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Our Mission and Vision

The mission of the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities is to promote equal employment for all citizens of Vermont by advising the Governor on current issues affecting employment of people with disabilities, and through partnerships between business, government and people with disabilities.

On December 8, 2009, as part of our strategic planning process, the following vision was adopted by the Committee:

"Barrier Free Employment for ALL Vermonters"

Introductory Video

For more information on the Governor's Committe on Employment for People with Disabilities please watch this short video from Eileen Casey, Executive Coordinator. GCEPD Introduction Video

Featured GCEPD Member: Stirling Peebles

Stirling Peebles

Stirling Peebles was hired at The Center on Disability and Community Inclusion as a Dissemination Assistant in 2014. In the same year, she became an official member of the National Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE). She started a Facebook group called “The Employment Corner.” In 2015, she also became a board member of the Vermont APSE chapter as well. Stirling also works for Green Mountain Self-Advocates. Stirling completed the Human Resource Management Certificate Program at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. She had a 4.0 GPA at Champlain College. Stirling Peebles, a former Think College student and current Think College Dissemination Assistant, has been recognized by Vermont Business Magazine as a 2016 Rising Star.

 

 

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