CURRICULUM VITAE
Jay I. Ashman
 Lecturer, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) 
Academic Director, Belize Program in Sustainable Development
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
University of Vermont

 CONTACT INFORMATION
Home:            139 Robinson Parkway
                        Burlington, VT 05401
                        tel: 802-862-7694
Office:           203 Morrill Hall
                      Burlington, VT 05405
                      tel: 802-656-0862
                      e-mail: jay.ashman@uvm.edu
                      website: http://www.uvm.edu/~jashman

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Juris Doctor, cum laude, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1973
B.A., Political Science, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 1970

TEACHING AWARDS
Co-recipient of Award for Excellence in Community-Based Teaching from Vermont Campus Compact, 2009
Co-recipient of Teaching Award of Merit from North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA), 2007

SPECIALIZED TRAINING
UVM “Faculty Laptop Workshop” on effective use of technology in the classroom, January, 2002
Online course on “Teaching Effectively Online,” Summer, 2001
Mediation training conducted by Woodbury College, Montpelier, VT. 1985
Continuing Legal Education courses include: Employment Discrimination (2000; 1996; 1993); Ethical Management (1992); Sexual Harassment (1992); Small Business Law (1990)

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Current employment
1982 to present
Lecturer, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE), University of Vermont
Instruction appointment (.75 FTE) involves teaching undergraduate courses and directing the Belize Program in Sustainable Development.

Courses currently taught include:

Have also taught the following courses:

During the 1988-1989 academic year, served as interim chair of the Department of Merchandising, Consumer Studies and Design (MCSD) at the University of Vermont  

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2006-Present: Conceptualized, developed and currently direct a semester-long study abroad/faculty-led program in Belize focusing on sustainable development. Responsibilities as Academic Director include:

Other International Activities
2005 and 2006: Supervised UVM students engaged in various projects related to consumer affairs and sustainable development in St. Lucia.
2004: Conducted consumer law training for the Ministry of Commerce, Investment & Consumer Affairs in Castries, St. Lucia.
2002 and 2003: Conducted consumer law training in Vermont for representatives of the governments of St. Lucia (2002) and St. Kitts and Nevis (2003).
2002: Communicated and met with international education faculty and staff at three New Zealand universities to explore implementation of student and faculty exchange programs with UVM.
2000: Supervised student doing research project in Belize. Provided assistance in designing the project. While in Belize participated in interviews of representatives of government, non-governmental and private sector organizations and edited the final research report.
1994-1995: Visiting Assistant Professor, ITM/MUCIA-Indiana University Cooperative Program in Malaysia.  Taught courses in business law at the Indiana University campus in Shah Alam, Malaysia to Malaysian students preparing for American degree programs.
1989-1990: Guest lectured in consumer economics classes at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. Served as a volunteer consultant for the Kenya Consumer's Organization on development of alternative dispute resolution institutions and processes.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
1982-2001
Assistant Attorney General and Director, Consumer Assistance Program, Office of the Attorney General of Vermont
As a part-time (.5 FTE) attorney for the State of Vermont, supervised the Consumer Assistance Program, the division of the Attorney General's Office responsible for consumer complaint-handling and consumer education, co-sponsored by and housed at the University of Vermont.
1978-1981
Assistant Attorney General and Chief, Antitrust Division, Office of the Attorney General of Vermont
Responsibilities included investigation and prosecution of antitrust cases and administration of six-person staff.  Cases filed included price-fixing and resale price maintenance conspiracies in state and federal court.  Administrative duties included personnel, budgeting and grant administration.
1973-1978
Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General of Vermont
Responsibilities included litigation, drafting and testifying in support of legislation, and coordinating consumer education programs.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“The Little Legal handbook for Older Vermonters” (contributor) 1998
“On Your Own: A Guide to Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities on Turning 18” (contributor) 1998
"Utilizing Volunteers in Consumer Complaint Handling," National Association of Attorneys General, 1992
"Antitrust Enforcement in Vermont," Vermont Bar Association Journal, Winter, 1981
 
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
2008  Provost’s Ad Hoc Committee to Review International Education
2004-2007  Curriculum Committee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2004-2006  Studies Committee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2002-2005  Departmental representative to UVM Faculty Senate
1998-2001  Studies Committee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
1995-1998  Curriculum Committee, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
1992-1996 and
1997-2000  Faculty Senate Admissions Committee