Staff

Jean Berthiaume

Senior Associate

Photo of Jean Berthiaume, Senior Associate

Jean Berthiaume is the Co-Principal of Winooski Middle/High School. Jean previously served as Principal of Fayston Elementary School, and as Associate Principal, Department Head and Social Studies teacher at Harwood Union High School. In 2009, he received a Rowland Foundation Fellowship to focus on democratizing school and nurturing a culture for authentic student voice. For the last 10 years, Jean has been a Senior Associate for the Foundation facilitating and supporting cohorts of Vermont educators in their teacher leadership work in their own schools via their change proposal initiatives. Jean’s career has brought him to work with schools throughout Vermont and the U.S. and abroad in the Republic of Georgia, New Zealand, and Uganda, amongst other places. Jean is a SRI-trained facilitator and has worked extensively with the Vermont Folklife Center. His work focuses on collaborative practice, shared leadership, and community stakeholder engagement.