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The Vermont Connection Volume 42 Black Lives Matter: Centering Black Narratives in Higher Education Article 18 2021 Acknowledgements The Vermont Connection Executive Board 2020-2021 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation The Vermont Connection Executive Board 2020-2021. (2021). Acknowledgements. The Vermont Connection, 42(1). https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/tvc/vol42/iss1/18 This Acknowledgement is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Education and Social Services at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Vermont Connection by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contact . Acknowledgements • 149 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As TVC Executive Board, we are honored to offer the 42nd volume of The Vermont Connection Journal. The spirit of The Vermont Connection and the community that comes with it continues to support our publication of each TVC journal, and we are especially heartened by the support we received during the COVID-19 pandemic and national crises. We extend gratitude to the current HESA students and alumnx who participated in the production and editing processes of the journal. Without their constructive feedback and affirmation of the journal submissions, the 42nd Journal would have not been possible. We also want to thank librarians Daniel DeSanto and Donna O’Malley for their support in streamlining and continuously improving the journal production process. A special thank you goes to Dr. Tiffanie Spencer and Molly Williams (HESA ‘20) for offering their gifts in the form of a compelling foreword and reflection for the journal. We would like to express our greatest appreciation to our advisors, Cristina Vega (HESA ‘15) and Dr. Jason C. Garvey, who offered tremendous support throughout the year. We are also deeply grateful for our HESA faculty — Dr. Jason C. Garvey, Dr. Tracy Arámbula Ballysingh, Dr. Deborah Hunter, and Dr. Tiffanie Spencer. TVC has greatly benefited from the support and encouragement of our staff advisors and faculty. Thank you to Dolan (HESA ‘13), Kayon Hall, Larry Long, Jilliene Rodriguez (HESA ‘12), Joe Russell, and Annie Stevens (HESA ‘86) for their guidance and mentorship through teaching various courses for both cohorts this academic year. We are also grateful for Dr. Pamela Gardner (HESA ‘85) who has continued the tradition of coordinating professional development for graduating members of the HESA program. We owe our deepest gratitude to Chris Caswell, the HESA Office Program Support Generalist, for ensuring that everything related to HESA runs smoothly behind the scenes. We are especially grateful to Kunie Renaud and Chris Caswell for providing financial oversight and recommendations. 150 • The Vermont Connection • 2021 • Volume 42 We are very grateful for Jilliene Rodriguez who has continued to extensively support HESA through mentorship, support, and coordinating Visit Days and serving as the practicum instructor this year. We appreciate Joel Ontiveros (HESA ‘21) and Tatiana Havens (HESA ‘22) who have also provided tremendous support in all things related to HESA recruitment, including the HESA Booklet, Google Hangouts, and Visit Days. We are also appreciative of the many practitioners across the University of Vermont campus and beyond who provide guidance, support, and mentorship as supervisors in our practica, assistantship, and/or professional roles. During Phone-A-Thon this year, TVC raised more than $10,000. The funds will enable relevant social, educational, and professional development opportunities for current and future HESA students as well as support the following year’s journal. Therefore, we are extremely grateful to every alumnx, friend, and supporter of the HESA program who made a contribution to this year’s drive. We would also like to thank the UVM Foundation, especially Kevin Morgenstein Fuerst, Lori McPeters, and Kathryn Meader (UVM ‘15) for guiding and supporting our fundraising efforts throughout Phone-A-Thon and beyond. We would like to particularly thank the Membership & Community Development (MCD) Committee, Kirsty Nicole Bocado (HESA ‘21), Max Cordes Galbraith (HESA ‘22), and Suzanna Stockey (HESA ‘21) led by JAKE Small (HESA ‘21) for devoting their energy and love into building community amongst current HESA students. We additionally thank TVC 41 Executive Board for sharing their wisdom with us and for laying a foundation for a successful year. Last but not least, we want to extend our utmost gratitude to you for being part of The Vermont Connection. As an Executive Board, we look forward to the future of the HESA program and its contributions to the world, and we are deeply appreciative of the collective work put into creating The Vermont Connection.  (...truncated)