Gillian Homsted
Director of Graduate and Non-Degree Enrollment Management
85 South Prospect St
539 Waterman Building
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
BIO
Gillian Homsted (she/her/hers) serves as the Director of Graduate and Non-Degree Enrollment Management working closely with Associate Dean Kieran Killeen and Roman Vogel.
Gillian arrived in the US as a teenager, having emigrated with her family from Dublin, Ireland. She attended high school in Massachusetts, and then went on to earn dual degrees in Anthropology and Religion at Wheaton College in Norton, MA where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. As part of her undergraduate college experience, she spent a summer working in Istanbul, Turkey, which cemented her love of travel.
After graduation, Gillian spent several years working for her alma mater before she moved to the Czech Republic to teach English. After two years teaching and traveling, she returned to the US to work for EMC Incorporated where as an international contract manager, Gillian spent several years traveling across Europe and Asia, rolling out new technology and training.
In 2002, Gillian moved to Burlington, VT. She spent 8 years working in a variety of capacities at a small liberal arts college. During this time, she completed her master’s degree in History and Culture. Gillian began her employment at UVM in 2012 as a student services staff member in the College of Education and Social Services, advancing to Director of CESS Undergraduate Student Services, and then Director of CESS Graduate Enrollment Management. She feels great pride in supporting future teachers, social workers, and human services personnel.
Gillian completed her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in 2025.
Bio
Gillian Homsted (she/her/hers) serves as the Director of Graduate and Non-Degree Enrollment Management working closely with Associate Dean Kieran Killeen and Roman Vogel.
Gillian arrived in the US as a teenager, having emigrated with her family from Dublin, Ireland. She attended high school in Massachusetts, and then went on to earn dual degrees in Anthropology and Religion at Wheaton College in Norton, MA where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. As part of her undergraduate college experience, she spent a summer working in Istanbul, Turkey, which cemented her love of travel.
After graduation, Gillian spent several years working for her alma mater before she moved to the Czech Republic to teach English. After two years teaching and traveling, she returned to the US to work for EMC Incorporated where as an international contract manager, Gillian spent several years traveling across Europe and Asia, rolling out new technology and training.
In 2002, Gillian moved to Burlington, VT. She spent 8 years working in a variety of capacities at a small liberal arts college. During this time, she completed her master’s degree in History and Culture. Gillian began her employment at UVM in 2012 as a student services staff member in the College of Education and Social Services, advancing to Director of CESS Undergraduate Student Services, and then Director of CESS Graduate Enrollment Management. She feels great pride in supporting future teachers, social workers, and human services personnel.
Gillian completed her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in 2025.