“Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others?

That’s who we are! We’re not who we say we are, we’re not who we want to be —
we are the sum of the influence and impact that we have, in our lives, on others.”

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Cross-disciplinary and curious systems-thinking digital native. Well-versed in customer support, managing projects from concept to completion, using critical thinking to guide actions, and working as a remote team member. Has an innate ability to recognize connections and act as a liaison between a diverse range of roles and teams. Passionate about ecosystem building, community and economic development, creative economy, education, entrepreneurship, emerging technology, innovation, and civic engagement.

Monique (she/her) has extensive experience in technical strategy and implementation, technical facilitation, business development, community outreach, data collection, identifying data-driven solutions, and strategic planning. With a background in design, technology, and digital communications, Monique is an innovative and strategic thinker.

A constant learner, she actively works on developing her network globally in order to learn innovative solutions to implement in rural Vermont. Monique believes that learning is a lifelong pursuit and continuously engages in skill and leadership development opportunities.

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Monique (she/her) is a designer, gamer, geek, and connector. She graduated from University of Washington’s Master of Communication in Digital Media program and holds both a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design from Northern Vermont University – Lyndon.

Monique is Executive Director for The Space On Main, which she founded as a nonprofit in 2017 and opened it in 2018 in hopes that it could promote a greater sense of community and connection for people living and working in the Cohase Region (Northern Upper Valley) of Vermont and New Hampshire. Monique has been working in technology-related positions since 2001 doing network administration, database management, web design and development, social media marketing, digital communication strategy, and customer support. She is the Director of Digital for CampusCE Corporation in Seattle, Washington, an EdTech company she has worked for since 2010. In 2021, Monique launched a new company, Convoy Digital, which focuses on WordPress site design, maintenance, and hosting. Under MEPriestley, Monique provides technical consultation.

Monique believes strongly that everyone has a responsibility to give back to their communities. In Bradford, Monique is a Justice of the Peace and serves on a number of town commissions (e.g. Planning, Public Safety, Resilience). She is a director of the boards for Vermont Council on Rural Development, Community Capital of Vermont, Bradford Business Association, and Cohase Rotary Club (Rotary International). Monique serves on the steering committee of the Vermont Creative Network (Vermont Arts Council), the cabinet of EMERGE Vermont (EMERGE America), and the Future of Vermont Action Team. She served as board chair of Vital Communities and Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation and was in line to serve as District Governor of Rotary International District #7850 (VT/NH/QC) until she stepped down to run for State Representative of Vermont Orange-2.

Monique was a member of the 2018–2019 cohorts of Leadership Upper Valley (Vital Communities) and Vermont Changemakers’ Table (VBSR & High Meadows Fund) as well as the 2019–2020 cohort of Vermont Leadership Institute (Snelling Center for Government, Marlboro College). She received Cohase Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year Award (2018), was featured by the Vermont Attorney General’s Office as March (2019) Vermonter of the Month, was recognized as one of Vital Communities’s Heroes & Leaders (2019), received Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission’s Volunteer of the Year Award (2020), and was recognized by Vermont Business Magazine for their Rising Stars (Top 40 Under 40) Class of 2020.

When she is not at work or board meetings, she can be found exploring, paddle boarding, cooking/eating, attending live shows, tinkering with tech, and anything quirky she can find in her travels.

Monique (she/her) is Executive Director for The Space On Main, which she founded as a nonprofit in 2017 and opened it in 2018 in hopes that it could promote a greater sense of community and connection for people living and working in the Northern Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. She is the Director of Digital for CampusCE Corporation in Seattle, Washington, an EdTech company she has worked for since 2010. Monique believes strongly that everyone has a responsibility to give back to their communities. In Bradford, Monique serves as a Justice of the Peace and volunteers on a number of town commissions. She is a director of the boards for Vermont Council on Rural Development, Community Capital of Vermont, and Cohase Rotary Club (Rotary International). Monique serves on the steering committee of the Vermont Creative Network (Vermont Arts Council), the cabinet of EMERGE Vermont (EMERGE America), and the Future of Vermont Action Team. She served as board chair of Vital Communities and Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation until she stepped down to run for State Representative of Vermont Orange-2. She graduated from University of Washington’s Master of Communication in Digital Media program and holds both a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design from Northern Vermont University – Lyndon.

Core Values: Integrity & Service

Enneagram: 3w2; Type 3 The Achiever, Social Instinct, Wing 2 (1st 3-6, 2nd 2-7)
Taken February 2020 through The Enneagram Institute

MBTI: ENTJ (T1N2S3F4); PCI Extraversion 5, Intuition 5, Thinking 7, Judging 10
Taken September 2019 through The Snelling Center for Government’s Vermont Leadership Institute

DiSC: Supporting Coordinator (20, Adapted); Coordinating Supporter (19, Natural)
Taken September 2018 through Vital Communities’s Leadership Upper Valley

CliftonStrengths: Responsibility, Individualization, Achiever, Learner, Input, Arranger, Connectedness, Intellection, Positivity, Developer; Lead with Executing
Taken January 2021 through Gallup

State of Vermont State Representative, Orange-2 | 2023–Present
State Representative of Orange-2 (Bradford, Fairlee, West Fairlee). 2023-2024 Session Highlights: House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development Committee, Clerk; committee liaison to the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs; Rural Caucus (fka Rural Economic Development Working Group), Clerk; House Communications Team, Digital.

Center for Women & Enterprise Multiple Positions (below) | Burlington, Vermont | 2020–2022
CWE is an inclusive economic empowerment organization. CWE helps women business owners and aspiring women entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses by providing greater access to the resources, tools, and support they need.
Positions at Center for Women & Enterprise:
Counselor (Contract) | 2021–2022
Project Manager, COVID Business Recovery Vermont | 2020–2021

Convoy Digital CEO | Bradford, Vermont | 2020–Present
Managed WordPress hosting, maintenance, and design.

CampusCE Corporation Multiple Positions (below) | Seattle, Washington | 2010–Present
Support both administrative and end-user experience of CampusCE’s education management system (EMS). Evaluate and adapt user experience based on customer needs and industry trends. Communicate application changes and customizations to existing and potential customer base. Front-end development of customer sites (HTML & CSS). Product development and management in coordination with the Sales, Support, Implementation, Engineering, and Leadership Teams.
Positions at CampusCE Corporation:
Director of Digital (Part-time Contract) | 2020–Present
Director of Digital | 2017–2020
Technical Implementation Manager & Web Designer | 2011–2017
Digital Marketing Strategist | 2010–2012

The Space On Main, Inc. Multiple Positions (below) | Bradford, Vermont | 2016–Present
Have built a nonprofit coworking, maker, and community gathering space from the ground up including, but not limited to design, development, and implementation.
Positions at The Space On Main, Inc.:
Founder & Executive Director | 2019–Present
President & Founder | 2016–2019
Examples of Courses Taught: REACT UV 9-Week Business Accelerator, Zoom 101 Webinars, Slack 101 Webinars, Social Media Digital Marketing, MailChimp Newsletters
Examples of Facilitation: 9-Week Citizens’ Academy, 6-Session REACT UV Entrepreneur Stories

River Bend Career and Technical Center Social Media Marketing Coordinator | Bradford, Vermont | 2016–2019

MEPriestley Owner, Sole Proprietor | Bradford, Vermont | 2004–Present
Consultation, development, and design of print and digital projects.

Northern Vermont University Adjunct Professor | Lyndonville, Vermont | 2014–2015
Advanced Design (DES4030), Visual Arts Department, Fall 2014.

Flexible Business Systems Web Designer & Frontend Developer | Seattle, Washington | 2013–2014

Creative Circle Web Designer & Frontend Developer | Seattle, Washington | 2010–2012

Feral Motion Web Designer & Frontend Developer | Seattle, Washington | 2011
Lead UI designer and front-end developer of extreme sports video-capture network.

LSC Digital Media Studio Web Developer & Project Manager | Lyndonville, Vermont | 2007

Whitman Communications Database & Web Developer | Lebanon, New Hampshire | 2006–2007

University of Vermont Computer Lab Assistant | Burlington, Vermont | 2005

Lebanon College Network Administrator (Interim) | Lebanon, New Hampshire | 2005

Oxbow High School Technology Coordinator Assistant & Webmaster | Bradford, Vermont | 2001–2007

Oxbow Unified Union School District Moderator | 2022–Present

Town of Bradford Auditor | 2019–2021

Town of Bradford Justice of the Peace | 2016–Present

University of Washington Magna Cum Laude | 2010–2011
Master of Communication in Digital Media

Northern Vermont University Summa Cum Laude | 2006–2008
Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media & Associate of Science in Graphic Design

University of Vermont 2004–2005 (Transfer)
Double Major: Computer Science, Russian

Specialties: Data Management & Migration, User Experience (UX), Leadership, Customer Support, Collaboration, Digital & IT Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Multi-Channel Marketing, Graphic & User Interface (UI) Design, and Grant Management (private, state, and federal).

Applications (highlights): Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365 Enterprise, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Slack, Discord, Zoom, GoTo, Salesforce, Visual Studio, Axe DevTools, Google Lighthouse, WAVE Web Accessibility, ClickUp, Asana, Azure DevOps, Jira

Web & CMSs: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Shopify, Squarespace, Square, Wix, Weebly

Common Good Vermont Fundraising and Development Certificate | 2022

Equity Solutions Cross-Class Dialogue Circles | 2020

The Snelling Center for Government Vermont Leadership Institute | 2019–2020

Leadership Upper Valley Vital Communities | 2018–2019

Changemakers’ Table VBSR & High Meadows Fund | 2018–2019

Rotary Leadership Institute (Level 1) Rotary International | 2017

2020 Rising Stars (Top 40 Under 40) Vermont Business Magazine | 2020

2020 Volunteer of the Year Award Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission | 2020

2020 Friend of RBCTC River Bend Career & Technical Center | 2020

2019 Heroes & Leaders Honoree Vital Communities | 2019

Vermonter of the Month (March) Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan’s Office | 2019

2018 Citizen of the Year Award Cohase Chamber of Commerce | 2019

Vermont Creative Network (Vermont Arts Council) Steering Committee Member | 2021–2023

EMERGE Vermont (EMERGE America) Cabinet Member | 2021–Present

Future of Vermont Action Team (VCRD) Action Team Member | 2021–2023

Community Capital of Vermont Board Member, Marketing, Nominating | 2020–2023

Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation Chair, Vice Chair, Executive, Search | 2019–2022

Vital Communities Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Executive, Finance, JEDI, Corporate Council, Housing | 2019–2022

Vermont Council on Rural Development Board Member, Board Dev., VT Proposition, Search | 2018–2023

Rotary International: District 7850, Cohase Club President, Secretary | 2017–Present

Green Mountain Tabletop Gamers, Inc. Secretary, Executive | 2017–2019

Little Rivers Health Care Secretary, Executive, Board Dev., Finance | 2014–2019

Changing Perspectives Founding Board Member | 2014–2016

Cohase Chamber of Commerce Secretary, Executive, Workforce Dev., Econ. Dev., Search | 2013–2022

Bradford Area Housing Committee Organizer | 2020–Present

Upper Valley North Group Organizer | 2020–2022

EC Fiber (Bradford Representation) Alternate | 2020–2023

Bradford Resilience Founder, Chair | 2020–Present

Bradford Planning Commission Commissioner | 2018–2023

Bradford Public Safety Commission Secretary | 2018–Present

State of Vermont Notary Public | 2018–Present

Town of Bradford: Board of Civil Authority Chair, Member | 2016–Present

Town of Bradford: Board of Abatement Chair, Member | 2016–Present

Bradford Steering Committee Member | 2015–Present

Bradford Public Library Trustee, Technology, Fundraising | 2014–2019

Bradford Young Makers Club Co-Founder, Steering Comm. Member | 2014–2019

Bradford Business Association Co-Chair, Secretary, Executive, Member | 2012–Present

Bradford Conservation Commission Vice Chair, Edu., Fund. | 2009–2019

Code for UV Brigade (Code for America) Community Engagement Coordinator | 2019–Present

Vital Communities Listserv Administrator | 2017–2021

The Mentoring Project of the Upper Valley Youth Mentor | 2016–2019

Cohase Young Professionals Co-Founder | 2016–2017

Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, Inc. Instructor | 2012–2014

Vermont Council on Rural Development
Community Leadership Guide (Chapter: Develop a Coworking Space) | 2020

Vermont Council on Rural Development
Community Response Advisory Team Member (COVID-19) | 2020

East Central Vermont Economic Development District
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Update, Strategy Committee Member | 2019

Vermont Arts Council: Vermont Creative Network (Cornerstone Creative Community)
East Central Vermont Leadership Team, [Founding] Board Member | 2016–2017

Stagecoach Transportation Services
40th Anniversary Celebration Comm. Member | 2016

Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission
ECVEDD Creative Economy Inventory & Action Plan, Steering Committee Member | 2016

Vermont Learning-Support Initiative Advisor | 2022–Present

University of Washington Alumni Mentor (Master of Communication in Communities & Networks) | 2020–2022

Vermont Futures Project (VT Chamber of Commerce) Young Professionals Advisory Council | 2020–Present

Vermont Community Foundation General Member | 2020–Present

Wells River Savings Bank Incorporator | 2019–Present

El Campo, Coffee Importer Advisor | 2019–2020

River Bend Career & Technical Center Advisor (Communications, 21st Century Media & Design, Emergency Services & Criminal Justice | 2018–2020

Preservation Trust of Vermont – Downtown & Historic Preservation Conference Presenter 2022

Tillotson Learning Community – Strategic Innovation Presenter 2022

Leadership Upper Valley – Economic Development Day Panelist 2021

Women Business Owners Network VT – Workshop Presenter 2021

Black River Innovation Campus – Women in Leadership Moderator & Panelist 2021

Center for Women & Enterprise – Various Technical Workshops 2020, 2021, 2022

University of Washington Department of Public Libraries – Virtual Engagement Workshop 2020

Vermont Council on Rural Development – Leadership Summit Speaker 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

National Arts Strategies – Creative Community Fellows Mentor 2018, 2019

Court Street Arts – Discovering Oxbow Series iPhone 101 Instructor 2016

New England Society of Assoc. Executives – Social Media Roundtable Leader 2014

Employee/Leadership Recruitment, Formation & Reorganization, Community Surveys & Outreach, Strategic Planning/Visioning, Fundraising, Event Planning, Multi-Program & Location Operations, Grant Writing (Private, Foundation, State, and Federal), Meeting Process & Documentation, Resource Identification

TechTonic TV: Girls Who Code with Monique Priestley (Nevada County Tech Connection)
Vermonter: Monique Priestley (The Full Vermonty Podcast)
Building a Rural Incubator with Monique Priestley (Are We Here Yet? Podcast)
Monique Priestley with Bill Sayre at VT Leadership Summit (WDEV Radio)
Monique Priestley / The Space On Main (VCET’s Start Here Podcast)

Girls Who Code: Encouraging more young women to get involved with tech (WCAX News)
Co-Working Space Aims to Boost Downtown Bradford (Valley News)
Someone You Should Know… Monique Priestley (Trendy Times, PDF | Page 9)
Bernie’s Beat: Comments & Observations On Our Local Scene (Bridge Weekly, Archive | 8/26/18 | Pages 1,4,7,17) “Monique Priestley’s ‘The Space On Main’ is shaping up to be an important commerce generator for the area. A recent Cohase Chamber tour revealed an exciting entrepreneurial adventure ahead!”
Downtown Hub Set to Open (Journal Opinion, PDF | Pages 1,12)
The Space Represents Bradford Commitment (Journal Opinion, PDF Pages 1,14)
Worth Knowing: The Space on Main in Bradford is open and it’s pretty darn great (DailyUV)
Caledonian Record Business Watch November 10, 2018 (Caledonian Record)
Space on Main Founder Monique Priestley Cultivates Engagement in Bradford (Seven Days)
Bradford space aims to bring independent workers together (WCAX News)
The Space on Main Hopes to Connect Bradford Residents to Each Other and the World (DailyUV)
Cohase Chamber Announces Business and Citizen of the Year (Trendy Times, PDF | Page 1)
Monique Priestley and Copeland Furniture to be Honored by Cohase Chamber (Bridge Weekly, Archive | 12/27/18 | Page 11)
Lawmakers explore potential of co-working spaces for rural development (NBC5 | 2/19/19)
Internet Tops Committee Hearing (Journal Opinion, PDF | Pages 1,12)
Vermonter of the Month: Monique Priestley (March 2019 | Vermont Attorney General)
Vermont Innovation Hubs Launch Network to Support Rural Entrepreneurs (VT Digger)
Heroes & Leaders: Creating a Vital Upper Valley (DailyUV)
Coworking spaces grow in number, start to get organized (VT Digger)
Coworking plans aim to breathe new, collaborative life into old buildings in Windsor, Lebanon (Valley News)

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