Lincoln School Board
The Lincoln School Board regular meetings will be the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month throughout the school year.
Dates may vary during the summer or at times when holidays cause for conflicts.
Meetings are held in person in the Lincoln Community School (LCS) from 6 PM with a virtual option to attend on zoom.
Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6951097158?omn=81186906286.
Meeting ID: 695 109 7158
Meet the Board
jalbert@lincolnsd.org
Term expires: 3/2028
Jeanne Albert, Chair
During my 30 years teaching mathematics— at Dartmouth, Castleton, and Middlebury College— I have had the honor and pleasure of working with future elementary, middle, and high school teachers as they embark on their own journey as educators.
While at Castleton, I collaborated with members of the education department to design a new multi-disciplinary major for future elementary teachers, and also developed and taught courses for future teachers that focused on environmental problem solving and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning mathematics. At Middlebury, as part of the College’s Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research, I directed the STEM and Social Science peer tutoring program and also designed and presented professional development workshops for teachers across many disciplines.
I have lived in Vermont for 37 years and moved to Lincoln in the spring of 2017. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the Lincoln School District Board as we work to ensure a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable educational future for all Lincoln students and families. Whatever experience I may bring, the real strength of this endeavor lies in the extraordinary community of Lincoln, our wonderful Community School, our belief in ourselves, and our dedication and respect for all as we move forward together.
dkelly@lincolnsd.org
Term expires: 3/2027
Deirdre Kelly, Vice Chair
For twenty years, my wife and I have called Lincoln home among its generous neighbors and cold mountain streams. I’m honored to continue the work of former board members, educators, staff and community members who have built and sustained our independent Lincoln School District.
Over the past twenty-five years, I’ve worked in Vermont’s education and mental health nonprofit sectors. As Co-Chair of the Lincoln School District Board, I draw on experience as an educator and leader at the elementary, high school, and college levels. My work has included serving as Education Coordinator at a public alternative high school and supporting disability access and inclusion at Middlebury College’s Disability Resource Center.
I believe public education is one of our community’s greatest responsibilities and opportunities. Equitable, joyful schools help create a more just society. What work remains to ensure the Lincoln School District is a place of belonging and liberation for all? I’m proud to serve on a board that advances this vision while developing sustainable annual budgets.
Please reach out anytime with questions, feedback, or reasons for celebration.
mgemignani@lincolnsd.org
Term expires: 3/2027
Mary Gemignani, Clerk
Lincoln and our community school hold a special place in my heart. Towards the end of our two-year stint in the Peace Corps, my husband, John, and I learned that Vermont was recruiting Peace Corps teachers. We applied, were hired, and have been living in Lincoln ever since. When a group of dedicated parents built the Lincoln Preschool, I was hired as their first teacher. Over the years, I have been a classroom teacher, assistant principal, special educator, and college professor. As a life-long learner, after graduating from college as a sociologist, I’ve stacked up several other degrees, primarily in the field of education. Today I can be found working with children with unique learning needs and supervising NVU student teachers. As a Lincolnite, I am forever grateful to the teachers at Lincoln Community School, where our four children received an outstanding, place-based education. The talented teachers, personalized instruction, and emphasis on community and civic responsibility helped them develop important life skills, and fueled my commitment to small, rural schools. I found I was not alone in valuing the Lincoln Community School when the voters overwhelmingly voted to continue to educate Lincoln’s children locally. I am fully committed to doing the necessary work to carry out the will of the Lincoln voters.
psutlive@lincolnsd.org
Term expires: 3/2026
Peg Sutlive
My husband, Dan, and I felt like we hit the jackpot when we found a sweet slice of land in Lincoln in 1999. We built our home in a small clearing in the woods at the foot of Mount Abraham, and immediately fell in love with the warm community we found there. Our children, Lucy and Neil, attended the Lincoln Cooperative Preschool and the Lincoln Community School. The relationships and memories that were created there remain strong. Their time at LCS has been truly formative for them, instilling a strong sense of self, and a love of the natural world, as they become young adults and navigate their college careers.
The school represents belonging, a deep connection to nature, and a true spirit of community for my whole family. I continue to feel pride and a deep appreciation for LCS.
My life for the past twenty-eight years has been dedicated to education. As a classroom teacher at Bristol Elementary School for twenty-one years and now a supervisor for the Head Start program in Addison County, I have a range of experience in the world of education. I am excited and grateful to be a member of the school board, with an opportunity to give back, and to support the efforts to keep this unique learning community thriving.
