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Robin Bissett

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Robin Bissett is a writer, editor, and teacher based in Burlington. She earned her MFA in Fiction from the University of Montana.

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Nicholas Pierce

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Nick is the current Access Services Manager for the Champlain College Library at the Miller Information Commons, and has held a career in academic libraries for over 15 years. He’s worked at several institutions- Skidmore, Babson, UVM, and most recently, Yale. Nick loves leading and managing teams focused in access services and collections management, but he also has experience in interlibrary loan, preservation, and reference work. He lives in South Hero with his wife, Julia, who works as a wedding photographer, and their 3-year-old rescue pup Pickles. Nick is absolutely thrilled to be joining, contributing to and serving the Champlain community.

Hobbies

Hiking with my wife Julia & Pickles the pup, homebrewing, reading!

Favorite Local Eateries & Things to do in Vermont

Two Heroes Brewery, Winooski River Walk, Colchester Pond, Museum of Everyday Life!

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Lisa Bilowith

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Lisa is a part-time Circulation Coordinator and Champlain College graduate of the class of 1985.

What are your hobbies?

Hiking, Cooking, Reading, Knitting, Cribbage, Kayaking, Snorkeling

Tell us about your favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Any kind of woods or lake walk. Local farm to table eateries.

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Marla Goldstein

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Quite a few years ago, Marla was a reference department assistant in high school until she graduated and left home for college. She has always appreciated the wonder, resourcefulness, and peaceful environment of a library, and was thrilled when a part time position opened at MIC. Outside of the library you can find Marla walking down by the lake and talking on the phone with her long distance friends, using her air fryer, and watching niche YouTube videos of international homesteading, gardening, and off-grid living.

What are your hobbies?

Experimental/maximalist fashion, closet organizing, swimming in rivers with flippers and goggles, playing Koosh with my best friend Sarah, talking on the phone, listening to gossip podcasts, painting decorative birdhouses and stretching

Tell us about your favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Pho Hong, Namaste Garden in Essex, Athens Diner, and A Single Pebble.

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Benton Lane

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Natasha Murray

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Natasha joined the library team as the Sr. Administrative Coordinator in 2015; in her current role, she manages multiple processes within the Miller Information Commons and serves as a key liaison between the Library and other campus offices. She also serves on various Staff Council committees including Staff Welfare & Advocacy and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. When not at Champlain, she enjoys making memories with her family and friends.

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Celia Russell

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Aubrie Sauer

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Aubrie was born and raised in Southern Vermont where she developed her love of history from learning about local Revolutionary War battles. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in History and in Archaeology, Technology, and Historical Structures at the University of Rochester in 2016. In 2017, Aubrie moved to Boston to attend graduate school at Simmons University where she graduated in 2021 with dual-masters degrees in History (MA) and in Library and Information Science: Archives Management (MS).

After finishing graduate school, Aubrie moved back to Vermont and into the Burlington area. She began working at Champlain College shortly thereafter in 2022 in the position she currently holds as a circulation coordinator at the Champlain College Library.

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Sarah Camille Wilson

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Sarah Camille Wilson manages the Access Services Department at the Champlain College Library. Sarah Camille and her team keep the library open and staffed seven days a week during the academic year, and make sure that students have access to the resources they need. As part of the Library’s reference team, Sarah Camille assists students and employees with research. She also manages the library’s Interlibrary Loan service, obtaining materials students and colleagues need from other libraries. The Access Services Department employs over 20 students each semester, and the library couldn’t run without their help.

Working to increase student belonging, resilience, and success are among the top reasons Sarah Camille loves working at Champlain, as well as collaborating with her incredible colleagues!

What are your hobbies?

Reading, bike adventures, yoga, hiking, gardening, cooking

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Nomad Coffee (excellent coffee and incredible pastries)
Folino’s Pizza
Poppy Cafe (best sandwiches in VT)
Shy Guy Gelato (simply the best, full stop)
Honey Road (Mediterranean mezze)
Pho Hong
Mrs. Hong’s Dumplings
A Taste of Abyssinia (Eritrean cuisine that can be ordered ahead by the meal, or found at events and the Shelburne Farmers market)
Sangha Studio (non-profit, donation based yoga studio founded by a Champlain alum!)
Old Spokes Home (non-profit bike shop with a social mission)
Saxon and Sunny Hollow trails for mountain/fat biking
The Intervale- for dog walks, nature walks, and time in nature right in the middle of town!
Mount Philo (a short, easy, kid friendly hike with incredible views)
Stow Pinnacle hike (also pretty short and easy, not as short and easy as Mt. Philo)

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