Chittenden County

From Vermont New American Advisory Council:

VNAAC is made up of an ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse group of New American leaders who work in many sectors across Vermont. Members include but are not limited to city councilors, program managers, health providers, educators, and business owners. Please join us as the candidates discuss the issues facing our community and how they plan to address these issues in the Legislature if they are elected.

For more infromation visit: vnaac.org

From Gary De Carolis:

Five words: Dedicated, driven, loyal, compassionate, and sober

Rich Feeley

Born: 3/24/44, Newark, NJ

Graduate: St. Michael’s College 1967 (BA)

Married: Theresa Gouvin 9/9/67

Two children: Brad and Seth

Two granddaughters: Mollie and Summer

Disability: I’m an above the knee leg amputee. Lost my leg as a result of a horrific injury in a rugby match in 1970 playing for UVM Rugby Club.

Athletics: I was very active as a kid in all sports. I’ve also been involved as a disabled athlete in competitive downhill skiing, wheelchair racing and golf. Still play golf regularly. 

Democrat

Recovering alcoholic. Sober since 1983.

Currently reside in Colchester, Vermont and Ocala, Florida with my wife Terri of 55 years. 

From VICII:

Join the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement as Meaghan Emery, South Burlington City Councillor, discusses with the VICII audience the plans for our airport and the effects that expansion will have on our lives.

As the F35's thunder in Chittenden County the Burlington International Airport plans to expand. Few Vermonters appear to know the reasons for the expansion or what the plans are. More importantly, many Vermonters have not been made aware of how this expansion may affect their lives and homes.

For more information: vicii.org

From Gary De Carolis:

Five words: Determined, Hard worker, Funny, Researcher, Successful

Stirling Peebles, was a former Think College Vermont student. Stirling was hired at The Center on Disability and Community Inclusion as the Think College Vermont Dissemination Assistant in 2014. In the same year, she became an official member of the National Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE). In 2015, she also became a board member of the Vermont APSE chapter as well. Stirling also works for Green Mountain Self-Advocates. Stirling completed the Human Resource Management Certificate Program at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She had a 4.0 GPA at Champlain College. Stirling has been recognized by the Vermont Business Magazine as a 2016 Rising Star.

Stirling also serves on the Governor's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities. In 2019-2020 she was a Self-Advocate Fellow in the University of Vermont Leadership Education and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. In 2019, the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) awarded Stirling the APSE Lois Curtis Award. This award recognizes an individual’s personal achievement in advocating for inclusive, individualized, community-based employment and/or independent living.