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Kate Stephenson, Interim Executive Director
MS, Management, Antioch University New England
BA, Anthropology and Environmental Science, Haverford College
Kate came to Yestermorrow in 2002 with experience planning and facilitating workshops on sustainability education, restoring historic gardens, researching bioenergy projects in developing countries, and promoting land conservation. Kate is the volunteer Residential Green Building Advocate for the state of Vermont, working closely with the Vermont Green Building Network. She is a co-founder of the Mad River Valley Localvore Project and is a 2008 Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program. Her interests include intentional communities, local foods, preserving rural landscapes, baking, historic preservation and frolicking in the snow.
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Heidi Benjamin, Whole Foods Chef
Heidi Benjamin has been catering Yestermorrow's welcome dinners for the last 4-5 years. We affectionately call her our "favorite lunch lady" as she also did a spell of said job at a local elementary school. During her time as a lunch lady, she helped change the palates of most of the kids to appreciate local and organic whole foods. Before that, she did the same for glider pilots and ride takers alike up at the Dinersoar Deli at Sugarbush Glider Airport. She has worked in cooking for the past 22 years since she finished up at UVM in Burlington, Vermont, majoring in social gerontology and French. Heidi is the mom of a delightful plethora of 5 step kids and 2 "out of body experiences", and married to her husband, John. She also has two young grandchildren. She enjoys being with her family while either skiing, fishing, camping, cooking, just hanging out and more. An Ipswich, MA native, she now lives in Warren, VT. heidi (at) yestermorrow.org |
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Carrie Burr, Kitchen Assistant
Carrie graduated from the University of Louisville in 2002 with a BFA in Photography. Her initial studies at the University of Vermont focused on environmental science and forestry. As her educational career progressed she began to study art and philosophy at Bellarmine University and then photography at both the University of Louisville and New York University. After extensively exhibiting her artwork and receiving grants in Kentucky, Carrie moved to California where she deepened her knowledge of yoga asana and philosophy studies to become certified to teach. Lured back to Vermont, she continues her studies of the environment at Yestermorrow and is teaching yoga in the Mad River Valley.
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Monica DiGiovanni, Student Services Manager
BFA, Studio for Interrelated Media, Massachusetts College of Art
Monica studied fine art and ceramics at Pacific Northwest College of Art and the Oregon College of Art and Craft before shifting to Media Studies at the Massachusetts College of Art. She also has a background in community organizing, teaching, business management and as a theatrical technician. She is currently enrolled in an herbal apprenticeship at Sage Mountain Herbs and enjoys hiking, cooking, and creating works of art. monica (at) yestermorrow.org
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Shannon Donovan, Registrar
BA Management, Franklin Pierce College
Shannon worked in the telecommunications industry for a number of years. Much of that time was spent traveling around the world training people in telecommunications software. Since moving to the Mad River Valley she has worked in business administration. She enjoys skiing, snowshoeing, gardening and watching the Red Sox in her free time. shannon (at) yestermorrow.org
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Dan Eckstein, Curriculum Director
BA Literature and Rhetoric, Binghamton University
Dan came to Yestermorrow after a decade working in high schools as a teacher of literature, journalism, and creative writing. He has also worked as a journalist, been involved in the promotion of arts events and festivals, and enjoyed a brief stint as a carpenter. His love for music prompts him to moonlight as a DJ on the Mad River Valley’s community radio station. He lives in Warren with his wife and son.
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Austin Ricketts, Kitchen Assistant
Austin grew up in the Mad River Valley and has worked in a variety of local restaurants and inns. He also works with his father in his landscaping and plowing business. |
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Erin Russell-Story, Community Relations Director
MS, Environmental Studies, Antioch University New England
BFA, Theatre Arts, Ohio University
Erin joined Yestermorrow after spending ten years working to promote the use of alternative fuel vehicles, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. She has worked as a consultant and contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy, the Vermont Biofuels Association, and on a hydrogen-fueled transit bus development project for the City of New Haven, CT. Most recently she served as the Communications Director for a gubernatorial campaign in Vermont, and later as the coordinator for a capital campaign in Winooski. Erin lives in Warren (and also serves on the Select Board) with her husband (a life-long Valley resident) where they are working on a green renovation of their vintage 1960's home. erin(at)yestermorrow.org |
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Dave Warren, Facilities Manager
With a firm belief in the importance of a creative collaborative relationship between design and building, Dave has found a home at Yestermorrow. He has over 35 years experience in residential and light commercial construction in Oregon as owner/operator of a custom building company and most recently in Vermont as carpenter to project manager for a couple of local contractors. In addition to the use of hand tools and the employment of responsible building practices, Dave enjoys making music, sailing, and politics. dave (at) yestermorrow.org |
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