategic Growth and Retail Solutions at Dealer.com/Cox Automotive and GM of Automotive and Senior Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Podium. Today, Matt is the founder and CEO of Widewail, located at Hula in Burlington, Vermont.

Outside of work, Matt is married to his beautiful wife Angi, a Dad to four great kids, a coach of youth sports, and an extraordinarily average guitar player.

Thato Ratsebe

Ninafanya kazi bila mshono kwa wadau mbali mbali, mataifa tofauti, asasi za kiraia, serikali, na watendaji. Mimi ni mtaalam wa habari na mawasiliano wa habari mwenye ujuzi katika uratibu wa programu na utekelezaji, ujenzi wa uhusiano na uwasilishaji. Katika AALV, nasimamia timu ya waratibu wa huduma za wakalimani, nisaidie kwa mafunzo ya wakalimani walioajiriwa na kuwaandaa kuwezesha mawasiliano katika mazingira tofauti kama vile mahakama, hospitali na idara za serikali. Simamia wafanyikazi wa programu ili kuhakikisha utoaji wa wakati unaofaa na utoaji mzuri wa huduma kwa wateja kwa wateja.

Shap Smith

Kwa zaidi ya miaka kumi, Shap Smith, mbia na mkurugenzi wa Dinse, Knapp, McAndrew, amejilimbikizia mali miliki, bima na madai ya raia. Yeye ni mwanachama wa Sehemu ya Mazoezi ya Boti na Bima ya Chama cha Wanasheria wa Amerika. Bwana Smith ameorodheshwa katika Chambers USA, Wanasheria Wakubwa wa Amerika wa Biashara. Ana BA kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Vermont na JD kutoka Shule ya Sheria ya Chuo Kikuu cha Indiana, Bloomington. Bwana Smith anahusika kikamilifu na undugu wake Phi Delta Theta, ambapo yeye ni mwanachama wa Bodi ya Wadhamini. Mbali na kutekeleza sheria, Smith aliwahi kuwa Spika wa Baraza la Wawakilishi la Vermont. Kabla ya kuchaguliwa kuwa Spika, alihudumu katika Samaki, Wanyamapori na Rasilimali za Maji, Njia na Njia na Kamati za Pamoja za Fedha. Yeye ni mtu anayependa sana skier msalaba na anaishi Morristown na mkewe Melissa, mwana Eli na binti Mia.

Viki Zulkoski

Viki huleta historia yake ndefu ya kujitolea kusaidia watoto na vijana kwa Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Spectrum. Baada ya kumrudisha mpenzi wake Vermont baada ya karibu miaka 20 huko Asia, hamu yake ya "kuilipa mbele" ilimleta kwanza kwa Kituo cha Kuingia ambapo anaendelea kuandaa chakula cha jioni kwa vijana walio katika hatari ya Burlington. Yeye na mumewe Robert ni wazazi wa kujivunia wa watoto watatu na mbwa mpya wa tiba aliyethibitishwa anayeitwa Blue. Msafiri mwenye bidii, Viki anafuata digrii ya Mafunzo ya Filamu kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Jimbo la Arizona, akiwasilisha kazi wakati ana bahati ya kutosha kutoka maeneo ya mbali ulimwenguni.