Bob Whittaker
Career Highlights:
Lyndon State College-Dean of Institutional Advancement
Lyndon State College-Adjunct Faculty
Utah Symphony & Opera – Director of Foundations & Planned GivingWestminster College – Adjunct Faculty
Westminster College – Associate Director of Foundation & Corporate RelationAspen Ranch – Human Resource Director
Community Involvement:
Northeast Kingdom Collaborative – board member
Lyndonville Rotary Club – member
Vermont Association of Professional Fundraisers – member
Planned Giving Learning Community for the Northeast Kingdom – participant and mentor
NEK Incubator Without Walls – advisory board member
Patrick and Marcelle Leahy Center for Rural Students – advisory board member
Lyndon State College Lecture and Arts Committee – chair
Favorite part of job? Working at a college that:
- helps students discover and realize the dream of a college education
- is playing a leadership role in the Northeast Kingdom at defining the integral role a cohesive pre-kindergarten through grade 16 network can play in transforming a challenged economy into a thriving one
Most inspiring mentor? Carol A. Moore, President, Lyndon State College.
Who is your living hero? Bill Stenger, President & CEO, Jay Peak.
Favorite downtime activity? Playing with my kids, spending time with my wife, and running .
Favorite Vermont Escape? The five mile loop out my back door.
Favorite social network? Anyone that allows for conversations that penetrate the surface .
Favorite website? www.lyndonstate.edu.
Vermont Business Person you would most want to network with? Green Mountain Coffee Roasters CEO–love their coffee!