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Friends
of Burlington Gardens board, staff, interns and volunteers
Friends of Burlington Gardens is a grassroots nonprofit organization in
which
board members, staff, and
volunteers work in partnership to fulfill the organization's mission.
FBG has experienced a dynamic growth rate in local and statewide
outreach since
its founding as a
501(c)(3) in
2001.
FBG interns and volunteers
 With an
emphasis on service-learning, FBG partners with student interns, UVM
Extension
Master Gardeners, Community Teaching Garden alumni, and community
volunteers. United Way Volunteer Mimi Wong serves as FBG's
Administrative and Program Assistant.
For more information about volunteering or interning with FBG, please
contact the FBG office at 802-861-4769 or email FBG's executive
director Jim Flint.
FBG
full time staff
Jim Flint has served as full time executive director for Friends of
Burlington
Gardens since 2001. Prior to
his leadership role with FBG, Jim worked with the National
Gardening Association for eight years and served as director of NGA's
Youth Garden Grants program. Jim is the editor of Patchwork: stories of gardens and community,
published in 2005 by Community Works Press, and is known locally
and nationally for his long term advocacy for community and school
gardening.
FBG
Board
of Directors
Friends
of Burlington Gardens is guided by a dedicated
and skilled Board of Directors who provide leadership, governance, and
fiscal oversight. Board members and staff partner in strategic
planning, grantwriting, fundraising, and program evaluation.
2008 FBG board
members, officers, and affilliations
Linda Berlin, FBG Board President
University of Vermont, Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Bart Westdijk,
FBG Board Vice President
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
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Jeff Govoni,
FBG Board Secretary
Gardener's Supply
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Joseph Fiacco,
FBG Board Treasurer
self employed |
Liz Jaquette
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger |
Maggie
Leugers
Burlington Parks and Recreation
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Henri Sparks
Burlington School District
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Beth Truzansky
Center for Community and Neighborhoods |
Will Workman
Gardener's Supply |
 Emeritus board members (completing
three years or more of service)
Josh Brown
FBG board member 2001-04; past president, 2001-04
Jules Fishelman
FBG board member, 2002-06; past president, 2004-06
Huck Gutman
FBG board member, 2002-06 |
Nancy Hulett
FBG board member, 2003-06 |
Maureen Cannon
FBG board member, 2003-06 |
Gavin
Wallace
FBG board member, 2004-06 |
Jim Feinson
FBG board member, 2005-2007 |
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Prospective board members are invited to email FBG's board president Linda Berlin.
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