Dinner and Discussion

Allison has extensive experience building connections in our community. She founded Community Harvest of Central Vermont in 2014, drawing from her farm upbringing and expansive knowledge of crop harvesting and management which instilled in her a deep commitment to ensuring that everyone has access to nutritious, local food. The gleaning organization has partnered with the Co-op from the beginning.

After 2.5 years in the Peace Corps, Theresa led the VT Dept of Public Service’s Consumer Advocacy Division. Her work later crossed a variety of public sectors; sustainable food systems in public schools, community food security, and the advent of nonprofit digital media. A longtime volunteer, she advocates for collaborative, representative, and creative community building.

Born and raised in Cabot, Katie is a musician, mother, community leader and arts advocate. She joined Montpelier Alive in 2021 as the Event and Communications Coordinator, and soon thereafter became the Executive Director, bringing vibrant programming to the Capital City. Katie's vision is to grow the organization to meet the community need, while continuing to uplift and celebrate Montpelier.

Jon Copans is Executive Director of the Montpelier Commission for Recovery and Resilience. Previously he worked at Old Spokes Home, the VT Council for Rural Development, the VT Public Service Dept., the VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation and for Congressman Peter Welch. Jon grew up in Brattleboro, graduated from Macalester College, and lives in Montpelier with his wife and three kids.

Coming soon.