Our Board
Meet the Executive Board
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Libby Bonesteel
Libby Bonesteel is the Superintendent of Schools for Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools, a position she has held for the past 3 years. Her professional passions are in systems thinking, leadership development, and literacy instruction. After work hours, you will find Libby hanging out with her two kids, hiking in the woods, tending to her garden, or deep in a book.
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Tammy Boone
Board Treasurer
Tammy Boone is the Director of Data and Assessment for the Milton Town School District, a position she has held for the last 18 years. During her 26 years in education, she has served on multiple committees/ organizations both internally and externally. She has served on the state Literacy Action Planning Committee, the VT Multi-Tiered System of Support Committee, and on the board of directors for Partnership for Literacy and Learning. She loves gardening, cooking, the arts and you will usually find her spending her free time with her grandson. She is passionate about student learning, creating systems that allow for curiosity and student success.
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Gwen Carmoli
Board President
Gwen Carmolli is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for Colchester School District. She serves on the board of directors for Champlain Valley Educator Development Center, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association, Snelling Center for Government, and on the Vermont legislature's Advisory Council for Literacy. Gwen loves to read, jog, eat circus peanuts (the worst candy in the world), and lead learning. She is dedicated to creating opportunities for students and educational leaders across Vermont!
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Christian Courtemanche, M.Ed.
Board Secretary
Christian has been a Vermont educator for over 15 years as a classroom teacher and a curriculum specialist in both math and science. He offers workshops, courses, and district-consulting work around rich math instruction, differentiation methods that meet the range of learners, and strategies for impactful coaching. He is passionate about bringing wonder into curriculum, as well as curiosity around the needs of all children in their learning.
When not working with teachers and schools, Christian enjoys playing mandolin and spending time outside with his family.
MMUUSD K4 Math Instructional Coach and Curriculum Leader
Regional Math Consultant & Professional Developer
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Megan Grube
Megan Grube is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology for the Grand Isle Supervisory Union.
Prior to coming to GISU, she worked as a School Effectiveness Coordinator for the Agency of Education and was an inaugural Ferguson Fellow focusing on effective implementation of MTSS in charter, public, urban and rural settings.
She earned her master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2012 after completing the Mind, Brain and Education program focusing on how cognitive neuroscience, psychology and pedagogy intersect and how to affect systemic change for all students.
CVEDC Board Members are committed to bringing the very best professional learning opportunities to Vermont educators. Their roles in schools range from superintendent, principal, coach, special education director, and curriculum directors— all helping to inform our organization about the needs of their districts and their role-alike colleagues.
Board of Directors
Alysia Backman, Director of Learning, South Burlington Schools
Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools
Gwen Carmolli, Director Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Colchester SD
Beth Cobb, Superintendent, Essex Westford SD
Christian Courtemanche, Math Coach, Mount Mansfield Unified Union SD
Sarah Crum , Director of Learning & Innovation, Champlain Valley SD
Nick Devita , Director of Student Support Services, Grand Isle
Catrina DiNapoli, Assistant Superintendent, Mount Abraham USD
Mohamed Diop, Director of Multilingual Learning Programs, Winooski SD
Megan Grube, Curriculum, Instruction, & Technology Director, Grand Isle SU
Gabe Hamilton, Superintendent, Addison Northwest SD
Bill Kimball, Superintendent, Maple Run SD
Courtney Krahn, Director of Teaching & Learning, Addison Central SD
Beth O'Brien, Principal, Franklin Northeast SU
Kosha Patel, Director of Curriculum, Missisquoi Valley SD
Stephanie Phillips, Sr. Dir. of Curric., Instr. & Assessment, Burlington Schools
Cathy Quinn, School Leadership Programs, Saint Michael’s College
Scott Thompson, Director of Curriculum, Franklin West SU
Lauren Wooden, Executive Director, CVEDC