The University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources welcomed a new member to the School community in January 2017. Carolyn Crowley Stimpson, Vice President of Resort Services at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, has been appointed to the School’s Board of Advisors. 

“We are honored to have Carolyn join our Board of Advisors,” said Rubenstein School Dean Nancy Mathews. “She brings a life time of experiences in the ski industry. As a business owner and parent of Rubenstein School students, Carolyn will help to maintain our focus on preparing students for real-world jobs.” 

Carolyn Crowley Stimpson is Vice President of Resort Services at her family’s-owned Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton, Massachusetts. The ski area is one of the most popular in New England and won the 2016 National Ski Areas Association Conversion Cup Challenge. This annual, nation-wide award recognizes the one resort that develops the most outstanding program to convert new skiers and snowboarders into lifelong enthusiasts. 

Stimpson oversees customer service, tickets, communications, information technologies and rentals and is also President of MTNside Ski and Ride Shop at Wachusett. Additionally, she is co-owner and a board member at the Crowley family’s fifth generation Polar Beverages in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Her son Christopher graduated in 2016 from the Rubenstein School’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism program in which son Sam is now a sophomore. The Crowley family contributed a substantial gift to the School in 2015 to enhance student experiential learning outside the classroom through valuable internships. 

“The Crowley family feels strongly about the importance of hands-on learning,” says Stimpson. “My husband and I have three sons and know firsthand that engaging “learning by doing” is a clear path to success. Both Polar and Wachusett have mentored and developed invaluable employees through internship programs.”