WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse Ian Hefele in his bid for town clerk.
I lived in the "Old Whistle Stop" building on Route 142 for over 10 years and visited the Town Clerk Office and library - which was right across the street - on many occasions. Having known Ian for almost the same number of years, I feel he is an excellent person to fill the role of town clerk.
We first got to know each other through community theater, in the Vermont Theatre Company and the Actors Theatre Playhouse. In his roles as fellow actor and director, he showed his cooperation, compassion, organization, and leadership qualities on many occasions.
Ian has an uncanny ability to bring people together in cooperation and compassion. He has also become a good friend whom I can rely on and often do. Seeing him grow as an actor, director, father, and person has been a joy.
I am ever-impressed with the work he has done (in the Philadelphia public school system, the Peace Corps, at SIT Graduate Institute, Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield and for the Ethiopian Community Development Council) as well as his extensive travels and knowledge of world languages and cultures. He is exactly the kind of person we want to usher in the future of Vermont.
I don't know much about politics, but I know that I would trust Ian Hefele to do an excellent job and take good care of any endeavor he takes on. You can rely on him, just as I have.
Bridget McBride
Wilmington
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