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Mary Jane O'Meara Sanders (née O'Meara, formerly Driscoll; born January 3, 1950) is an American social worker, college administrator, activist, and political strategist. Sanders was provost and interim president of Goddard College (1996–1997) and president of Burlington College (2004–2011).
May 18, 2016 · Jane Sanders said she was brought on in 2004 as a "turnaround" president as the college faced financial and accreditation problems. But she said those problems were solved under her seven-year tenure.
Jun 21, 2019 · June 21, 2019. BURLINGTON, Vt. — If Jane O’Meara Sanders had had her way, a stretch of prime real estate in Burlington along Lake Champlain would have become a college campus. Instead, it...
- A $10 Million Dream
- The $2 Million Question Mark
- Deal Approved
- The Collapse
For Burlington College, it was a golden opportunity. Students complained about the lack of an outdoor college campus and gathering spaces at the old two-acre property. Burlington College commissioned architectural drawings for a new building — but then learned that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington would sell its 32-acre lakefront property j...
At the heart of the property deal was a list of donations, including $2.6 million in confirmed money and another $2.5 million in unconfirmed pledges. The list included $2 million that never materialized. "At this time, we have a firm commitment of $1 million from one donor and a verbal commitment for an additional $1 million from another donor," Sa...
The financing agency VEHBFA reviewed the Burlington College proposal in 2010 and held a public hearing in Winooski, a nearby city, about the financing plan. No members of the public offered any comment. Charly Dickerson, one of the board members for VEHBFA, opposed the deal out of concern about the college's ability to repay the debt, according to ...
The college struggled financially after Sanders parted ways with the institution in October 2011. In her goodbye memo to the board of trustees, Sanders wrote that the college had "realized" gift and grant commitments of nearly $1.7 million over the last year, and another $1.25 million was on the books for the future. Many of the donors, like Pomerl...
Mar 4, 2020 · In Bernie Sanders's long career in national politics, he's always had one steadfast proponent: his wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders. And she's been a constant presence during his 2020 presidential...
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Jul 9, 2019 · In March 2019, the Institute announced that it would cease operations and stop taking donations—at least while Sanders was still running for president—after accusations of hypocrisy from Sanders and concerns the line had been blurred between campaigning and nonprofit work.
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May 16, 2016 · When Jane Sanders became Burlington College’s president in 2004, she had previously served as interim president at Goddard College, her alma mater, about an hour east of Burlington.
