Prior to joining the ACT team Dare spent her career facilitating youth enrichment programming and teaching humane education. She joined ACT as a volunteer in 2014 and has served as director since 2018. In her free time, Dare enjoys watching…
Category: Member of the Month
Member of the Month: Glauke Cooijmans
Glauke Cooijmans was born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. She studied Health Education and Mental Health Sciences at Maastricht University, NL, and received a post grad Certificate in Healthcare Psychology from University of Amsterdam. Glauke moved to the U.S. in 2007.…
Member of the Month: Center for Restorative Justice
Organizations are ACT members too! The Bennington Center for Restorative Justice (CRJ) is a nonprofit community justice agency that provides a full continuum of restorative justice programming and services helping both young people and adults take an active role in…
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Member of the Month: Sarah Krinsky
Sarah is the co-owner of W. Collective, a curated retail store and café that she opened in July of 2021. Also, she works at Bennington College as the Communications and Engagement Coordinator in the Career Development and Field Work Term…
Member of the Month: Alex Figueroa
Alex Figueroa is originally from Buffalo, New York and moved to Bennington three years ago. Alex attended Utica College where he received a B.S degree in Health Sciences with a Minor in Gerontology, and continued to further his education where…
Member of the Month: Jake Stone
Jake Stone serves as the Pastor for Mission City Church, Bennington location. He and his wife, Laura-Ashley, moved to Bennington, Vermont from Decatur, Alabama in 2014. Jake has a passion to engage skeptics of faith, learn about leadership, help others…