It takes a village to make a project like this happen. Fortunately, Vermonters are willing to step in and do important work.
The Listen Up Project recently announced the members of its Advisory Board which, along with members of the Youth Leadership Team, will guide the project. Members include:
Lori Augustyniak, Director, Prevention Works
Ed Baker, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice & Adolescent Programs Director, State of Vermont
Brian Boyes, Music Teacher, Cabot High School and leader of Soundcheck
Jason Broughton, Interim State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Adam Bunting, Principal, Champlain Valley Union High School
Brad Heck, Filmmaker/Educator
Emily Hecker, Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Burlington Partnership for Healthy Communities
Erica Heilman, Producer, Vermont Public Radio
Amanda Hudak, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor/Treatment Director, Valley Vista
Bonnie Johnson-Aten, District Principal, Burlington School District
Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont
Jolinda LaClair, Director, Drug Prevention Policy
Melissa Leo, Associate Director, School of Creative and Performing Arts
Sam Lewis, Communications Strategist, Esmond Communications
Sean McMannon, Superintendent, Winooski School District
Gary Miller, Writer/Artistic Director, Writers for Recovery
Doug Norford, Child & Family Director, Rutland Mental Health
Willow O'Ferral, Filmmaker/Educator
Dan Osman, Director of Development, Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
Megan Peek, Director, Community Relations & Health Promotion, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
Kimberly Pierce, Physician Assistant, Central Vermont Medical Center
Kreig Pinkham, Executive Director, Washington County Youth Service Bureau
Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth Services
Amanda Rohdenburg, Director of Advocacy, Outright Vermont
Annalise Shelmandine, Singer/Original Youth Advisory Board Member and Cast Member,The Voices Project
Don Stevens, Chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk, Abenaki Nation
Carley Stevens-McLaughlin, Photographer/Photo Educator, Centerpoint
Sue Teske, Reentry Coordinator, Community Restorative Justice Center of St. Johnsbury
Amy Torchia, Children's Advocacy Coordinator, Vermont Network
Helena Van Voorst, Executive Director, United Way of Addison County
Konstantin von Krusentiem, Vice President, Development of Communications, Brattleboro Retreat
Linda Wheatley, Development Coordinator, Vermont Principals' Association
Melinda White, Franklin County Recovery Coach and Activist
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