We are a small organization powered by a growing team with a diverse skillset. We’re bound together by a passion for building vibrant creative communities.

Our core team of staff is supported by part-time instructors, a handful of dedicated volunteers, and dynamic leadership that includes our Board of Directors and a National Advisory Board.

Join our team

National Advisory Board

Tom Bodett

DUMMERSTON, VT
Anna Catalano

HOUSTON, TX
Aspen Golann

BERWICK, ME & BOSTON, MA
Jim Harvey

SEATTLE, WA
Char Miller-King

ATLANTA, GA

Board of Directors

Tom Bodett

FOUNDER, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Monica Hastings

DIRECTOR, VICE-PRESIDENT
Sage Ruth

DIRECTOR, TREASURER
Phil Feidelseit

DIRECTOR, CLERK
Mark Tarmy

DIRECTOR
Rachel Zamore

DIRECTOR
Madison Dunaway

DIRECTOR

Meet Our Team

Tom Bodett

FOUNDER
Tom is a writer, humorist, storyteller and lifelong carpenter and furniture maker. His love of woodworking and the 40 year pursuit of ever-elusive perfection have produced his most fulfilling creations. He is HatchSpace’s woodworker in chief and principal evangelist.
Shelton Walker

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Shelton is an artist and maker who has spent two decades igniting and supporting change through the arts.
Jesse Pompei

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Jesse has been an educator for twenty years, and a woodworking enthusiast for even longer. Jesse’s garage is her woodworking studio, although at times it is overrun with lawnmowers and bicycles. She has been building and making furniture since 1993. To have those two paths converge at her new role at HatchSpace is a dream come true.
Rowan Norlander-McCarty

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Rowan is a cabinetmaker driven by curiosity and the pursuit of quality. He believes that in melding the industrial, applied, and fine arts we all have the opportunity to live in a more harmonious, sustainable world. A lover of trees from seed to stump, when not in the shop you’ll find him in the forest or the garden.
Joe LaRose

SHOP ASSISTANT
Joe is a passionate designer/ fabricator/educator who enjoys transforming concepts into reality. Past work includes miniature models, bicycle frame building, interactive museum exhibits, theatrical latex masks, electro/mechanical gadgets and geodesic domes. Joe loves to share his knowledge and enjoys collaborating with others to help bring dreams to life.
Sarah Dublin

BOOKKEEPER
Sarah is our bookkeeper. She loves to plan and organize and has put these trait to good use in her bookkeeping practice. She lives in Walpole with her husband and two cats and enjoys gardening, all kinds of puzzles and any sport that takes her outdoors. She has a passion to work with local non-profits and values the relationships, sense of community, and sparks of creativity they have brought to her life.
Jed Blume

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Jed has been supporting HatchSpace as a development consultant since 2018. After completing a Master’s Degree through SIT Graduate Institute in 2012, Jed began partnering with organizations as a freelance consultant to support community-based programs, social services, education, environmentalism, and the arts. As of 2023 he has raised over $5.5M for more than 20 organizations, primarily in southern Vermont. Learn more about Jed at GreenMountainGrants.com.