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More About Kingdom Kids
Through access to the outdoors, kids can learn about themselves, gain self esteem, and establish a love for the place that surrounds them. Kingdom Kids strives to remove barriers to participation by working to provide equipment, trail passes, transportation, and the support that is needed to experience all that their local area has to offer. By bridging this gap, we can give kids the option to connect with the outdoors.
Fresh air, open land, and the opportunity to experience those things is what kids need right now, so stand with us in supporting our community's youth, and give them a chance to discover everything there is to love about being outside.
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Board of Directors
Meet Our Team
Morgan Moore
Morgan lives in Barnet, VT - she is the Director of Experiential Learning for Kingdom East School District. She enjoys biking, skiing, backpacking being outside with friends, family and students!
Libby Ratico
Libby lives in Danville with her husband and two kids. She is a real estate agent and loves enjoying all of the outdoor activites the Northeast Kingdom has to offer.
Jodi Flanagan
Jodi and her husband live in West Burke and raised their two sons on the trails of Burke Mountain and on Kingdom Trails where she is the Development Director. They enjoy outdoor activities year-round and are grateful for their surroundings and community.
Jon Rice
Jon lives in St Johnsbury, VT with his family. He is the Director of Ed Technology for the Kingdom East School District and also supports the district’s Experiential Learning program. He enjoys biking, running, and skiing in the Northeast Kingdom.
Keara Kresser
Keara was raised in the Kingdom and has enjoyed its outdoor opportunities her entire life. She currently works for Kingdom East School District teaching outdoor education and loves sharing her passion for mountain biking and skiing with the students.
Tiaan van der Linde
Tiaan van der Linde is a middle school humanities teacher and is involved in school mountain biking, Nordic skiing, and Alpine skiing programs. He spends a lot of time biking, skiing, and sailing with his Burke Hollow-based family.
Jan Sherman
Jan lives in West Barnet, VT and has been an enthusiastic Burke Mountain supporter since 1960!
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Natalie Kitchel
Natalie grew up in the Northeast Kingdom and was lucky to experience the amazing outdoor opportunities here. She is happy to back in the area, living in Barnet with her family. She is a pediatric occupational therapist who enjoys many outdoor activities
Des Hertz
Des is a lifelong NEK resident and recreator. In fact, it was thanks to free ski programming at Burke Town School, that she learned to alpine and nordic ski! Des lives in Burke Hollow with her husband, Chris, where she loves to explore the woods on foot, bike, and skis. When she is not outside, Des is the Curriculum Director for Caledonia Central Supervisory Union.
Natalie Conway
Natalie Conway is a public school administrator and lover of the outdoors.
She has been in the NEK since 2022 and loves being a part of the community and helping to support Kingdom Kids' mission and vision.
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