Revitalizing Waterbury expands board with new members
Dec. 2, 2021 | By Waterbury Roundabout
Revitalizing Waterbury staff and board members at their November retreat. Left to right: Matt Larson, Dave Luce, Scott Weigand, Otho Thompson, Julie Frailey, Executive Director Karen Nevin, Marketing Associate Ariel Mondlak, Economic Development Director Mark Pomilio, Jr., Katya D'Angelo, Carolyn Fox, Krister Adams, Whitney Aldrich, Theresa Wood and Tyler Keefe.
Revitalizing Waterbury recently added four new members to its Board of Directors, board President Theresa Wood announced.
At the October meeting, Carolyn Fox, Tyler (Tito) Keefe, Matt Larson and Scott Weigand joined the board.
Wood welcomes the new members saying, “Their personal experiences, interests and community engagement is varied and will bring new expertise and thinking to Revitalizing Waterbury.”
One role for board members is to ensure that the organization’s efforts align with its mission and the needs of the community. RW will be undertaking a new strategic planning process in 2022 to set goals for the coming years.
Carolyn Fox brings her experience as a member of the RW Design Committee, a Waterbury Ambassador, and a Library Commissioner along with her years as an all-things-Waterbury enthusiast. Carolyn retired from 25 years as Director of Marketing & Public Relations at Country Walkers, a Vermont-based, adventure travel company. She then launched Full Moon Collection which imports lacquerware from Myanmar.
In the past, Tyler (Tito) Keefe has worked in the education, entertainment, hospitality, software, and consulting industries. These days he works as an FAA licensed drone pilot, an award-winning photographer, and most recently, co-owner of Pack & Send Plus with his wife, Mae. Tito spends much of his time with his son, Charlie, and volunteers on the Waterbury Arts Committee as well as on RW’s Marketing & Tourism Committee.
Since moving to central Vermont, a little more than two decades ago, Matt Larson has worked in various aspects of nonprofit management, including finance, membership, and development, for the Green Mountain Club and Catamount Trail Association. In pursuit of new challenges and experiences, Matt is now a full-time artist, maintaining a small studio and gallery space in Burlington's South End when not working at home.
Scott Weigand is the owner of Brave Coffee & Tea since 2014, and the theatre program director at Harwood Union High School since 2009. He has spent most of his adult life in roles either in the worlds of theatre or coffee, working in coffee shops, and theatres from Orlando to Pittsburgh and New York City. He has spent time as a coffee trainer, roaster, salesman, and in theatre as a director, actor and producer. Scott is a former board member for Stowe Theatre Guild and is a member and former president of Crossroads BNI in Berlin.
The remaining members of the RW board are Vice President Katya D’Angelo, Treasurer Dave Luce, Secretary Julie Frailey, Krister Adams, Whitney Aldrich, Jenny Davidson and Otho Thompson.
Revitalizing Waterbury is a community development nonprofit whose mission is to preserve, promote and enhance the economic, historic and social vitality of Waterbury for the benefit of residents, businesses and visitors. More information online at revitalizingwaterbury.org.