- Hinda Miller
Hinda Miller (born
April 18 ,1950 ,Montreal, Quebec ,Canada ) is currently a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district.Hinda Miller was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2002 and continues in that office. She was upset in the 2006
Burlington, Vermont mayoral election by ProgressiveBob Kiss .Biography
Miller earned a
B.A. degree from theParsons School of Design ,New York City in 1972, and aMaster of Fine Arts fromNew York University in 1976.She is married to Dr. Joel Miller. The couple have a daughter and a son. The Millers moved to
Burlington, Vermont in 1977.Business career
She is a co-founder and past president (1984 - May 1994), CEO (May 1994 - January 1996), and vice president of communications (January 1996 - December 1997) of
Jogbra , a maker of women's sports apparel currently owned bySara Lee Corp. .She is owner and president of DeForest Concepts, a business consulting firm. She is also on the
Board of Directors ofGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters , a for-profit coffee company.Public Life
* Former chair of the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce.
* Member Burlington Airport Commission.
*Trustee ofChamplain College .
*New England Culinary Institute (precise role not specified in official biographies listed below).
*Co-chair,Council of Educational Governance .
*State Senator, elected in 2002 and reelected in 2004 and 2006. She currently serves on the Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs and Education Committee.
*Unsuccessful candidate forMayor ofBurlington, Vermont , 2006.See also
*
Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
*Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007-2008 session External links
* [http://vermont-elections.org/2005-2006BioBook/2005Senate.pdf Vermont Senate Biographies]
* [http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/ContentPage.aspx?Name=HindaMiller&DeptName=AboutGMCR Green Mountain Coffee Roasters biography page on Miller]
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