We are a small organization powered by a growing team with a diverse skillset. We’re bound together by a passion for building vibrant creative communities.

Our core team of staff is supported by part-time instructors, a handful of dedicated volunteers, and dynamic leadership that includes our Board of Directors and a National Advisory Board.

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Meet Our Team

Tom Bodett

CO-FOUNDER, BOARD PRESIDENT
A lifelong carpenter and woodworker in addition to his successful 40-year career in publishing and broadcasting, Tom Bodett devotes himself to serving the rural communities he has lived, and has always lived. With half of his adult life spent in Alaska and the other half in Vermont, Bodett has lived to appreciate the beauty and the bounty of our natural landscape and the indomitable spirit of the communities that occupy it. Through hands-on effort and philanthropy, Tom and his wife Rita, work to leave these places better than they found them, and have learned when to leave well enough alone.
Shelton Walker

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Shelton has spent two decades igniting and supporting change through the arts. Before joining HatchSpace, she served as a leader for arts-focused colleges and universities, as well as worked for a number of museums and cultural institutions. She loves creating new possibilities for extraordinary organizations like HatchSpace. Learn more about Shelton here.
Karen Cornish

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
With a background in theater production, Karen has extensive experience working with teens and tweens on sets, props, and costumes, including time with the Flynn Youth Theater Program in Burlington, VT and volunteering for community theater. Passionate about hands-on making and fostering learning, Karen has also worked in administrative roles for several toy companies and makerspaces. When she’s not helping others discover their creative potential, she enjoys gardening and spending time with her family and their goofy basset hound, Duke.
Rowan Norlander-McCarty

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Rowan is a cabinetmaker driven by curiosity and the pursuit of quality. He believes that in melding the industrial, applied, and fine arts we all have the opportunity to live in a more harmonious, sustainable world. A lover of trees from seed to stump, when not in the shop you’ll find him in the forest or the garden.
Joe LaRose

SHOP ASSISTANT
Joe is a passionate designer/ fabricator/educator who enjoys transforming concepts into reality. Past work includes miniature models, bicycle frame building, interactive museum exhibits, theatrical latex masks, electro/mechanical gadgets and geodesic domes. Joe loves to share his knowledge and enjoys collaborating with others to help bring dreams to life.
Sarah Dublin

BOOKKEEPER
Sarah is our bookkeeper. She loves to plan and organize and has put these traits to good use in her bookkeeping practice. She lives in Walpole with her husband and two cats and enjoys gardening, all kinds of puzzles and any sport that takes her outdoors. She has a passion to work with local non-profits and values the relationships, sense of community, and sparks of creativity they have brought to her life.
Jed Blume

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Jed has been supporting HatchSpace as a development consultant since 2018. After completing a Master’s Degree through SIT Graduate Institute in 2012, Jed began partnering with organizations as a freelance consultant to support community-based programs, social services, education, environmentalism, and the arts. As of 2023 he has raised over $5.5M for more than 20 organizations, primarily in southern Vermont. Learn more about Jed at GreenMountainGrants.com.

Board of Directors

Tom Bodett

CO-FOUNDER, BOARD PRESIDENT

A lifelong carpenter and woodworker in addition to his successful 40-year career in publishing and broadcasting, Tom Bodett devotes himself to serving the rural communities he has lived, and has always lived. With half of his adult life spent in Alaska and the other half in Vermont, Bodett has lived to appreciate the beauty and the bounty of our natural landscape and the indomitable spirit of the communities that occupy it. Through hands-on effort and philanthropy, Tom and his wife Rita, work to leave these places better than they found them, and have learned when to leave well enough alone.
Phil Feidelseit

DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT

Phil earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Northwestern University and worked as a chemist at the Uniroyal, Inc. Research Center followed by a teaching career at Windham College and Dartmouth College. Phil later launched NEW ENGLAND LABORATORIES under whose auspices he performed specialized chemical analysis and wrote computer applications for the nuclear power industry. He has been a member and served in leadership positions with the Brattleboro Outing Club for decades, was a founding member of Brattleboro RacquetSports, Inc., and has served as the president of the board of directors of Brattleboro RacquetSports, Inc. since 2000. He has absolutely no cabinetry skills but does appreciate fine woodwork and remains active as a decent athlete.
Liz Kirkpatrick

DIRECTOR, SECRETARY
Liz is a long time resident of New England and has spent her career giving back to her community and supporting her family after several years in the financial planning industry. Following professional careers, .
she and her husband have become students of the forest as they steward acreage in the Adirondack and Green Mountains with the guidance of their foresters and dog. Liz embarked on a sabbatical thru hike journey in 2023 along the 273 miles of the Vermont Long Trail, further growing both her curiosity and resilience. The woods have taken on their latest meaning as a member and maker in the HatchSpace community.
Robert Webber

DIRECTOR, TREASURER

Robert Webber has been a member of the HatchSpace Board since 2024. He is Principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, with a focus on Higher Education. He extensive experience in managing nonprofit and higher education finances, including mergers, acquisitions and strategic growth plans. Robert lives with his wife and two children in South Royalton, VT.
Monica Hastings

DIRECTOR

Monica first joined HatchSpace as a student through Gail Grycel's Beginning Woodworking for Women class and has quickly become an avid woodworker and all around HatchSpace advocate since. When she's not making things at HatchSpace, she's solving problems as the Hardwood Division Manager for Cersosimo Lumber Company, a forest products manufacturer based in Brattleboro, VT. You may also spot Monica on early morning hikes on the Wantastiquet trails, or walking her adorable chocolate lab, Piper.
Mark Tarmy

DIRECTOR
Owner of Vermont Plank Flooring, Manufacturing high-end solid and Engineered flooring shipping nationwide and overseas. Has been in the wood industry for over forty five years. Active Nordic ski coach, downhill skier, and cyclist. Married and father of five children, and regularly beats Phil (board member) at tennis.
Madison Dunaway

DIRECTOR
Madison has over eleven years of experience building community spaces designed to foster innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She has taught various community and college-level courses across the East Coast. She currently works at Dartmouth College overseeing the DALI Lab. She is a proud member of the HatchSpace community!