Monique Joins VCF & Bill Sayre on WDEV Radio Interview

Executive Director & Founder, Monique Priestley, joined Sarah Waring of The Vermont Community Foundation and Bill Sayre of WDEV during Vermont Council on Rural Development’s 2nd Annual Vermont Leadership Summit. Listen here.

Monique Speaks at 2nd Annual VT Leadership Summit

Executive Director & Founder, Monique Priestley, had the honor and privilege of speaking at this year’s 2nd Annual Vermont Leadership Summit (at 38:50 in video below), put on by the Vermont Council on Rural Development. Transcript of Monique’s contribution to the opening “spark stories” here: This weekend I volunteered as a mentor for this incredible […]

2019 Vital Communities Heroes & Leaders Presentation

On May 30, 2019, I had the honor of being recognized as one of Vital Communities’s Heroes & Leaders at their 25th Anniversary celebration. I am not a lover of “the spotlight”, small talk, soirées, or swapping out my jeans, so I was skeptical of how the night would go. Luckily, like usual, my skeptical […]

Vermont Innovation Hubs Launch Network To Support Rural Entrepreneurs

#ScaleHere Platform Addresses Barriers to Starting and Scaling a Business in Vermont Burlington, VT​ ​(May 23, 2019)​ – The Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)​ today announced new partnerships with five innovation hubs to boost startups, innovation and localized economic development throughout Vermont. The ​#ScaleHere platform accelerates business growth throughout the state by sharing the […]