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My formal education is in my CV, below. You can find my non-academic/professional certifications here.
My formal education is in my CV, below. You can find my non-academic/professional certifications here.
Bio and CV
Bio and CV
My Story
My Story
I received my BA in English literature from Williams College. After graduation, I moved to Vienna, Austria, where I was a Fulbright teaching assistant and a student assistant at the Institute of European Studies and learned German in what I like to call "the School of Inebriation". I then earned an MA in German from the University of Vermont concurrently with a Master of Studies, with distinction, from the University of Oxford. I completed my DPhil in Austrian literature at Oxford in 2001.
After returning to the US in the early 2000's, I taught for a year at St Paul’s School in Concord, NH before moving to Vermont to be with my now-husband. For a decade we co-owned and co-managed a boutique web design company and a family property management company.
In 2011 I went back to my academic roots and began teaching at Champlain College as an adjunct, assistant, and then finally associate professor of Interdisciplinary Studies.
As a part-time faculty member, I was one of the organizers of the adjunct faculty union; as a full-time faculty member, I served as President of the college’s AAUP advocacy chapter, a faculty senate officer, and chair of the Faculty Senate Academic Affairs and Welfare Committees.
Many academics do research as part of their day job and have an entrepreneurial "side hustle". In 2022 I decided to flip that - I quit my job in academia to become a full-time cannabis entrepreneur, but I still do independent research on the side. You can see some of my current and past research and political writing on this website.
2022 was also the year that I learned that my father's family is from the South, not the North as I'd always believed -- and that my family was among the perpetrators of our country's long and shameful history of slave-holding. As part of my quest to understand this part of my past, I joined the Kentucky Genealogical Society, where I have met truly lovely people also engaged in various searches for understanding. I joined the board of the Society in 2024 and am currently its Vice President. I also write the quarterly newsletter for the Pannebakker Family Association (well, my research sometimes goes so deep that it's more like a trimester or biannual newsletter).
My current professional work involves my learning as much as I can about AI, a new area for us all. I've taken up "vibe coding" and am also thinking about the implementation of AI in small businesses.
When not nerding out, I run, ski, and bike a lot and try to show up to as many protests as I can. My degree in Austrian Studies has never felt as relevant as it does right now - that, plus my wish to be part of bending the arc of this country's history toward justice, make political engagement feel imperative.
Elizabeth Allen-Pennebaker, MA, MSt, DPhil
Elizabeth Allen-Pennebaker, MA, MSt, DPhil
Burlington, VT 05401
elizabeth@ilovermont.com
Education
October 2001 | DPhil in German Literature, University of Oxford. Dissertation: “‘Ideas Instead of Bombs’: An Examination of Anti-Communism in Cold War Austria and Its Reflection in Five Novels (1950-1962),” an interdisciplinary exploration of the sources and manifestations of anti-Communist discourse in Austria.
21 June 1996 | Master of Studies (MSt) in European Literature (German), with Distinction (Highest Honors), University of Oxford.
19 May 1996 | Master of Arts in German Literature, University of Vermont. G.P.A.: 4.0. My master’s thesis, a book-length translation with an afterword, was published as: Elisabeth Freundlich, The Traveling Years (Riverside, CA: Ariadne, 1999).
2 June 1991 | Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, cum laude , Williams College.
Present Occupation
Managing Partner and Developer of Stashboard Cannabis Solutions.
Independent Researcher and Translator. My current projects include: developing training courses on agentic AI; the online release of NSDAP cards in March 2026; personal reparations by the descendants of families who enslaveed others during the antebellum period.
Teaching Work
2011-2022 | Faculty Member (Adjunct, Assistant, and then Associate Professor), Core Division, Champlain College, Burlington, VT. As adjunct faculty member (Fall 2011-Spring 2015), taught first- and second-year courses, including “Concepts of Self”, “Concepts of Community”, “Bodies”, and “Democracies”. As full-time Assistant and then Associate Professor, additional responsibilities included teaching third-and fourth-year courses, course/curriculum design and development, Faculty Senate service, advising the Student Government Association, and serving as a faculty lead for the Champlain College Center for Learning and Teaching.
Fall 2003 | First-Year Composition Instructor, Champlain College, Burlington, VT. Helped students improve the clarity of essay structure and argumentation; provided a rigorous grammar review. Students were also encouraged to expand their horizons through assignments that required them to interact with the community and report on their experiences.
Spring 2003 | Basic Writing Instructor, Community College of Vermont, St. Albans, VT. Taught fundamentals of grammar, composition, research, and citation to students whose standardized test scores indicated that they were not yet ready to take college- level classes. By the end of the term, the test scores of all students qualified them for more advanced coursework. Unanimously rated “outstanding” teacher by students.
2001-2002 | Faculty Member at St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH. Instructor for the school’s innovative interdisciplinary Humanities program. Taught the first-year course, which explored Western history, literature, art, and music from ancient Greece through the Middle Ages; facilitated a student-designed senior seminar on children’s literature.
1999-2000 | ESL Tutor and Resources Manager, Oxford Intensive School of English, Oxford, England. Tutored high school, university and adult students in writing, literature, and business English; assisted with the installation of a state-of-the-art computer language laboratory.
1991-1992 | Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Vienna, Austria. Enriched secondary school classes with lessons on American language and culture; coached final-year students for the “Matura” examination.
Small Business/Entrepreneurial Work
2003-present | Co-Manager of short term rental properties in Burlington and Hinesburg, VT. AirBnB Superhost since 2012.
2022-2026 | Managing Partner of Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em, a cannabis LLC doing business as Rolling J's Farm, a Tier 3 outdoor cultivator and, starting in 2024, also doing business as Stir the Pot Cannabis Kitchen, a Tier 2 manufacturer specializing in gourmet chocolate.
2008-2015 | Property Manager, Onion River Company Property Management, Winooski, VT. Strategized and supervised the turnaround of a struggling property management company. Directed and participated hands-on in major renovations to bring old buildings up to code and improve marketability; created systems for bookkeeping, marketing, and legal affairs. Trained building managers in new, best-practice systems.
2003-2008 | Co-Owner and Content Director, Vermont Design Works, Winooski, VT. As Project and Operations Manager, initiated company-wide project tracking and quality control procedures. As Content Director, wrote search-engine-optimized website and blog content, developed website information architectures, and created database specifications.
Volunteer and Paid Political Work
2026 | Volunteer Marshal for Champlain Valley Indivisible
2017-2018 | Emerge VT Signature Training Course
Fall 2014 | Member of Organizing Committee for Champlain College Adjunct Faculty Union, Burlington, VT
Fall 2008 | Campaign volunteer , Obama for America
Fall 2004 | Election Protection volunteer , Columbus, OH
Spring 2004 | Database Manager , Fiermonte for City Council, Burlington, VT
Spring 2003 | Campaign Coordinator , Clavelle for Mayor, Burlington, VT
Fall 2002 | Database Manager , Chittenden County Progressive Party candidates, Burlington, VT
Fall 1998 and Fall 2000 | Bennington County Campaign Coordinator, Bernie Sanders for Congress, Bennington County, Vermont
Fall 1994 | Campaign volunteer , Dave Zuckerman for Vermont State Legislature, Burlington, VT
Relevant Professional Skills
MIT Sloan School "Implementing Agentic AI" course, Spring 2026.
Member of first Airtable AI Cohort, Fall 2025; proficient in Airtable
Monday.com certified, Summer 2024
Advanced user of Canvas learning management system, G-Suite Tools, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other educational technologies
Familiar with basic website usability principles, online marketing, database specification, search engine optimization, and online content strategy
Personal Activities and Interests
Vice President of the Kentucky Genealogical Society
Fitness enthusiast: avid runner, cross-country skier, cyclist, reluctant and occasional yogi; and I am about to go hurt myself on rollerskis for the first time!
Speak fluent German with a decided Austrian accent; occasional freelance translator
Trained in Shiatsu massage and the basic principles of Chinese Medicine
Member of the Board of Directors of the Vermont Stage Company, 2007-2014
Coxswain for intercollegiate “XIIIs” at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford (for Americans, this is "crew")
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