Windham County Sophomore Summit
Every year, hundreds of high school sophomores from across Windham County participate in the Sophomore Summit, the largest career awareness, exploration, and planning event of the year. With over 30 different employers and organizations represented, students see the variety of opportunity in their own backyards and the pathways to get there.
The day-long Summit is designed to help students better understand career options and the pathways to reach them. Students attend hour-long workshops from a list of different career and industry pathways based on their interests, aptitudes, and professional aspirations.
Sophomore Summit Panelists: 2019
| Tim Dulcos | Merck Forest | Working in the Wild |
| Dan Ridlehoover | Leonard Farm | Working in the Wild |
| John DiMatteo | Windham Regional Career Center | Think it, Draw it, Build it |
| Jon Saccoccio | JA Saccoccio Workshop & Architecture | Think it, Draw it, Build it |
| Andrea Amenden | Stevens & Associates | Think it, Draw it, Build it |
| Emily Wagner | Let’s Grow Kids | Caring for Kids with Let’s Grow Kids |
| Melanie Zinn | Horizon Early Learning Center | Caring for Kids with Let’s Grow Kids |
| Melissa Mroz-Gaskill | The Little Red Schoolhouse | Caring for Kids with Let’s Grow Kids |
| Brenda Schramm | VTAEY | Caring for Kids with Let’s Grow Kids |
| Eugene Uman | Vermont Jazz Center | The Show Must Go On: Fine & Performing Arts |
| Jamie Hodgson | NECCA | The Show Must Go On: Fine & Performing Arts |
| RT Brown | Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation | Building (or Boosting!) a Business |
| Rory Dubbs | Entrepreneur | Building (or Boosting!) a Business |
| Franklin Chrisco | True North Granola | Building (or Boosting!) a Business |
| Cindy Twombley | Agency of Human Services | Healing & Helping: Social Services and Healthcare |
| Daniel Lang | The Brattleboro Retreat | Healing & Helping: Social Services and Healthcare |
| Nikki Peruzzi | Whetstone Station | Running a Restaurant, from Sous Chef to Supervisor |
| Alex Cooley | Fulflex Manufacturing, Inc. | Made in So.VT: Machines & Manufacturing |
| Chief Fitzgerald | Brattleboro Police Department | Nuts and Bolts of the Justice System |
| Mel Motel | Brattleboro Community Justice Center | Nuts and Bolts of the Justice System |
| David Gartenstein | Deputy State’s Attorney | Nuts and Bolts of the Justice System: |
| Josh Hilsdon | PV Squared | Powering Up: Utilities & Solar Energy |
| Andy Klaski | Dynamic Organics | Powering Up: Utilities & Solar Energy |
| John Pennington | Atmospherium Games | No Shame in Gaming |
| Jillian Hobday | Five Maples Printing | No Shame in Gaming |
| Brian Bashaw | BCTV | Lights, Camera, ACTION: Video Production |
| Josh Moyse | Windham Regional Career Center | Lights, Camera, ACTION: Video Production |
| Alex Beck | Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation | Event Planning: Volunteering “Behind the Scenes” |
| Christy Betit | Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation | Event Planning: Volunteering “Behind the Scenes” |
| Holly Hammond | Vermont Student Assistance Corporation | Event Planning: Volunteering “Behind the Scenes” |
| Krista Gaedje | C&S Wholesale Grocers | Touring C&S |