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Vermont Works for Women Announces New
Gender Equity Advancement Roundtable
Vermont Works for Women (VWW)
announced the launch of a new program for
Vermont employers and educational institutions:
Gender Equity Advancement
Roundtable (GEAR).
GEAR coalesces businesses, nonprofits,
and advocates to learn about best practices
and policies for supporting women in the
workplace and to collectively advance gender
equity and economic justice in the state of
Vermont.
“We all know that equity work is ongoing
and requires commitment, sustained learning,
and accountability,” says Alison Lamagna,
Director of Programs and Gender Equity
Services at Vermont Works for Women.
“Through GEAR, VWW will be providing
employers with support and resources as they
work to advance gender equity in their workplaces.”
GEAR members receive an invitation to
four roundtable sessions each year, where
they have the opportunity to hear from gender
and equity experts, consult with VWW on
best practices and policies, and network with
Vermont businesses and professionals who
are equally invested in supporting women’s
economic independence.
Gender equity is our opportunity to create
an economy in Vermont that works for all. In
addition to GEAR, Vermont Works for
Women provides an array of Gender Equity
Services for employers, including professional
development workshops, individualized
consultation, youth engagement opportunities,
and ongoing support. Learn more on
our website.
2022 GEAR Sessions
March 16, 2022
Equity Check-In | Discussion Topic:
Human-Friendly Workplaces with United
Way’s Working Bridges
June 15, 2022
Equity Check-In | Discussion Topic:
Addressing Micro-aggressions in the
Workplace
September 14, 2022
Equity Check-In | Discussion Topic:
Allyship
Capstone Community Action Forms
New Leadership Team
Capstone Community Action is pleased to
announce two staffing changes to the leadership
team, which oversees the central Vermont
organization.
John Gerhard, Esq. was hired as Capstone’s
director of Family and Community Support
Services. Mr. Gerhard comes to Capstone
with a long history as an advocate for lowincome
and marginalized populations. Most
currently, he was a staff attorney and hearing
officer for the Vermont Public Utility
Commission. Originally from the Philadelphia
area, Mr. Gerhard was managing director for
a nonprofit welfare to work organization and
has other work experiences including fund
development and as a Legal Aid attorney
helping low-income clients to help maintain
their utility service. As FCSS director, Mr.
Gerhard will lead the housing assistance, crisis
fuel and emergency housing programs.
Linda Anderson has been promoted to
director of Capstone Two Rivers District. Ms.
Anderson started her career serving as the
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December 14, 2022
Equity Check-In | Discussion Topic: TBA:
This session will focus on topics or issues that
have come up through the course of the year
in our roundtable discussions
GEAR Membership Tiers*
Membership levels are based on organizational
size:
• Small (recommended for small businesses,
nonprofits, and individuals): $75
• Medium (recommended for mediumsized
companies): $150
• Large (recommended for corporations
and large businesses): $250
*Current Gender Equity employer partners
are eligible for one-year free membership in
2022.
GEAR Membership Benefits
• Recognition on VWW’s GEAR membership
webpage
• Annual GEAR logo to share on business’
website and social media
• GEAR decal for business’ storefront
• Access to VWW’s job bank and Vermont
Tradeswomen’s group to post open job positions
• One-time membership spotlight in
VWW’s newsletter and social media
Please contact VWW’s Gender Equity
team at genderequity@vtworksforwomen.org
with any questions or visit our website to
learn more: www.vtworksforwomen.org/
GEAR.
Vermont Works for Women promotes
economic justice by advancing gender equity
and supporting women and youth at every
stage of their career journeys. Its programs
include: career education and exploration for
middle and high school girls and gender nonconforming
youth; employment and career
coaching and hard skills training for women,
with a focus on incarcerated women; women
in transition from poverty and other traumatic
circumstances; and gender equity services for
schools and businesses to improve educational
and workplace cultures for women.
Learn more at vtworksforwomen.org.
Town Clerk and Treasurer for the Town of
Hancock. For the last ten years she has
worked with Capstone Community Action in
the Family and Community Support Services
Department serving as program manager,
assistant director, and associate director. As
director of Capstone’s Two Rivers District,
Ms. Anderson will focus on department operations
and expand Capstone’s collaborations
and anti-poverty work in Orange County.
Capstone Community Action works to
overcome poverty by serving people in crisis
and creating economic opportunity for people
and communities. Capstone’s programs
include emergency food, heat assistance,
housing counseling and homelessness intervention,
savings and credit coaching, business
counseling, workforce development,
home weatherization, transportation access,
and child and family development programs
in Early Head Start/Head Start. Capstone
serves over 12,900 people through these programs
each year. www.capstonevt.org.
Secretary of State Jim Condos Announces
New Pathway to Licensure for Vermonters
Trained Outside the U.S.
Secretary of State Jim Condos announced
the Office of Professional Regulation’s (OPR)
adoption of Foreign Credentialing Rules
which create a pathway for foreign-trained
individuals to become licensed in their field
in Vermont. The new rules became effective
November 19th, and come in response to an
identified barrier to licensure faced by many
New Americans and refugees.
“The foreign credentialing process is a
more efficient way of getting qualified professionals
with foreign experience into the
Vermont workforce, while maintaining public
protection” said Secretary of State Jim
Condos. “This new process aligns with our
office’s broader goal of reducing unnecessary
barriers to occupational licensing. Expediting
the verification of licensure requirements is
important in supporting Vermont’s workforce,
and in these unprecedented times it is
essential in helping to resolve the significant
shortages that we are currently seeing in nursing
and other healthcare professions.”
Through the new process, individuals who
obtained their professional license or experience
outside the U.S. will get a determination
of equivalency from an external credential
evaluation service. If the evaluation determines
the person’s foreign work experience,
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education, training, and exams are equivalent
to what is required for a Vermont license, a
report goes directly to OPR who notifies the
applicant to apply for endorsement.
Licensure by endorsement is a streamlined
path to licensure in lieu of the traditional
licensing path, which can be more time-consuming
and costly and often includes formal
education, training, and examinations which
the foreign trained applicant may already
have.
“We recognize the location of one’s past
professional experience alone should not be a
barrier to licensure in our state,” said OPR
Director Lauren Hibbert. “Although OPR is
not resourced to evaluate foreign educational
and training programs for each of the 50 professions
regulated by our office, we are confident
this process of utilizing third-party evaluators
will make it easier and more efficient
for new Americans, refugees, and other individuals
with experience outside of the U.S. to
work in their chosen field in Vermont.”
The Foreign Credentialing Rules were
authorized by 3 V.S.A.§ 127, a law enacted in
2019. More information can be found on
OPR’s website: https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/
regulatory/reducing-barriers/new-americans/.
Community Health Needs Assessment
Washington County and Surrounding Communities, Vermont
We want to hear from you!
Enter for a chance to win a $50 gift card.
Take the 10-minute survey and help shape
the health of your community.
Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC), in partnership
with Washington County THRIVE, is leading a
Community Health Needs Assessment to better
understand and respond to the health needs of our
community residents.
We invite you to take this short survey to share
your experiences. Survey results will be used to
guide community health and wellness services.
The survey will take about 5 to 10 minutes
to complete and is open to all residents 18
or older. All responses are voluntary and
confidential.
*See attached QR Code.
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