Northern Lights Newsletter, February 2025

February News

This month, Northern Lights is excited to announce new spring trainings NOW AVAILABLE in the training calendar, new Northern Lights accounts for single session trainings, and to honor the early childhood and afterschool professionals who recently earned certificates and credentials.


Spring Trainings Now Available!

We have opened registration for Spring Trainings! Check our Northern Lights Training Calendar to see what’s coming soon.

New and Notable:

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Sign up for your Northern Lights Account!

Northern Lights at CCV is in the process of shifting our registration platform. This change will allow us to streamline the registration process and increase access to high quality trainings. We are currently offering registration for our single session trainings through the Northern Lights registration link at Northern Lights Account.


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Celebrating Your Accomplishments

Many early childhood and afterschool professionals demonstrate their career advancement by earning certificates and credentials or by participating in the Vermont Instructor Registry. The list of recipients below includes everyone who received certificates or credentials in January.

Received your Credential during Fall 2024? Look for your shout out in a special edition mailing. Coming Soon!

Northern Lights is Proud to Honor YOU!


Afterschool Certificate or Credential:

Carrie Kennedy (Castleton) Foundations

Sherri Rider (Wallingford) Foundations

Cecille Scrivens (Bennington) Foundations

Program Director Credential:

Amanda Barry (Woodstock) Step 1

Melissa Beaudin (Milton) Step 1

Amanda Connolly (Colchester) Step 1

Julia Musto (Vershire) Step 1

Dayle Sargeant (Burlington) Step 1

Kimberly Simeon (Hinsdale, NH) Step 2

CIS Early Intervention Certificates:

Sarah Cardinal (South Burlington) Provisional Certificate

Early Childhood Career Ladder Level Certificate:

Olivia Barror (Springfield) Level 1

Morgan Belknap (Lyndon Center) Level 1

Virginia Brooke (Montpelier) Level 1

Harmony Gonzalez (Sunderland) Level 1

Samantha Lee (Windsor) Level 1

Ella Norton (Rutland) Level 1

Kelly Richards (Burlington) Level 1

Melissa Cottrell (Bennington) Level 2

Patricia Ingalls (Wallingford) Level 2

Chelsea LaJeunesse (Georgia) Level 2

Isabelle Smith (Charlestown, NH) Level 2

Brittney Towne (Springfield) Level 2

Merideth Lopiano (Adams, MA) Level 3A

Brittany Menize (Morrisville) Level 3A

Stacy Rider (Barre) Level 3A

Cheyanna Bourne (Richmond) Level 3B

Angel Hurd (Fair Haven) Level 3B

Morgan Roy (Guilford) Level 3B

Zachary Young (Saint Albans) Level 3B

Shelbie Niboli (Wilder) Level 4A

Gabriella Simmons (Morrisville) Level 4A

Brianna Sweet (Bennington) Level 4A

Dana Blow (Grand Isle) Level 5A

Tori Brown (Middlesex) Level 5A

Ashley Fogg (South Hero) Level 5A

Sonja Raymond (Waterbury) Level 5A

Dayle Sargeant (Burlington) Level 5B

Members of the Instructor Registry:

Sarah Gagne (St. Johnsbury) Certified

Nicole Sener (Milton) Certified

Michelle Black (Middlebury) Master

Susan Hunt (Morrisville) Master

Carrie Becker (East Montpelier) Master

Nicole Sener (Milton) – COP Facilitator
Carrie Becker (East Montpelier) – COP Facilitator


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