Meet Mary-Katherine

I am the proud daughter of an Egyptian immigrant, a front line healthcare worker, a member of the LGBTQ+ community and a Vermonter. I know first hand the importance of ensuring that all voices are not only heard but are represented and valued in order to ensure connection and positive change in our communities.

I work as an occupational therapist at the University of Vermont Medical Center where I have also served as a co-leader of the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Employee Resource Group (ERG). When I’m not serving the community through my work as a healthcare practitioner, I am deeply invested in volunteering and have served a number of organizations including:

• Pride Center of Vermont Board of Directors

• Junior League of Champlain Valley Board of Directors

• Burlington City Arts Equity and Belonging Committee and Education Committee

• Vermont Professionals of Color

• City of Burlington’s Advisory Committee on Accessibility

• Isham Farm’s First: Earth Board of Directors.

  I have also had the privilege of serving this city as a Justice of the Peace since 2020 and as a member of the 2021-2022 Leadership Champlain class, a professional development and community engagement program of the Lake Champlain Chamber.

I am also deeply invested in the arts as a patron and performer. I have performed and collaborated with a number of groups including: Ballet Vermont, Lyric Theatre, Green Mountain Cabaret, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Shelburne Craft School, and Isham Farm First: Earth.

As a curious person with a variety of interests, I appreciate the value of learning not only about my own passions but about what fuels others. This patchwork quilt of community is made beautiful by its people and the unique diverse perspectives, interests, experiences, and stories that we all bring to the table.

I currently reside in downtown Burlington with my rescued Aussiedoodle, Rigby Jane Stone, surrounded by a community full of people I love and care about.