Oral history interview with Kellie DeCicco
Title
Oral history interview with Kellie DeCicco
Description
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 virus was fully understood. At the same time, she was part of the effort to keep COVID out of Converse Home. She describes her staff's work to protect Converse Home residents, how the whole community attempted to keep spirits up, and the outbreaks that occurred despite their best efforts.
Kellie DeCicco moved to Vermont in 2002 and worked as an office coordinator and scheduler at the Visiting Nurse Association in Colchester, Vermont, for ten years. She began employment at the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, in 2012. She initially started as a scheduler at Converse Home before moving up to become co-executive director on 1 October 2022.
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At the time of this interview, the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, was the oldest assisted living community in Vermont, having been in operation for over 130 years.
Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-251676-OMS-22.
Kellie DeCicco moved to Vermont in 2002 and worked as an office coordinator and scheduler at the Visiting Nurse Association in Colchester, Vermont, for ten years. She began employment at the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, in 2012. She initially started as a scheduler at Converse Home before moving up to become co-executive director on 1 October 2022.
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At the time of this interview, the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, was the oldest assisted living community in Vermont, having been in operation for over 130 years.
Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-251676-OMS-22.
Date
2023-03-28
Subject
Source
Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Project
Identifier
AudioFileCOVID-018
Format
MP3
WAV
Type
Audio file
Rights
Permission to publish material from the Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Project may be obtained from the Vermont Historical Society.
Interviewer
Gustin, Amanda Kay
Interviewee
DeCicco, Kellie
Duration
57 min., 19 sec.
Repository
Vermont Historical Society Library, 60 Washington Street, Barre, VT 05641-4250
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Kellie DeCicco,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed April 3, 2025, https://digitalvermont.org/vtcovid/AudioFileCOVID-018.