About Us

Executive Director

Anne Ward, M.Ed. is the Executive Director of Mosaic Vermont, Mosaic’s big dreaming, paper-pushing, dollar crunching, grant-writing, big-asking administrator. She is committed to a lifestyle of least harm and most good, and believes in a community where all people are safe and valued. Anne has worked with people who have experienced sexual harm for more than a decade, focusing on sexual abuse prevention and healthy relationships. With a Master’s of Education in Humane Education, Anne seeks to be a person who is able to identify inhumane, unjust, and unsustainable systems, listen for strengths in a community, and help generate change. After work, you can find Anne active in the foster/adoptive community in central Vermont–both with children and animals!

anne@mosaic-vt.org

Director of Advocacy

Mary studied Sociology and Anthropology where her focus was understanding the role of sex and gender and how they shaped our ideas of citizenship, justice, and community. She is a harm reductionist and a pleasure activist. Mary’s work is healing centered and process oriented to support people in finding creative ways to reclaim their sense of self determination, autonomy, and pleasure in their lives. Mary’s work is grounded in a deep belief in everyone’s ability to heal and grow, and that healing takes place at the intersections of shared liberation and accessing the transformative power of joy. Outside of work, you can find Mary eating a lot of chocolate or making any number of weird creations out of yarn.

mary@mosaic-vt.org

Director of Social Change

Sultana is a facilitator, educator and writer. She has been working with and on behalf of young people and families for more than a decade in various capacities–as the Executive Director of a Boys and Girls Club, teacher, public health advocate, low-income summer camp counselor and then director, national security correspondent, and non-profit consultant. Sultana specializes in assisting communities, institutions, and government agencies in creating strong, necessary relational supports. These supports begin to address the systemic, sustained inequities that contribute to isolation, violence and substance misuse. She focuses on creating accessible, cross-cultural trainings and resources that help youth, their families and the communities they live in. These frameworks contribute to healthy, sustainable, values-driven practices and policies that build a better world for all of us. Sultana can most often be found slowly climbing tall mountains or splashing around in cold bodies of water with her family and very naughty beloved rescue dog.

Sultana@mosaic-vt.org

Community Resiliency Coordinator

Amy Richard is the Community Resilience Coordinator at Mosaic. Amy has a passion for helping young people and communities build resilience. She has over 20 years of experience working in education, and she is a strong advocate for social justice. In her previous role as a social studies teacher, Amy helped students develop critical thinking skills and become lifelong learners. She is also an experienced facilitator and trainer, and she is skilled at building relationships with community partners.

As a Community Resilience Coordinator, Amy is responsible for developing and implementing programs that promote resilience, strengthen relationships, and prevent substance use and sexual violence. She will work to build awareness of these issues in the community, and she will advocate for policies that support prevention efforts.

amy@mosaic-vt.org

Social Change Coordinator

Morgan has a degree in History and Religious Studies from St. Lawrence University, focusing on gender and sexuality. Her work includes understanding the history of the treatment of women and how gender/sexuality play a role in different religions and cultures. Morgan believes that as a society it is important for communities to unite and gain support for individuals to heal and regain agency. As social change coordinator, Morgan will broaden the reach of prevention, advocacy, and support for sexual violence. Morgan hopes to unite the community in understanding the history of sexual violence and ways in which the community can help Mosaic put an end to sexual violence. Outside of work, Morgan enjoys music and photography, and hopes to one day live a zero-waste lifestyle.

morgan@mosaic-vt.org

Advocate

Liv is currently completing their Masters in Social Work with University of Southern California, and is concentrating in Adult Mental Health and Wellness. Liv has a Master of Arts in South Asian Studies from SOAS, University of London and has a background in cultural writing, teaching, and social work. Liv is passionate about healing violence at the grassroots level through community-based strategies. At home, Liv has a shepherd-mix rescue pup named Jaanu who has been a huge emotional support. Liv spends their free time swimming, cooking, and reading/writing.

liv@mosaic-vt.org

Development Associate

Sarah is a mover, mother, and creator of things. Sarah grew up in Germany and studied Fine Arts and Dance Therapy in the Netherlands. She moved to Vermont about a decade ago. Sarah is inspired to work at the intersection where healing work and creativity meet each other. She has an inquisitive nature and never stops asking big and small questions. It’s in Sarah’s nature to dig deep in order to better understand people and processes. Simultaneously, she loves to facilitate spaces in which people can heal and come to understand themselves better.

A few of Sarah’s favorite things are reading stories with her kids, writing, making collages, taking walks, gardening and eating cake.

sarah@mosaic-vt.org