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Mike Pieciak discusses his expanded role in Vermont Governor Phil Scott's administration after the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. He explains how he and his team at the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) examined COVID's impacts on businesses…

Monica Raymond discusses her work as an infection preventionist during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes preparations in the Infection Prevention Department at the University of Vermont Medical Center prior to the first COVID case in Vermont,…

Helen Reid discusses her experiences as acting director of the Vermont Department of Health Laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, they updated their surge plan and shifted from being a surveillance laboratory to acting as Vermont's only…

Kellie DeCicco discusses her experiences working at the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She contracted what she believed was COVID at the very beginning of the pandemic and exhibited signs of long COVID before the…

Emily Demers discusses her experiences as a student at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes the impact of the pandemic on her junior and senior years of high school as well as on the process of…

Peggy Dunphy and her sister, Paula J. Eaton, discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their family and work. Dunphy describes both their father's death from COVID after traveling to Arizona and the closure and reopening of her hair salon in…

Former library director Sharon Ellingwood-​White discusses policy changes made at the Alice M. Ward Memorial Library in Canann, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes how the library's offerings were adjusted to incorporate curbside…

Sue Fillion discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on both her family and her work as planning director for the town of Brattleboro, Vermont. She describes her transition to remote work as well as several specific projects related to housing…

Torrelee Fisher-Sass discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted both her professional career as an educator and her personal life. Specifically, she reflects on the adjustments she made to transition the reading lab at Richmond Middle School in…

Forrest Holzapfel discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the town of Marlboro, Vermont, and his job as town clerk. In particular, he describes the decision to move from an in-person town meeting to voting by Australian ballot. He also…

Amy Hornblas explains her reasons for leaving her position as a health teacher in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was primarily a response to her concerns about mask mandates in schools. She believed that wearing a…

Tom Kelly shares his recollection of the circumstances around his firing as a deputy state's attorney in Lamoille County, Vermont, in November 2021. He was terminated after refusing to comply with a mandate that state employees be vaccinated or mask…