Board and Staff

YWP Board of Directors

Lynne Bond, Professor of Psychology, University of Vermont
John Canning, Chairman, President and founder, Physician's Computer Company
Luanne Cantor, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, Greater Burlington YMCA
Geoffrey Gevalt, Executive Director and Editor, Young Writers Project
Stephen Kiernan, award-winning journalist and author
Rick Machanic, President and co-founder, Tag New Media
Bobbe Pennington, Teacher and a leader of the Vermont chapter of the National Writing Project
Alysia Perkinson, Secretary, Vice President, Wealth Management and Financial Planning
Dr. Marc A. vanderHeyden, President Emeritus, Saint Michael’s College
Dana vanderHeyden, Educator, Writer, Photographer
Dave Winslow, Chief Executive Officer EpikOne

Staff

Geoffrey Gevalt, Executive Director and Editor
Lee McIsaac, Content Coordinator
Eva Wilkens-Devries, Webmaster

Special consultants and advisors

Judy Allen, Teacher, Essex Middle School
Nick Brooks, Teacher, Williston Central School
Tom Carlson, Attorney, Langrock Sperry & Wool, and Mediator
Amie Desautels, Teacher, Lamoille Union Middle School
Kathy Folley, Teacher, Charlotte Central School
Barbara Ganley, Director, Digital Explorations
Hasse Halley, English teacher (retired)
Lynne Manley, Teacher, Milton High School
Rachel Morton, President, Rachel Morton Associates
Paul Parsons, Teacher, Spaulding High School
Victoria Smith, Teacher, Crosset Brook Middle School
Barb Spaulding, Teacher, Hinesburg Community School
Tom Telling, Certified Public Accountant,Telling & Conroy CPA, P.C.