Vermont Humanities

Jacob Pelletier

Rep. John Lewis and Andrew Aydin with students in front of a schoolbus

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Jacob Pelletier wearing a blue and white patterned shirt and smiling, with a dark beard and grey black hair standing in front of a green outdoor backgroundCommunity Programs Officer

(802) 262-1353

Jacob Pelletier joined Vermont Humanities as Community Programs Officer in 2022. Previously, Jacob was the Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement at St. Michael’s College in Colchester. Jacob is a seasoned program manager and community organizer. He served three years in the Peace Corps in Paraguay where he facilitated community efforts in education, public health, and development. He holds a BA in Political Science, Sociology Anthropology as well as a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from St. Michael’s College. Jacob is responsible for First Wednesdays, Fall Conference, and Words in the Woods programs at Vermont Humanities.

 

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Vermont Humanities*** December 24, 2021

Poet Sarah Audsley in a black dress in front of a large gray rock.

Poet Sarah Audsley joined us at the Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park for Words in the Woods.

Group of students walking on a boardwalk into the woods

Humanities Camps are filled with reading and writing projects, field trips, and outdoor activities.

Rep. John Lewis and Andrew Aydin with students in front of a schoolbus

We won a 2020 Schwartz Prize for best public humanities programming in the U.S. for Vermont Reads 2019: “March: Book One.”

Group on tour in snowy Burlington

We supported Historic New England’s “More than a Market” project that explored the experiences of new Americans through food markets.

Woman raising her hand during a public event

Our free public events help bring the power of the humanities to communities across Vermont.