A celebration and farewell to Brian Pine, Assistant Director for Housing (18 years), and Karen Vastine, Assistant Director for Community Justice Center (8 years), as co-workers and community members honor the work of Brian and Karen at CEDO and beyond.
List of speakers include: Mayor Miro Weinberger - Chief Michael Schirling, Burlington Police Department - Brenda Torpy, Chief Executive Officer, Champlain Housing Trust - TJ Donovan, Chittenden County State’s Attorney - Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board - Derek Miodownik, Community & Restorative Justice Executive, Vermont Dept of Corrections - Kirby Dunn, Executive Director, HomeShare Vermont - Burlington CJC staff (Anneke Hohl, Barbara Shaw Dorso, Jocelyn Dubuque, Maghon Luman, Rain Banbury, Christine Longmore) - Tim Ashe, Vermont State Senator - Kate Brayton, Essex Community Justice Center Coordinator - Dave Hartnett, Ward 4 City Councilor - Bruce Seifer, former Assistant Director for CEDO - Vince Brennan, Ward 3 City Councilor - Master of Ceremony Michael Monte, Chief Operating and Financial Officer with Champlain Housing Trust