Casey Engels
Driven by curiosity, equity, and connection | Climatebase Fellow Cohort 8
- Role
- Consultant Co-conspirator at Capstone Community Action, Inc.
- Location
- Burlington, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Casey Engels
Cultivating the social soil of resilient, caring, and equity-based communities with…
Experience
Consultant Co-conspirator
Capstone Community Action, Inc.
Jan 2008 — Present
Collaborative design, strategy, and systems refinement with independent businesses, nonprofit organizations, and creative professionals; grants and project management, and partner development.+ 2025: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board REDI Grant Consultant+ 2022-present: Founder of microbusiness facilitating end of life design grounded in community deathcare, co-creation, inclusivity, and agency.+ 20••••23: Established and managed Central VT Everyone Eats hub overseeing 3 counties, 68 partners, and $5.2M budget. Served over 400K free meals throughout the pandemic for Vermont Everyone Eats; state task force member+ 20••••17: Evaluation and leadership for $100K USDA Community Food Grant for Pine Island Community Farm, Co-design of Community Garden shared management, Succession Plan development+ Yestermorrow Design-Build School: Co-designed and led Whole Systems Design course (2022), Speaker: Design for Aging, Dying and Dignity (2021)+ 2014: Systems Design Advisor, Sprint to Launch Team: Local Food Hubs, Last-Mile Food Distribution
Education
Lesley University
B.S., Art Therapy/Therapist
2001 — 2003
The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont
End of Life Doula Certificate
2019 — 2020
Antioch University Seattle
Graduate Certificate, Systems Thinking and Design
2013 — 2014
Skills
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- Copy Editing
- Public Speaking
- Program Development
- Research
- Community Outreach
- Program Management
- Photography
- Nonprofits
- Visual Thinking
- Strategy
- Arts Administration
- Leadership
- Grants
- Mind Mapping
- Editing
- Fundraising
- Community Engagement
- Travel
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