Chittenden County

Founded in 1988, the Joint Urban Ministry Project’s purpose remains relevant.

From JUMP:

JUMP’s mission is “to promote the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of people by providing compassionate care, direct assistance to meet basic needs, and advocacy.”

More information: jumpvt.org

From Gary De Carolis:

Rosanne, in 5 words: Caring, Committed, Concerned, Critical, Enviornmentalist

Bio:
"Rosanne Greco was born in Scranton, PA to a coal miner father and garment factory worker mother. She entered the convent at age 12, and was a novice in the Sisters of Christian Charity when she left six and a half years later. She worked her way through college, and graduated with a BA in Psychology from Newark State College (now Kean College) in Union, NJ. She joined the U.S. Air Force in 1973 and served in five foreign countries and six U.S. states. She was an intelligence officer specializing in strategic nuclear weapons and arms control negotiations. She retired in 2003 as a full Colonel.

Rosanne moved to Vermont in 2008, and was elected to the South Burlington City Council in 2011. She was elected Chair of the City Council in 2012. After deciding in 2014 not to run again for political office, she has devoted her time to climate activism and other social justice issues. Rosanne has an MS in Counseling and Guidance from the University of Nebraska, and has completed all course work for a PhD in International Relations from the University of Maryland. She married for the first time at age 57, and is living with her loving husband in a big yellow house in South Burlington, Vermont along with their adopted dog, Jamie."  

Watch part two here: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/rosanne-greco-part-2

Provided by MMCTV:

A look at what the second year of Town Meeting Day without an in-person meeting looked like.

Suzie, in 5 words: Optimistic, Curious, Creative, Caring, Passionate

Bio:
"Suzie Walker is a fairly recent Vermonter, as Vermonters go, having moved to Brattleboro in 2005. Her publishing work brought her here, and the people in that quirky, artsy-fartsy corner of Vermont have kept her here! While she grew up on a dairy farm in Central New York, she considers herself a transplanted Texan, having lived in Fort Worth for several years. Ole Man Winter is not her friend, and sunny Texas warmed her heart. It makes her smile that a bovine theme connects these three very different places: a dairy farm, Cowtown USA (Fort Worth), and Brattleboro, home of the Strolling of the Heifers parade! This cowgirl quilter and cat lover, who cherishes her friends and family, has worked in academic publishing for many years, through her own business since becoming an "accidental" nonprofit director. A series of coincidences led to her serving as the executive director of a nonprofit recovery center for the past 13 years--the Turning Point of Windham County. Suzie stays open to what life presents her and likes to follow the unexpected paths! She has a grateful heart for many reasons, one being her own recovery from substance-use disorder."