Chittenden County

From Gary De Carolis:

Stefani Capizzi grew up in New England as a middle child in a family of 5. She generally lived in Vermont since 1996. She has 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren who live in Vermont, and she loves to see them whenever she can. She's a 55 year old person in long term recovery from Alcoholism. Capizzi has been on a lifelong journey as a songwriter, singer, and musician, and it’s a big part of who she is. Professionally, after raising children, including 6 years of home-schooling them, Capizzi worked in health care and addiction recovery fields. She was a nurse for 10 years and an Executive Director of an addiction recovery center for 7 years. Capizzi had the honor of being a Recovery Coach for 10 years, including emergency department work. She continues to do individual recovery coaching through North Central Vermont Recovery Center. Additionally, today she works in the field of addiction medicine. She has also served in roles that address criminal justice and homelessness.

In 2019, Capizzi left Vermont and lived and traveled in an RV for the better part of 2 years. She could write a book about that part, and probably will some day. This year, she's been working on an album of original songs that’s about to be released. Fifty percent of all physical CD sales will be donated to addiction recovery services.

From Gary DeCarolis:

Hemant holds degrees from the University of Vermont, Tribhuvan University, and University of North Bengal. He has worked in education as an Education Counselor and Assistant Principal. He is a current board member of the Community Health Centers of Burlington and is serving as president of Druk International Shito-Ryu Karate Do Association. He has been awarded the Susan Brody Hasazi Doctoral Dissertation Award, the Outstanding Community Partner Award “CELO Award,” the Quality Leader Award, World Council for Total Quality Excellence in Education, and is a Leadership Training Graduate of Vermont Leadership Institute.

Hemant is a former refugee from Bhutan, and has a family of 5 – him, his spouse, and three boys. His eldest son is now a senior at UVM and the two other boys are in elementary school in the Burlington School District. Hemant's hobbies include photography, hiking, and skiing starting soon. Sports include karate and soccer.

For more information on current procedures and meeting dates for the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, please visit ccrpcvt.org/about-us/commission/agendas-minutes.