Monique Priestley

Monique Priestley (she/her) is serving her first term as a Vermont State Representative (Orange-2). She was appointed to the House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development, the Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee as well as the NCSL Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Privacy. Her policy priorities focus on Consumer Protection (e.g. Data Privacy, Product Safety & Liability), Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Future of Work, and Entrepreneurship. Monique is the Executive Director for The Space On Main, a nonprofit community workspace she founded 2017 to promote a greater sense of community and connection for people living and working in the Northern Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. She spent 14 years working in various roles, including Director of Digital, for CampusCE Corporation, an EdTech company in Seattle, Washington. She has served on more than two dozen commissions and boards having most recently served as board chair of Vital Communities and Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation. She graduated from University of Washington’s Master of Communication in Digital Media program and holds both a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media and an Associate of Science in Graphic Design from Northern Vermont University – Lyndon.