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CCV Works: Sandy Sherman

March 26, 2021 by Meghan Brown

Sandy Sherman

Sandy Sherman always knew that she wanted to work in healthcare, so she started out at CCV in 2010 with the hopes of pursuing a career in nursing. Along the way, “life happened,” and she ended up changing paths. She completed her CCV degree in liberal studies and worked as a paraeducator, but when she […]

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, Profiles

Turning a Passion into a Career

March 8, 2021 by Meghan Brown

Lily Brooks-Dalton

Lily Brooks-Dalton is one of the lucky ones who does what she loves for a living. She has been able to turn her hobbies of reading and writing into a career as a multi-book author, screenwriter, and collaborator on a Netflix film adapted from one of her books.

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, News Tagged: alumni, author, ccv-brattleboro, Netflix

Taking a Leap: Free Classes, New Career

February 16, 2021 by Katie Keszey

Caitlin Moroney is on a promising new career track thanks to the free classes she took last fall.

When the pandemic hit last March, Caitlin Moroney was furloughed. By the time she went back to her job in June, things were very different.

Filed Under: Academics, Featured, News, Profiles, Student Tagged: academics, workforce development

An ‘Invaluable’ Education

January 25, 2021 by Meghan Brown

Ginny Greenway_3

Nine years ago a significant back injury changed the trajectory of Ginny Greenway’s life, shifting her focus to working smarter rather than harder. As a mom of six, Ginny had always envisioned herself going to college when she was done raising her children. She suffered her back injury when her youngest child was still in […]

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, News, Profiles, Student Success Tagged: early childhood education

CCV Works: Jean Cota

September 17, 2020 by Katie Keszey

Jean Cota earned a CCV degree in early childhood education, and is now the director of childcare for Jay Peak Resort.

Jean Cota was a stay-at-home mom beginning at the age of 19, and went on to spend 16 years as a registered in-home childcare provider. “I knew times were changing, and that eventually a degree would be required,” she said.

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, Student Success

CCV Works: Thato Ratsebe

July 9, 2020 by Katie Keszey

Thato Ratsebe's CCV degree prepared her for further education and a career in human services.

Small classes, supportive faculty and staff, and a sense of community at CCV helped Thato Ratsebe develop her skill set and prepare for her future. “The amount of attention that I got was incredible.”

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, Profiles Tagged: academics, alumni, liberal studies

CCV Works: Jeff Patterson

June 1, 2020 by Katie Keszey

Jeff Patterson's CCV degree helped him advance his career in healthcare.

Jeff Patterson took a CPR class in school when he was just thirteen years old. At seventeen, a friend’s father encouraged him to join the local rescue squad, so he went out for a ride-along. After that, “I was hooked.”

Filed Under: Alumni, Featured, Profiles Tagged: academics, assessment of prior learning, stem

(Darn) Tough Love

January 17, 2019 by Katie Keszey

Kris Matheson took CCV's Applied Supervisory Leadership class at Darn Tough Vermont, where he is a production supervisor. "The confidence that I took away was just unbelievable," he said.

Kris Matheson is obsessed with socks. He brags about the drawers full of them he has at home, and the fancy materials they’re made of, like merino wool and something called Coolmax; he ogles the rows of sewing machines that knit them inside the Cabot Hosiery Mills in Northfield, where Darn Tough socks are made.

Filed Under: Featured, Profiles Tagged: workforce development

A Good Investment

January 16, 2019 by Katie Keszey

Cathy Solsaa completed the Certified Public Bookkeeper program at CCV. "I'm sort of a seeker, a learner," she said. "100%, it was a good investment of my time."

Cathy Solsaa is a talented, busy person. She’s a longarm quilter, a wife, and a mother of four. She has a degree in economics. She’s a massage therapist, and she helps run her husband’s contracting business. “I’m sort of a seeker, a learner,” she says.

Filed Under: Featured, Profiles Tagged: Certified Public Bookkeeper, workforce development

Side by Side

January 15, 2019 by Katie Keszey

Cody and Tyler Schmoll completed the Certified Production Technician program at CCV. "Any further knowledge can only benefit Hazelett and ourselves," said Cody.

“I don’t think there’s been a day that’s passed by that I haven’t thought about working at Hazelett.” Tyler Schmoll is young, bearded, and stoic. Sitting next to Tyler in a matching easy chair (and in matching company-issued duds) is his twin brother, Cody.

Filed Under: Featured, Profiles Tagged: CPT, workforce development

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