Anne Watson: An Ultimate Commitment to Her Community

State Senator Anne Watson loves Ultimate Frisbee almost as much as she loves the state of Vermont. Anne participated in Emerge’s New England Boot Camp in 2017, a course that she credits with helping her understand how to run a grassroots-funded campaign effectively, especially as she began to… Read More

Monique Priestley: Humanizing Politics and Technology for People

Monique Priestley, Emerge Vermont Class of 2022, is a Vermont State Representative for Orange-2, which consists of towns Bradford, Fairlee, and West Fairlee. Simply put, Monique is interested in people. Everything she does and all that she works on centers around human behavior and values. Grounded in core… Read More

Founder Madeleine Kunin’s 10th Anniversary Remarks

Former Governor and Founder Madeleine Kunin speaking at Emerge Vermont’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on September 23, 2023 Good evening everybody! What a thrill to walk into this room and see so many people who have made a huge difference in these ten years—I can’t believe it’s… Read More

Chickens, railroad crossings, and origin stories

Yesterday Facebook shared a long-forgotten memory with me. Back in 2008, I cryptically posted that I was “preparing for a big presentation before the Village Trustees tomorrow.” ​​If I recall correctly, this presentation was about creating a new local ordinance that would legalize having backyard chickens. I am not a… Read More

Vermont must elect a Democratic woman to represent us in Congress

Senator Patrick Leahy’s long-anticipated announcement this week of his retirement is the catalyst for what will be a whirlwind election cycle in 2022. This vacancy at the highest level of political leadership will have a cascading effect down the ballot, as politicians all over Vermont play a game of 3-D… Read More

Meet the Emerge Vermont Class of 2021: Karen Tronsgard-Scott

We’re wrapping up our series highlighting the Emerge Vermont Class of 2021 with class member Karen Tronsgard-Scott! Karen is a passionate, driven, and experienced leader and we are so thrilled to welcome her into the Emerge sisterhood. Watch the interview below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YdqSqICnVI&feature=youtu.be… Read More

Meet the Emerge Vermont Class of 2021: Elaine Haney

The women of the Emerge Vermont Class of 2021 have officially completed their training: woohoo! This week, we’re hearing from Elaine Haney on her experience with the signature training program along with her political goals for the future. https://youtu.be/MLwoZTllaPU   Emerge has one goal: To increase the number of… Read More