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Meet the Office

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  • Ms. Melanie Hoffmann 

    Assistant Head of School / Director of External Affairs
    802-869-6261
    Hollins University - BA
    University of Pennsylvania - MEd for School Leadership

  • Ms. Liz Olmsted 

    Director of Alumni Engagement
    (802) 869-6260
    Wheaton College - BA

  • Ms. Jillian Seaton 

    Associate Director of Institutional Advancement
    (802) 869-6298
    University of Miami - BA
    University of Montana - MBA
Alumni

Welcome Alumni

Our Vermont Academy Alumni Association numbers nearly 4000 constituents from many different eras. Whether a member of the Old Guard, one of Nita Choukas’ boys, a pioneering co-ed from the early 80s, or a newly minted grad, you are a valued part of our alumni community. Together, we are VA. Go Wildcats!

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  • How You Can Be Involved

    There are many ways that you can stay in touch with Vermont Academy, and volunteering a little of your time is an excellent way to do so! Here are some of the ways in which you can help Vermont Academy while keeping on top of the latest things happening on campus.

  • Alumni Council

    Andrew Ward ’93 and Tom Oxholm ’82 are co-chairs of the Alumni Council. VA's Alumni Council works to connect alumni to each other and to Vermont Academy. The Council consists of alumni volunteers from different classes and geographical areas who work to promote the VA connection both on campus and around the country. They also share the alumni perspective with the Administration and the Board of Trustees with the hope of advancing VA's mission.

  • Class Representatives

    Sean Bersell ’77 is the Class Rep Chair. Class reps have three important job responsibilites. They are to:
    • CONNECT— keep class spirit alive through calls, emails, social networking, thank you notes, and/or class notes; send an annual letter to classmates; actively seek to find lost alumni/ae and capture email addresses for all classmates. Coordinate class involvement in Reunion Weekend.
    • GIVE — set an example by giving annually at the beginning of the fiscal year.
    • ASK — others to join you in supporting Vermont Academy financially.

  • Alumni Admissions Volunteers

    If you know of someone considering independent secondary school, keep Vermont Academy in mind! If you want to work with the Admissions Office, you may be asked to attend a school fair near you or interview prospective students and families who cannot make it to campus for a visit. You may also be asked to call student candidates in your geographical area or who share one of your interests.

    For more information, contact the Alumni Development Office at (802) 869-6223 or email the Alumni Office.

Alumni News

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  • Announcing Our New Annual Giving Chair: Diane Wilder '79

    Diane Wilder graduated in 1979 in one of the first coed classes at Vermont Academy. She enjoyed the theater program and sciences, and she learned the valuable lessons of participating in athletics. After graduating from Swarthmore College, she became a higher education administrator and in various fundraising roles has helped to raise close to half a billion dollars.
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  • Winter Greetings from Dr. Zaccara

    Dear Vermont Academy Alumni,
     
    As I write, the wind is whistling around Fuller Hall, and it sounds like a scene out of Dr. Zhivago. This is our last week of school before Winter Break, and we are all walking around with glowing faces and red cheeks in the cold morning air, and with a sense of excitement about our upcoming holiday plans.
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  • Dr. Jennifer Zaccara and Scott Buckley '02

    "That feeling of community"

    A conversation with Scott Buckley '02
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Vermont Academy is a coed college preparatory boarding and day school in southern Vermont, serving grades 9-12 plus a postgraduate year.