Lucas Krueger
Manchester Center,VT
Summary
Experienced educator and administrator with experience in threat assessment, crisis management, and preventative safety planning. Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with strong work ethic and dedication to achieving goals. Skilled at developing and maintaining documentation systems, managing calendars and preparing reports.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Hazing, Harassment, Bullying (HHB), Restorative Justice Coordinator and Title IX Investigator
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union (BRSU)
Sunderland, Vermont
01.2024 - Current
- This role involves serving as an independent investigator for the supervisory union’s six elementary and middle schools. As an HHB coordinator, I investigate complaints of hazing, harassment and bullying, compile a thorough report in line with state statutes and BRSU policies to then be reviewed by a school principal for a determination. Often restorative sessions are lead by the HHB coordinator after a determination has been made.
- Additionally, the HHB coordinator implements active and passive programming in an effort to educate students to be upstanders and positive influences in the school environment. This is done by regularly visiting classrooms to present lessons on how to be a positive community member, build healthy relationships, and how to make amends with others.
Rescue Lieutenant/Firefighter
Manchester (Vermont) Volunteer Fire Department
Manchester, Vermont
07.2023 - Current
- Elected Rescue Lieutenant for the two year term from 2026-2028.
- Interior firefighter, national board certified through IFSTA/NFPA.
- National board certified Operations-level Hazardous Materials First Responder
- Currently enrolled in Firefighter II.
- Completed and passed Preparation for Initial Company Operations (FEMA).
- Co-chaplain, provide counseling for members in need after traumatic events; offer prayers when requested by the chiefs; provide comfort to grieving families.
- Officiant at the memorial service for former chief Ted Hopkins.
- Collaborated with team members during drills to enhance communication and improve response strategies.
- Participated in community outreach programs to educate the public on fire prevention and safety measures.
- Assisted in training new volunteers on firefighting techniques, safety protocols, and equipment handling.
- Conducted routine inspections of firefighting equipment to ensure operational readiness and safety compliance.
- Responded to emergency calls, providing rapid assistance in fire suppression and rescue operations.
Teacher
Arlington Memorial High School
Arlington, Vermont
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Member of the high school English faculty, responsible for teaching English courses for grades 11 and 12, Foundations of English for students in grades 9-12, and English electives: Creative Writing, Life in Lyrics, Writing Arguments, Film Studies, and Scene Study.
Dean of Student Engagement (interim)
Long Trail School
Dorset, VT
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Long Trail School is an independent school for students in grades 6-12. The school has an enrollment of 220 students as of July 2020. Long Trail is the only school in Vermont accredited to offer the Diploma Program of the International Baccalaureate.
- Dean of Student Engagement (interim) (2020-present) – oversee the students at Long Trail receive a positive and edifying experience in and out of the classroom. The Dean of Student Engagement is a member of the Leadership Team chaired by the Head of School.
- In general, the dean oversees student conduct matters, student engagement activities, and responds to parent concerns. I will continue to teach one English course, the IB Language and Literature course for grades 11-12.
- English faculty (2018-present) - Taught courses in early literature and literature by genre; certified in instruction of Language and Literature, a course for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
- Athletic Director (interim) – (2018-2019) provided leadership and oversight for the athletic program at Long Trail School. Duties included: issuing uniforms; confirming coaching certifications and background checks; responding to parent concerns; scheduling facility uses; scheduling transportation. During this year the school initiated a track and field program that involved over forty students and placed in state competitions for both high school and middle school.
- Committee Work:
- Faculty member Strategic Planning Committee – a committee comprised of faculty, staff, administrators and community members of Long Trail School and the surrounding area to revamp, and enact a new strategic plan for the school.
- Chair of the Honor Board – a component of the conduct process comprised of faculty and students to review and meet with students accused of breeching the honor code of Long Trail School. The Board determines responsibility of the student(s) before the Board. The Board then recommends appropriate sanctions to the Head of School based off the facts of the incident and contrition of the student(s) involved.
- Co-chair, Screening and Monitoring Committee – created for the purpose of planning for the re-opening of the school in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee reviewed guidance and best practices from the CDC, NIH, WHO, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the state of Vermont, and other sources to create policy and practice for screening students and staff for symptoms of COVID-19. The committee, comprised of faculty, staff, parents and students, also: created protocol for responding to possible positive COVID cases during the school day; reviewed and contracted with an outside vendor to procure a monitoring app to assist in morning screening; reviewed and purchased PPE equipment in alignment with CDC guidelines; created protocol for social distancing in classrooms and throughout the building; created protocol for facemask guidelines, acceptable facemasks and how to wear them; created guidelines by which students and staff should remain at home.
Director of Student Life
Green Mountain College
Poultney, VT
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Maintain duties of Director of Residence Life and Housing, as listed below. Assumed responsibilities held by the previous Vice President of Student Life: Chair the Threat Assessment Team, chief conduct officer, chief administrator for the RAVE Alert System, chair the Student Life Directors Committee which included, the Wellness Center, Athletics, Campus Safety, GreenMAP, Campus Chaplain, and Student Involvement. Directly oversaw GreenMAP, the college’s outdoor recreation office; and the office of Student Involvement, which coordinates all college events for students: concerts, voter drives, spring break service trips, etc.
- Director of Residence Life and Housing (2015-2018): Maintain a high level of student contact and campus visibility to hear and respond to student needs. Responsible for the operation and facilitation of seven residence halls housing approximately 425 students/semester, staffed by three community directors who oversaw eighteen resident assistants. Advisor to the Community Conduct Review Board. Planned and implemented RA training at the start of and throughout each semester. Coordinated with campus safety for emergency readiness and safety concerns. Member of the Threat Assessment Team. Responded to wellness concerns via campus alert system. Administered conduct review meetings (hearings) and enforced campus conduct policies. Coordinated programing and policy between the counseling center, student involvement and the learning center. Heard and responded to all housing and dining requests/exemptions. Collaborated with Student Involvement for first-year Orientation Programs. Review and approve accommodations for emotional support animals, meal plan waivers, and housing accommodation requests. Coordinate with outside dining contractor to meet the dietary needs of students. Coordinate with outside contractor to meet the needs of campus facilities. Administer the annual budget for the office of Residence Life.
Adjunct Professor
Green Mountain College
Poultney, VT
01.2017
- Course taught: Playwriting. A writing intensive course focused on the genre of the ten-minute play. Students wrote and rewrote four plays: an adaptation, a comedy, a tragedy, and a play with heavy constraints. At the end of the semester, these plays are presented as a stage reading at the college’s coffee house. Students were also required to submit one play to an established/reputable ten-minute play contest. Students also analyzed acclaimed plays and worked with non-theatrical texts to assist in understanding human behavior.
Lead Camp Director
Branded Camp Services
01.2008 - 01.2017
- Program Director/Academic Director: Served as the lead administrator for various Branded Camp Services’ academic, sleep-away summer camps. Responsibilities of the program director included: Supervising staffs of twenty teachers and RAs; communicating with parents; payroll; planning field trips to New York, Boston, Gettysburg National Battlefield, Washington D.C., the Food Network, and Washington D.C.; securing facilities on campus for evening events; supply runs; logging receipts of expenses; meeting and building relationships with university administrators; making final decisions on dismissal of employees and students; and providing for teachers’ needs and ensuring that they followed the curriculum. Investigating violations of student and staff policy, compiling the evidence, writing the report and coming to a determination.
- Locations of camps were:
- Summer Scholars, Centenary College Hackettstown, NJ
- Vermont Summer Academy at Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT
- Summer Horizons, Naples, Florida
- Campus NYC, New York City
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Member of the Graduate Faculty (Scholar Member), Member of the Honors Program Faculty: Responsible for planning daily classes and lectures, holding office hours, supervising peer review, administering midterm and final exams, and holding one-on-one conferences with students; serving on graduate thesis committees; served as retention coordinator for theatre studies BA program; and writing one play a year for the BFA first-year performance major’s showcase. Courses taught included:
- Playwriting: A writing intensive course for both undergraduate and graduate students that focused on the genre of the ten-minute play. Students wrote and rewrote four plays: an adaptation, a comedy, a tragedy, and a play with heavy constraints. At the end of the semester, these plays are presented at the annual “Evert tried…” Festival of New Works, which I started upon my arrival at NIU. Students were also required to submit one play to an established/reputable ten-minute play contest. Students also analyzed acclaimed plays and worked with a non-theatrical text to assist in understanding human behavior. These texts have included: How to Win Friends and Influence People, The Art of War, and The Triggering Town.
- Theatre History I: The first part of a two semester sequence of courses that all undergraduate theatre majors must complete. Theatre History I covers the Greek theatre up to Jacobean Drama, as well as Eastern theatre, noh, kabuki, bunraku, Peking Opera, and Sanskrit Drama.
- Theatre History II: The second part of a two semester sequence of courses that all undergraduate theatre majors must complete. Theatre History II covers Restoration theatre up to the off-off-Broadway movement of the 1970s, along with a few contemporary works such as Fires in the Mirror, Angels in America, and Fences.
- Script Analysis: A 300 level course, and introductory part of the Literature and Criticism curriculum. The foundation of the course rests with the text Backwards and Forwards. Students gain an understanding of structure and the essential parts that make drama work, obstacle/objective, stakes, given circumstances, and so on. Another four plays are read throughout the semester, along with Poetics, scholarly articles on selected plays. By the end they should be able to articulate their own process and apply it to any given script at any given time. It culminates in an intensive study and final project developed from a six week workshop of a classic work.
- Contemporary Theatre: A senior level course for the Theatre Studies program. The course examines plays and trends from the last thirty years. Students read four different cycles of Pulitzer Prize finalists, the complete works of Sarah Kane, and study the non-traditional theatre techniques of Richard Schechner, Robert Wilson, Spiderwomen, and others highlighted in The New Radical Theatre Notebook by Arthur Sainer.
- Introduction to Theatre for the non-Major: A course offered as part of the fine arts core curriculum, this course gives a general survey of how theatre has and does function in society; the various roles and responsibilities of each collaborator (director, actor, playwrights, designers, and producers), and the history of theatre. Students attend all departmental shows. The course culminates in practical application as the students write, direct and produce their own plays.
- Honors Introduction to Theatre for the non-Major: A course offered exclusively to students in the Honors Program, it differs from the general course offering in that the class is smaller, twenty-students, and is much more reading and writing intensive. Students take trips to Chicago to see plays, hear from theatre professionals, and must submit work to Honorable Mentions (a journal of the Honors Program). The course still includes a year-end final production from the students to reinforce practical application.
- Committee service: Season Selection Committee, Theatre Studies Committee (retention coordinator), and the General Education Curriculum Reform Committee for the School of Theatre and Dance.
- Faculty Advisor for the following student groups: The Student Advisory Committee of the School of Theatre and Dance; and The Luminary an online peer-reviewed journal for the School of Theatre and Dance.
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing (playwriting)
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2003
Bachelor of Arts - English – Creative Writing
Miami University
Oxford, OH2000
Skills
- Multitasking and organization
- Writing
- Editing
- Crisis Management
- Well versed in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms
- Restorative Practices
- Public Speaking
- Research
Accomplishments
- Certified instructor for Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events through the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT)
- Completed and Passed Active Attack Integrated Response course (ALERRT)
- Certified for Incident Command Systems up to the 200 level (FEMA)
- Firefighter I Certification
- Currently enrolled in Firefighter II, (anticipated graduation April 2026)
- Completed and passed Preparation for Initial Company Operations (FEMA).
- Member Title IV Disciplinary Board for the Episcopal Church in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
- Elected as a deputy for the diocese of Vermont to the 82nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church to take place in 2027 in Phoenix, AZ.
- Teacher of the Month Award Lambda Sigma, Northern Illinois University. (2015)
- Ally Award, from the GLBT Association at Northern Illinois University. (2013)
- Emerging Writer in Residence at Pennsylvania State University-Altoona. The first playwright to hold this honor.
Affiliations
Dramatists Guild of America
Vermont State Firefighters Association
Certification
- Certified instructor for Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events through the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT)
- Completed and Passed Active Attack Integrated Response course (ALERRT)
- Certified for Incident Command Systems up to the 200 level (FEMA)
- Firefighter I
- Firefighter II (anticipated date of completion - April 2026)
- Preparation for Initial Company Operations
- American Heart Association CPR
- Stop the Bleed
Timeline
Hazing, Harassment, Bullying (HHB), Restorative Justice Coordinator and Title IX Investigator
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union (BRSU)
01.2024 - Current
Rescue Lieutenant/Firefighter
Manchester (Vermont) Volunteer Fire Department
07.2023 - Current
Teacher
Arlington Memorial High School
01.2021 - 01.2024
Dean of Student Engagement (interim)
Long Trail School
01.2018 - 01.2021
Adjunct Professor
Green Mountain College
01.2017
Director of Student Life
Green Mountain College
01.2015 - 01.2018
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre
Northern Illinois University
01.2010 - 01.2015
Lead Camp Director
Branded Camp Services
01.2008 - 01.2017
Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing (playwriting)
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts - English – Creative Writing
Miami University
Community Outreach/Service
Episcopal Church, Elected as a deputy for the diocese of Vermont to the 82nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church to take place in 2027 in Phoenix, AZ., Eucharistic minister at the memorial service for the Right Reverend Thomas C. Ely, 10th Bishop of Vermont. (2025), Elected and served as a deputy for the diocese of Vermont to the 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Louisville, KY. (2024), Member of the THRIVE task force for the Diocese of Vermont. (2022), Chair of the Missional Vitality subcommittee tasked with generating actionable recommendations for adaptive change to the spiritual practices within and without the dioceses., Alternate Delegate to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. (2022), Board Member of Brookhaven Treatment and Learning Center, Chelsea, VT. (2020-present), Member of the executive committee for the board, as board vice president. (2024-present), Member of the executive committee for the board, as board secretary. (2021-2024), Re-elected to a second three year term on the board in 2023., Chair for the Executive Director search committee. (2025-present), Licensed leader of Morning Prayer Services for the Episcopal Church, Diocese of Vermont. (2020-present), Vestry Member and secretary, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wells, VT. (2017-present), Eucharistic minister at the investiture of Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown. (September, 2019), Lay delegate for the election of the 17th bishop of the Episcopal Dioceses of Vermont. (2019), Eucharistic Minister for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. (Appointed November, 2018), Chair (for the St. Paul’s congregation), Rock Point Fundraising campaign for the Diocese of Vermont. (2018), Our small parish (30 members) exceeded our pledge of $2,000 during a one-month campaign., Delegate to the Diocesan Convention of Vermont. (2017-present), In 2020, I spoke on behalf the parish I am associated with, St. Paul’s in Wells, to be given parish status. The resolution was approved unanimously., Senior Warden of the vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, DeKalb, IL. (2013-2015), Chief Executive Officer of the vestry, Planned, budgeted, gathered bids, and applied for building permits for a $25,000 capital improvement campaign. Work included: A new 8’x 9’ illuminated sign in front of the church, a new roof for the rectory, and a new utility shed, In charge of planning and allocating an annual budget of $150,000, Oversaw proper stewardship of a $2,000,000 endowment, Junior Warden of the vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, DeKalb, IL. (2013), Head of buildings and grounds: collected bids from local merchants for repairs to the church, tree removal, lawn mowing services, snow removal, and other matters necessary to the physical facilities required to keep the church open., Vestry member, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. DeKalb, IL. (2012-2015)
Selected Honors
Semifinalist and Quarterfinalist Stagecraft – Stage to Screen competition, A Great Fresco of Stupidity. (2023)., Quarterfinalist Stagecraft – Stage to Screen competition, Sullivan. (2019), Teacher of the Month Award Lambda Sigma, Northern Illinois University. (2015), Ally Award, from the GLBT Association at Northern Illinois University. (2013), Best Sitcom, the Arizona Film and Television Festival, for The Association, (positions held in production: co-writer, co-producer, and actor). (2008), Finalist Prague Post English language playwriting contest, A Bon Chat, Bon Rat. Prague, Czech Republic. (2007), Invited reader for the Penn State English Department Conference. (2006), Named Emerging Writer in Residence at Pennsylvania State University-Altoona. The first playwright to hold this honor. (2006), Eat Me! selected as best of conference at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, AK. (2006), Finalist, Short Play, Edward Albee Last Frontier Playwriting Lab. (2004) (Exit, Cute Ed)., Semi-Finalist, Full Length Play, Edward Albee Last Frontier Playwriting Lab. (2004) (Burning Times)., Best Ensemble 2002-2003, The Laramie Project, selected by the Arizona Republic., Best Ensemble Runner-Up 2002-2003, This Is Our Youth selected by the Arizona Republic., Recognized as an inspirational instructor for Arizona State University by the Freshman Year Institute and W.P. Carey School of business – student nominated. (2003), U.S.A. Group Playwriting Scholarship. (2002), Finalist for the Oglebay Institute National Collegiate Playwriting Contest, 2001-2002, Going Public., 2000-2003, University Graduate Scholar, ASU.