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Vermont Contacts Lesley Becker is a media literacy consultant in Charlotte, Vermont whose multi-media presentations cover topics from consumerism and media violence to substance abuse prevention. Lesley's Media Insight Services programs integrate video production into workshops with middle/high school students, and educational trainings for adults. Lesley Becker directs the "Media Inside-Out" Summer Camp, produces a teen talk show at Onion River Community Access station in Montpelier, VT, and co-produced the film "Ground Zero: Perspectives from Vermont". She can be reached at 802-425-2605 or by e-mail lesley@mediainsightservices.org "CY"- Connecting Youth in Chittenden South (www.seewhy.info): a small and persistent group of folks who are doing media literacy work in the Chittenden South area (towns of Charlotte, Hinesburg, St. George, Shelburne and Williston.). Our mission is to promote a safe and healthy environment for young people. We are a community-based organization, housed in the Chittenden South Supervisory Union offices in Shelburne. We support substance abuse and violence prevention projects, including media literacy. For more information, contact CY coordinator Dayna Scott at dayna@cssu.org or 802-383-1211. Suzanne DeBrosse brings a strong education and marketing background to her enthusiasm for media literacy education. She teaches media literacy courses for the graduate education department at Saint Michael’s College and for the Environmental Studies Program at University of Vermont. As an independent media literacy consultant, she has worked in K-12 educational settings providing teacher training and working with both middle and high school students. Ms. DeBrosse has delivered workshops and presentations to a variety of educational associations and organizations, and has published articles about media literacy issues in the New England League of Middle Schools Journal and the Vermont Association of Middle Level Educators newsletter. She can be contacted at sdebrosse@verizon.net. Know
Media: a grassroots organization based in Windham County, Vermont.
Officially formed in the Spring of 2001, our vision is "creating
an active and media-smart community." Currently we are working
on community presentations, teachers trainings, youth programs, MEMEFilms:
An independent media literacy education/film production organization
that works with schools, nonprofits, and other youth-focused organizations.
See their web site at www.memefilms.org. New Directions grants fund communities to carry out substance abuse prevention strategies that have proven to help change attitudes or actions. In 1998 twenty-three local coalitions were funded through a three-year federal grant. Although this grant has ended, a majority of coalitions have been able to sustain at least part of their prevention plans. This program is continuing on a smaller scale with Governor's Youth Initiative funding as appropriated by the Vermont Legislature. The program continues to support coalition-building (efforts to actively enlist youth and adults in preventing youth substance use) and programs, such as youth and parent education and mentoring. For more information about New Directions please call (802-786-5979) or e-mail (mliebig@vdh.state.vt.us) Melissa Liebig. Our Voices Xposed (OVX): OVX is a youth-led, youth-run movement that is focused on exposing the truth about tobacco. OVX is funded with a $1.5 grant to the state of Vermont from the American Legacy Foundation. Find out more about OVX at www.ovx.org. Robin Rieske: Robin works as a community organizer for the Vermont Department of Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs in Brattleboro. She also works with Know Media, a grassroots Media Literacy group out of Windham County. Robin has worked with a variety of audiences including teachers, parents, communities and coalitions to examine the impact of media on issues of substance abuse prevention, body image, violence and other health topics. As a graduate of the New Mexico Media Literacy Projects' Catalyst Training, Robin is also interested in the larger, global issues of Media Literacy, particularly Democracy and other political impact. You can reach Robin at (802)257-2885 or rrieske@vdh.state.vt.us. Vermont Teen Leadership Safety Program (VTLSP): "The purpose of VTLSP is to support Vermont teens making healthy choices. It provides them with adult support; knowledge of issues such as alcohol/other drug use, traffic safety, risk taking behaviors; and leadership skills to promote a healthy, safe lifestyle among their peers. Affiliation with national organizations such as SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and NSSP (National Student Safety Program) provides expanded opportunities for Vermont's youth leaders." Find out more about VTLSP at www.state.vt.us/educ/vtlsp. Rob Williams: a teacher, historian, writer, and musician, Rob holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history from the University of New Mexico. He has taught and written about media literacy education for many years. While director of curriculum for the New Mexico Media Literacy Project (www.nmmlp.org), he developed a comprehensive K-12 media literacy education curriculum for use in the New Mexico public schools. Currently living in the Mad River Valley, Rob enjoys providing media literacy presentations and workshops for all kinds of groups. These include general topics that explore media literacy’s basic principles and approach, and to more specific issues related to media literacy education, including substance abuse and prevention, literacy and education, democracy and activism, and ecological change. He teaches history, humanities, and media studies at Sacred Heart University, Champlain College and Burlington College. You can reach Rob by e-mail at robw@acmecoalition.org
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