Cary Brown

Cary Brown is a member of the Montpelier, Vermont City Council representing District 3. She is also the current Executive Director of the Vermont Commission on Women, a non-partisan state agency advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls.

Cary Brown
City Councilor, Montpelier Vermont
In office
March 2022 – March 2024
Personal details
Born (1967-02-06) February 6, 1967
Washington, D.C.
Political partyNon-partisan
SpouseJohn Odum
ChildrenTucker Odum, Zane Odum
ResidenceMontpelier Vermont
Alma materHaverford College
Norwich University

Career

Brown won election to the Montpelier Vermont City Council on Vermont's Town Meeting Day in March 2022.[1] She defeated Alice Goltz to win the non-partisan seat.

Brown served two terms as a VCW commissioner before joining being appointed Director in October 2012.[2] Prior to this role, she was the Director of Girls’ Programs for Vermont Works for Women,[3] a non-profit organization supporting education and job training in non-traditional fields for women and girls, directed the Women in Technology Project at Vermont Technical College, and served as the Internship Coordinator at Norwich University.

During her tenure, Brown has shifted the focus of the commission from being an informational resource to more active promotion of women's economic issues, including the promotion of an equal pay compact adopted by more than 100 employers,[4] programs promoting flexible work opportunities for women,[5] and workplace pregnancy accommodations.[6] The commission serves as an information and research resource for the Vermont legislature on issues such as paid family leave.[7] Under Brown the VCW, in collaboration with Vermont Works for Women and the Vermont Women's Fund,[8] co-launched the Change the Story[9] project which promotes and supports women's economic security.

Elected positions

Brown also serves as an elected Justice of the peace in Montpelier, Vermont.

Education

Brown has a Bachelor’s degree from Haverford College and a Master of Public Administration degree from Norwich University.

References
  1. "Watson re-elected to third term as Montpelier's mayor". March 2022.
  2. "New exec director at Vt. Commission on Women". Mynbc5.com. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. "Vermont Works for Women - Job Training Programs - Women & Girls in STEM - Women Empowerment". Vermont Works for Women. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. "Commission on Women celebrates 100th signer to Vermont Equal Pay Compact". Vermont Business Magazine. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. Bernard, Tara Siegel (14 June 2013). "The Unspoken Stigma of Workplace Flexibility". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. Erin Mansfield (12 May 2017). "Governor signs pregnancy accommodations bill". Vtdigger.org. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2018-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Home". Vermontcf.org. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  9. "Change The Story: A 2016 Status Report on Women, Work and Wages in Vermont". Vtdigger.org. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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