As Vermont’s second-largest college, we serve more than 10,000 students each year. With 12 locations and extensive online learning options, our students don’t have to travel far from their communities to access our degree and certificate programs.
Dear CCV Donors and Friends,
Last year, CCV introduced its 2025-2030 strategic plan that will guide how we advance the bold vision that will shape CCV’s future. This strategic plan ushered in a small but powerful change to our mission statement — an intentional shift that reinforces our commitment to helping students achieve their education and career goals, underscoring what we have always known: a CCV education is about building a future.
Whether it’s working with a philanthropic partner like the Tarrant Foundation to elevate the conversation around removing barriers to higher education, exploring ways we can create a more inclusive educational environment for all, or meeting the high-demand IT workforce needs of the state, the stories in this report are connected by a common theme: delivering value to Vermonters.
Together, we are building a brighter future for Vermont, one student at a time. We could not do this work without our philanthropic partners and generous donors who catalyze innovation and help make these initiatives possible. Your contributions are not just investments in CCV; they are investments in the people and communities of Vermont. Thank you for your unwavering support and commitment to our mission.
Warmly,
Joyce Judy, President
THE CHALLENGE
These statistics represent larger trends in K-12 education and beyond:
• Boys are 50% more likely than girls to fail math, reading, and science.
• Boys are three times more likely than girls to be expelled.
• In Vermont, male student enrollment in our public colleges is roughly 30%.
• Men are dropping away from the workforce—and at higher rates when they don’t hold a college degree.
Four male CCV students reflected on their journeys.
Jesse thought he wouldn’t have the ability to do well in school.
Calvin didn’t like high school, because he was forced to learn things he wasn’t interested in.
Scott wanted to do nursing, but it wasn’t cool—guys weren’t nurses—so he let peer pressure dictate what he did.
If Quinn had gone to college right after high school, he probably would have ended up failing out.
Tarrant Foundation: Supporting Male Students
As Brookings Institute scholar Richard Reeves has said, we can’t lose sight of the fact that we have to keep doing more for girls and women.
At the same time, we need to pay more attention to boys and men. Both things can be true. This is not a zero-sum game.
Last spring, Reeves visited Vermont to talk about these issues. He was hosted by the Tarrant Foundation in partnership with CCV, UVM, and the Vermont Community Foundation.
On a snowy April evening, he gave a keynote based on his book Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It. The next morning, he joined educators and business leaders in a panel discussion at CCVWinooski.
Out of those conversations, the Tarrant Foundation has carried the torch into a months-long production and tour of the newly released documentary, Gone Guys. The film features educators, including CCV President Joyce Judy, students, nonprofit leaders, and community members from across Vermont, and looks closely at the ways in which our boys and men are falling behind.
DELIVERING VALUE
Lauren Curry, executive director of the Tarrant Foundation, says CCV was an obvious partner from the beginning. “CCV has been working for a really long time to remove barriers to postsecondary education for any underserved population, and not just to remove barriers but to really provide a vision, and a boost, and wind at the back, and support along the way,” Curry said.
“Not all states are as fortunate as we are in terms of the quality of our community college system and the way in which it has really chosen to serve Vermonters.”
CCV continues to address the biggest barriers for all students—cost and time—through grants and flexible programming. The College is creating more opportunities for students who aspire to continue their education beyond CCV, and building earn-and-learn pathways that make it easier for students to earn a paycheck while they continue their education. And CCV remains a leader in the broader conversation about issues facing boys and men.
Read the full story at ccv.edu/SupportingMaleStudents
CCV is grateful to the Tarrant Foundation for elevating the conversation around how we can remove barriers and provide value to male students, and for supporting CCV’s participation in the Higher Education Male Achievement Collaborative spearheaded by Richard Reeves.
Richard Reeves
Calvin Caswell
Scott Lamberti Jesse Rose Quinn O’Reilly
THE CHALLENGE
Vermont faces a pressing demographic challenge: an aging workforce and a shrinking pool of young talent. To sustain economic growth, the state is turning to an often-overlooked resource — immigrant and refugee learners. Each year, Vermont welcomes more than 500 refugees and immigrants, bringing rich cultural and linguistic diversity to its communities.
Now, CCV is building upon our goal to serve all who can benefit in reaching their education and career goals with a new initiative that gives this population of students the tools to thrive.
Vermont Community Foundation: Opening Pathways for Multilingual Learners
The Multilingual Teaching and Learning Initiative at CCV, funded by a donor at the Vermont Community Foundation, is supporting Vermont’s workforce needs by serving an underrepresented population of students and providing them with resources to be successful in their academics and careers.
As part of this initiative, the College recently appointed its first Coordinator of Multilingual Teaching and Learning, Dr. Arzu Gul.
“I feel like I serve as a bridge between students, faculty, and community partners to make sure that CCV’s classrooms are inclusive spaces where every language background is recognized as a strength,” Dr. Gul said.
Since stepping into this role, Dr. Gul has spearheaded projects tailored to multilingual learners, including a new course, English for Healthcare, designed for those new to the U.S. and preparing to enter healthcare programs. Other projects include professional development seminars and webinars to support
CCV faculty and raise cultural awareness in their non-ESL (English as a Second Language) classes. Additionally, tutoring services for multilingual students are being expanded, and new student activities and cultural and community events have been designed.
CCV-Winooski hosts an annual International Food Festival, inviting students, staff, faculty, and the community to come together to learn about one another and different cultures, and to bond over a shared love: food.
DELIVERING VALUE
Adding Dr. Gul’s role as the first Coordinator of Multilingual Teaching and Learning at CCV and kickstarting these various projects are all first steps in the Multilingual Teaching and Learning Initiative. “It is really important for CCV to have this role and learn how to better support our multilingual and multicultural students,” she said. “I see that in the future, CCV could take a role statewide as a model for more inclusive community college education, and one where multilingualism is celebrated as a cornerstone of learning.”
Dr. Gul’s role blends advocacy and collaboration, shaping not only language programs but also a culture of belonging.
“Vermont’s communities are changing. We are welcoming more immigrants, refugees and international families than ever before, and at CCV our classrooms mirror that beautiful diversity,” she said.
“Our goal here is to make sure that our multilingual learners have equitable access to academic and professional success. They come here with global knowledge and resilience, and I feel like our job here is to be aware of that, to honor that, and then provide pathways to our students that would help them thrive.”
Read the full story at ccv.edu/MultilingualLearners
CCV would like to express our gratitude to the Vermont Community Foundation and its network of donors for their ongoing support of this initiative and numerous others over the years, including our programs for incarcerated students, emergency funding for student basic needs, and our efforts to support student veterans, among others.
Dr. Arzu Gul
Tuipate Mubiay, CCV advisor with a student.
THE CHALLENGE
Vermont’s tech industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the state and skilled professionals are in high demand, particularly in areas such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence. These fields are critical for the state’s economic development and are essential for protecting sensitive information, optimizing business operations, and driving innovation.
Metallica’s Foundation:
Powering Students on the Path to IT
Starting in 2024, CCV began offering the IT and Cyber Careers Scholarship in partnership with Metallica’s Foundation, All Within My Hands, and the American Association of Community Colleges.
For CCV student Tony Greenwood, Metallica is now more than just the name of a favorite band — it’s connected to his access to higher education. “I have often felt overlooked and forgotten, so to know that a band as successful as Metallica would reach down and help someone like me truly warms my heart,” he said. “Their support reminds me that people do care, and it gives me both encouragement and motivation to keep pushing forward with my education.”
Tony’s interest in IT is rooted in his experiences as a teenager.
“I saw computers as one of the most exciting inventions of our time. Growing up in the 90s, every new electronic product felt like magic, and computers seemed to be at the center of it all. Even when life was difficult, computers gave me both a sense of escape and a challenge that kept me grounded,” Tony said. “That early fascination stayed with me, and as I have gotten older, I have come to see IT as a natural fit. The work is both practical and intellectual, and it connects to the way think.”
All Within My Hands has helped bring Tony’s IT interests to life. “The scholarship gave me the chance to invest in hardware and software that I would not have been able to afford otherwise,” he said. “With that support I’ve been able to run AI models, develop websites, and create a virtual environment where I can practice software development.”
Tony is pursuing both an associate degree in business and a certificate in IT support, with plans to graduate in 2026. “This combination lets me strengthen both my business knowledge and my technical skills, which gives me flexibility for whatever direction I decide to take in the future,” he said.
“I had so much doubt in myself, but CCV and the atmosphere, the environment, the people, it’s all made me believe that I can take a chance on myself.”
The IT and Cyber Careers Scholarship is available to CCV students pursuing one of five certificates:
Through completion of one of these five certificates, students will be well equipped to join the workforce in this highdemand career field. In the 2024-2025 academic year, 35 students received this scholarship and another 26 were added in 2025-2026.
Read the full story at ccv.edu/Metallica
CCV is honored to be chosen as one of the community colleges invited to join the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative. On behalf of everyone at CCV, especially students like Tony who have been impacted by your generosity: thank you.
Tony Greenwood
Dan Davis
Ways to Give
We believe all students have the ability to learn and are entitled to a college education. Donors play a significant role in our ability to meet student needs and transform lives. We are Vermont’s only statewide institution of higher education with 12 locations and extensive online learning options. When you give to CCV, you’re not just helping our students, you are delivering value to Vermonters. Your gift of any amount will help, and no gift is too small.
Life Gap Grants
Provides just-in-time support to help students bridge challenging financial situations that threaten their ability to stay in school.
General Scholarship Fund
Gifts to this non-endowed fund go directly toward tuition assistance for students enrolled at one of our 12 academic centers or the center for online learning.
NEW! PLA Opportunities Scholarship
Established in honor of Prior Learning Assessment’s (PLA)
50th anniversary in 2025, this fund is used to support PLA opportunities for CCV students.
The Annual Fund
Support the mission of CCV by providing unrestricted resources for new initiatives as well as a variety of operational needs and projects.
Planned Giving:
Giving to the Future
Whether it’s naming CCV in your will, making the College a beneficiary of your retirement plan or investment account, or another form of legacy giving, planned gifts ensure that future generations of Vermonters have access to higher education.
Planned giving plants a seed, preparing individuals and communities for a more vibrant, more resilient future.
The late Ken Libertoff served as Director of the Vermont Association for Mental Health for 30 years. His 2022 bequest established CCV’s Helping Professions Scholarship, which supports students who are working toward careers in the helping professions—broadly defined, it intends to include a variety of career opportunities in mental health, social work, nursing, corrections, and allied health. “Ken very much believed that we needed good mental health professionals, and he worked to create a great mental health system in Vermont,” said Sarah Hofmann, Libertoff’s wife. “For both of us, planned giving…is a gift that keeps on giving because graduates go out into the world and help their communities. It was a way to keep a positive force out there in the community.”
“We decided to include CCV in our estate planning because we want to support access to higher education for all Vermonters, and nobody does this better than Community College of Vermont,” said former faculty members Mica DeAngelis and Barry Mansfield.
Tim Donovan echoes this confidence in CCV and has a plea to staff and faculty, and to the community writ large — he’s quick to point out, after all, that there’s almost no one in Vermont who doesn’t have some connection to CCV.
Ken Libertoff’s enduring legacy, the Helping Professions Scholarship, is intended to support students pursuing a broad swath of career opportunities including mental health, social work, nursing, corrections, and allied healthcare fields.
“There are thousands of us whose lives are enhanced by being touched by or participating in this institution, and we should all look for ways that we can give some of that into the future. Find something that made a difference in your life and find a way, by working with the College, to help perpetuate that capacity so it benefits other people in the future.”
If you are interested in learning more about making a planned gift to CCV, please email Aimee Stephenson, Director of Resource Development, at aimee.stephenson@ccv.edu.
CCV’s Legacy Society recognizes the generosity and enduring support of those who have included CCV in their estate plans.
Read the full story at ccv.edu/PlannedGiving
Donors to CCV
CCV gratefully acknowledges our generous donors. The gifts listed have been given in the most recent fiscal year, from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
Benefactors Gifts greater than $5,000
American Association of Community Colleges
Courtney & Victoria Buffum Family Foundation
T. Wayne Clark
Janice Couture
The Curtis Fund
Timothy J. Donovan*
Bari & Peter Dreissigacker
Patricia Fontaine / Fountain Fund
Bob & Lois Frey
Jane Guyette / Bergeron Family Foundation
Ken Libertoff
J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation
The Scripps Family Fund for Education & the Arts
Jean E. Snow ‘77
Linda Tatarczuch
Susan & Bob Titterton
The Vermont Community Foundation
Anonymous (2)
Lauren A. & David W. Curry
Gretchen DeHart
Bo J. Finnegan
Jen & Deanna Garrett-Ostermiller
Seth Gibson
Dr. Sydney Lea & Robin Barone
Laurie Loveland
Tom MacLeay
Main Street Landing Company
Elizabeth K. & James W. Mauch
KD Maynard
Katie & Seth Mobley
National Life Group
The Richards Group
Peter Smith Fund
Margo Waite ‘75 & Robert C. Menson
Peggy & David Williams
Yasmine Ziesler & Steven Kappel
Gail & Kenneth Albert
Jack Anderson
Anonymous (7)
Mike & Jean Audet
Carole S. Bacon ‘91
Elizabeth Bassett & John Pane
Kelley Beckwith
Linda & Rich Bell
Linda & Jerry Benezra
Cynthia A. & Steven P. Bjerklie
Brigitte, Justin, Patrick & Vanessa Boudreau
Charles Bunting
Deborah Clark
Elizabeth & Wayne Collier
The Coulter Family
Tammy J. Ellis ‘05
Ruth L. Fish
The Franzoni Family
William Geiger
Ginger Gellman
Michael Griffith
Michael Hayden ‘02
Mary D. Hulette
Angel L. Hurd ‘24
Laura Jimenez
Judith & Ken Norton
Sheila & Monica Kerwin
Susan Kerwin-Boudreau
Amy Beth Kessinger & Ethan Richman
Darlene A. & Paul R. Larochelle
Ed Patterson
Mercedes Pour-Previti
Susan Regier ‘94
Robert ‘94 & Denise Rodd, Jr.
Jeremy Roy ‘19
Aaron Roy
Lorraine A. Scheetz
Robin P. Scheu
Sonia Sotelsek
Herb & Eleanor Spies
Gary & Kathleen Starr
Diana Stone ‘02 / Stone
Underground
Cynthia Swanson J. Sweeney
Karen A. Szely ‘89
Gloria Alexander
Anonymous (7)
Peter D. Anthony
Barbara J. Augostino
David Barch ‘90
Lynn Beebe-Dow ‘96
Mindy Boenning
Ellen G. Bresler ‘12
Isabel Brown ‘20
Candace Brown ‘92
Dave Chase ‘06 & Pam Scott ‘04
Pam Chisholm & Ted Franzeim
Jennifer Clarke ‘04
Albert Cordes
Paul & Deanna Couture
Gabrielle Dietzel
Cheryl Forsythe
Ronald R. Gabriel
Jennifer Gallagher ‘00
Elisabeth Gish ‘02
Recille Hamrell
Amy & Howard Herman
Ali Herman Jenney Izzo
Deborah Johnson
Peter Keating
Alison Kirk
Mr. & Mrs. Roland Labounty
Robert J. ‘99 & Denise E. Larrabee
Jennifer Lawson
Steve Legge ‘17
Josh Martin ‘03
President’s Circle Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999
Anonymous (2) A Book Company, LLC (eCampus)
Carol & David Buchdahl
Nance Driscoll
EastRise Federal Credit Union
Tom & Mary Evslin
Hubey Folsom ‘93
Linda Gabrielson
Christine Graham
The Jerry Greenfield & Elizabeth K.
Skarie Foundation, Inc.
Susan Henry & Sture Nelson
Ben & Joyce Judy
Sara & Ron Kobylenski
Anne Lezak & Dr. Harry Chen
Maryellen Lowe ‘82
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Arrow Fund
Duane & Laura Peterson
Kate & Bill Schubart
Meg & Bruce Seely Peter Smith* Aimee Stephenson
Debra Ann & Mitchell Stern
Amy E. Stuart & Mark A. Rowell
Gaye Symington & Chuck Lacy
Richard E. and Deborah L. Tarrant Foundation, Inc.
Twincraft Skincare
Pixley Tyler Hill
& Jennifer Vogel
Steven C. Thompson ‘96
Jason Van Driesche
Waterbury Center Community Church
Carolyn Weir
Jake & Cathie Wheeler
Zdatny
Bernard Couture, Jr.
Daniel & Roberta Couture
James & Doreen Couture
Gerry & Ginny Couture
Patricia & Dick Couture
David G. Cray
Philip Crossman
Allan Curtiss ‘13
Lorei J. Dawson
Mica DeAngelis & Barry Mansfield
Karrie Demers
Nicholas DiGiovanni & Lisa Altomari
James Douglas
Ryan & Meg Dulude
Normand Dunlavey
Timothy Dusablon ‘09
Betty Dye
David & Kathy Larsen
Julie Lee
Kathy Leonard ‘94
David & Meredith Liben
Susan B. Lovering
Ben Lucarelli
Dianne Maccario
Leigh Marthe ‘21
Kim A. Martin
Caroline Mashia
Karen McGovern ‘89
Melanie B. Meyer
Marc & Christy Mihaly
Scott H. Mullins ‘99
Barbara Murphy*
James & Penelope Nolte
Joel Norton
Adriana Taylo-Behrman ‘10
Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur & Bennett Truman
Heather Weinstein
Carol & Bruce Wyatt
DiMascio Headrick Family
Mel Donovan
Brian & Joanne Drouin & Family
Mary Estrella
Emma Rose Ethier
Martin & Sheila ‘78 Fors
Katherine Maynard
Irene Mitchell
Darcy Oakes
Wilaiwan Phonjan Michael J. Pichette ‘96 Katie
Ryan
Salwierz
Schlott
Showalter ‘88
Spivey
Turley
‘98
In Honor of Gifts in recognition of those who have made a significant difference in our donors’ lives.
Peter D. Anthony
In the name of Peter Smith*
Allan P. Curtiss, Jr.
In the name of Allan B. Curtiss
The Legacy Society
Jerry & Judy Flanagan
In the name of Katie Mobley
Elisabeth Gish ‘02
In the name of Elisabeth Dodds Dodds
In the name of Joyce Judy
Sara & Ron Kobylenski
David & Meredith Liben
Barbara Murphy*
In Memory of Gifts in memory of loved ones who have passed away.
Janice Couture
In memory of the deceased members of Marguerite & Alfred Couture’s family, sons Maurice, Bernard, Richard, and Raymond, daughters-in-law Jean and Annette, grandsons Gregory and John, & friend David Murray
In memory of Rachael A. Norton
In memory of Gail F. Tisseur
Betty Dye
In memory of Paul A. “Joe” Dye
Michael Hayden
In memory of Josephine M.
Hayden
William Kelly
In memory of Maria Calamia
Jennifer Lawson
In memory of Karen M. Geiger
Laurie Loveland
In memory of Andrew Colby
Godaire
Maryellen Lowe ‘82
In memory of Elmer Kimball
Bette Matkowski
In memory of Bill Nobel
Mike Showalter ‘88
In memory of Annemarie Showalter
Peter Smith*
In memory of Fred Smith
John Sweeney
In memory of Joyce Sweeney
Waterbury Center Community Church
In memory of Darrel & Florilla Ames
In memory of Jennifer Frey
Linda & Jerry Benezra
Susan B. Lovering
In memory of Gail F. Tisseur, former CCV Basic Math Teacher, to dedicate the Gail Frances Tisseur Memorial Student Lounge at the CCV Winooski academic center:
Barbara J. Augostino
Brigitte, Justin, Patrick & Vanessa Boudreau
Elizabeth & Wayne Collier
The Coulter Family
Bernard Couture, Jr.
Daniel & Roberta Couture
James & Doreen Couture
Gerry & Ginny Couture
Janice Couture
Patricia & Dick Couture
Patrick Couture
Paul & Deanna Couture
David G. Cray
Mica DeAngelis & Barry Mansfield
DiMascio Headrick Family
Brian & Joanne Drouin & Family
Normand & Diane Dunlavey
Cheryl Forsythe
The Franzoni Family
Susan Henry & Sture Nelson
Judith & Ken Norton
Ben & Joyce Judy
Sheila & Monica Kerwin
Susan Kerwin-Boudreau
Caroline Mashia
Katherine Maynard Sarah Norton
Joel Norton
Lorraine A. Scheetz
Sonia Sotelsek
Aimee Stephenson
Amy E. Stuart & Mark A. Rowell
Honors the generosity of donors who make bequests and planned gifts or who have established named endowments.
Anonymous (2)
Joseph & Dale Boutin
Joseph & Dale Boutin Scholarship Fund
Courtney & Victoria Buffum Family Foundation
Victoria Buffum Single Parent Scholarship Fund
Robert L. Chadwick
Yolande Corbin Chadwick Scholarship Fund
Helen M. & T. Wayne Clark
Karen Raylene Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund
G. Jason Conway
G. Jason Conway Memorial Scholarship Fund
Golden
Maple
Leaf Sustainers
A recurring donation program established in honor of CCV’s 50th anniversary in 2020.
Janice Couture
Mica DeAngelis & Barry Mansfield
Gabrielle Dietzel
Timothy J. Donovan*
Bob & Lois Frey
Jennifer Frey Memorial
Scholarship Fund
William Geiger
Karen M. Geiger Scholarship
Janet F. Gillette
The Endowment for Teaching & Learning
The Endowment for Student Success
Jane Guyette / Bergeron Family Foundation
Urban & Pauline Bergeron Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kenneth Kalb* & Nance Driscoll
Laurie Lawrence-Pepin ‘92
Ken Libertoff
Barbara Martin
Susan E. Mehrtens
May Munger
Ann Newsmith
Peter Smith*
Jean E. Snow ’77 & Charles (Kip) Snow
James Barton & Cynthia Swanson
John & Jennifer Vogel
Kenneth G. and Leah M. Kalb
Scholarship Fund
Yasmine Ziesler
Anonymous
Linda & Rich Bell
Cynthia A. & Steven P. Bjerklie
Mary Brodsky
Pam Chisholm & Ted Franzeim
Jennifer Clarke ‘04
Gretchen DeHart
Karrie Demers
DiMascio Headrick Family
Ryan & Meg Dulude
Bo J. Finnegan
Ruth L. Fish
Michael Griffith
Amy Holibaugh ‘05
Ben & Joyce Judy
Amy Beth Kessinger & Ethan Richman
Julie Lee
Candace & Tony ‘93 Lewis
David & Meredith Liben
Ben Lucarelli
Bette Matkowski
Katie & Seth Mobley
James & Penelope Nolte
Aaron Roy
Katie Beth Ryan
Natalie Searle
Peter Smith* Aimee Stephenson
Nicole & Felipe Stetson
Jason Van Driesche
Lynn Vera
Heather Weinstein
Yasmine Ziesler & Steven Kappel
Matching Gifts Gifts matched by donor employers.
National Life Group Vermont Community Foundation
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Dean of Administration:
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Dean of Enrollment & Community Relations: Katie Mobley
Dean of People & Culture: Mary Brodsky
Senior Director of Workforce Education: Tiffany Walker
Senior Director of Engagement and Academic Centers (Northeast): Gretchen DeHart
Senior Director of Engagement and Academic Centers (Northwest): Marianne DiMascio
Senior Director of Engagement and Academic Centers (West/South): Kim
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