UVBEP Staff
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UVBEP's dedicated team works effectively to provide quality programs to students and educators throughout the Upper Valley. |
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| Kathi Terami is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Her experience with school-community connecting activities started as a high school student through her participation in work-based learning programs. Kathi has worked in both the business and nonprofit sectors. In 1997, she began connecting schools with community resources as a Program Coordinator with a federally funded School-to-Work partnership of three New Hampshire communities. In 1999, she helped found UVBEP as an independent nonprofit organization to sustain the federal initiative regionally in both New Hampshire and Vermont. |  |
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Program Director |
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| Amy Tietjen Smith earned her undergraduate degree at Cornell University and holds a master’s degree in education from Elmira College and certification as a Career Development Facilitator. Her past experience includes managing federal, state and foundation grant projects and budgets for the Cornell Youth and Work Program and volunteer management and program delivery for the Seven Lakes Girl Scout Council. Amy has worked with UVBEP since 2000, coordinating programs, developing and managing the UVBEP website, administering grants and devising systems for information management. |  |
| Program
Manager |
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| Jennifer Thygesen holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Cornell University. She has worked in both the nonprofit and business sectors, mainly in public relations and program development. Working with UVBEP since 2006, Jen is involved with all programs, but spends most of her time facilitating the Everybody Wins!, Junior Achievement and Leadership Teacher programs, recruitibusinesses to host Job Shadow Day, and writing grants and the UVBEP Annual Report. |  |
| Career Exploration Coordinator |
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Lorin Durand holds an MS degree from the University of Montana. She has held a variety of education related positions at grade levels ranging from pre-school through college. Lorin worked as a UVBEP Program Manager from 2004 to 2006 facilitating programs such as Everybody Wins!, Learn to Earn and Leadership Teacher. Since 2008, she has been invaluable in her flexibility, stepping in whenever a new or ongoing UVBEP program needs additional staffing. Lorin has facilitated internships, arranged job shadow experiences, managed a summer youth employment program and built new community connections.
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Dexter Zhuang was awarded a year-long fellowship to work with UVBEP on strategic planning, thanks to the Tucker Foundation and the Dartmouth Class of 1982. A junior at Dartmouth College, majoring in economics, Dexter previously interned at Root Cause and co-founded a nonprofit & social enterprise consulting venture. Dexter is also a part of the Kairos & StartingBloc communities. He is looking forward to making an impact. |
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Former Staff:
Dartmouth College Interns who have worked with us for two terms or more:
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