Bill Schubart has lived with his family in Vermont since 1947. He writes about Vermont in fiction, humor and opinion pieces.
Bill Schubart is the author of The Lamoille Stories, a collection of stories from his childhood growing up in Vermont.
He is also is a founder of Resolution, Inc., a fully integrated E-commerce services partner, offering web commerce design & integration, customer care, on-demand media manufacturing, fulfillment, distribution and information & revenue management to broadcasters, print & electronic publishers and direct marketers.
In 1973, he cofounded Philo Records, an independent record label that produces international artists in the folk and classical field and which is now part of the Rounder Group. He also founded the Pleiades Music Group, a music publishing company.
At the age of 26 Schubart was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Vermont Arts Council, the State’s arts agency – the youngest trustee ever to serve as Chairman – and then served again at age 41. At 30, he joined the Board of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. In 1984, he became Chairman of theVermont Folklife Center. At the request of then-Governor Madeleine Kunin, Schubart chaired the Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission, planning the celebration for Vermont’s 200th birthday in 1991.
Schubart has chaired the Arts Council’s Media Panel, Literature Panel and Visual Arts Panel and has served as a resource panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, he has advised many non-profit and educational organizations on a variety of cultural and technical projects including the formation of Vermont Public Radio, on whose board he recently served as Chair. Additionally, he has taught courses at the University of Vermont in music, technology and business.
Schubart is a founder and past chairman of the American Video Duplication Association, has served on the Governor’s Telecommunications Task Force. He has been a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the Grammy Awards) and The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) He is past Chair of the Vermont Business Roundtable where he also chaired the Telecommunications & Information Technology Task Force. He recently completed a three year term as Chair of Fletcher Allen Health Care, a 500-bed academic medical center.
Schubart was born in New York City in 1945. His father, who was serving as an officer in the Navy, died in the Philippines in World War II before his son was born. His widow moved with her newborn son to Vermont in 1947, where he was educated in Morrisville Public Schools, Phillips Exeter Academy, Kenyon College and the University of Vermont. Schubart’s great uncle was the renowned photographer and champion of impressionist art, Alfred Stieglitz. Schubart is fluent in French language and culture which he taught before entering communications as an entrepreneur. He writes and speaks extensively on the media and other civic issues and has written as well for Current. He has spoken at numerous industry and media events including Book Expo. Schubart is a regular commentator on Vermont Public Radio. He also writes and publishes opinion and fiction at www.Schubart.com
Schubart’s interests include poetry, photography, stone gardening, food preparation, classical and primitive music. He lives in Hinesburg, Vermont, with his wife Katherine, a writer. He has three sons, Bill, Peter and Steven and a daughter Anna, as well as a stepson Guy and a stepdaughter Phoebe.
Chairmanships:
Vermont Arts Council (twice)
Vermont Folklife Center
Vermont Board of Libraries
Vermont Bicentennial Commission
Circus Smirkus
Vermont Business Roundtable
Vermont Public Radio
American Video Duplication Association – industry trade group
Hinesburg Saputo Redevelopment Taskforce (co-chair)
Fletcher Allen Health Care, a 450-bed academic medical center
Current Directorships:
Vermont ACLU
Vermont College of Fine arts
Vermont Folklife Center (chair)
Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Journalism Trust (chair)
Legislative Commissions:
Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission 2009-2010 Recommendations for Amending Vermont’s Tax Code
Farm-to-Plate Commission 2009 – 2010 A Strategic Plan for VT Agriculture
Snelling Center Study Commission on Exec., Leg., and Judiciary Compensation 2003
Civic Awards:
2009 Patricia S./ Walton Award for Public Service from the Amer. Soc. for Public Admin.
2008 Honorary Doctor of Commerce Degree from Champlain College
2007 Modern Healthcare Magazine Trustee of the Year – National
2004 Lake Champlain Chamber – Community Excellence Award
2004 Ralph Nading Hill Literary Award – short story
1989 Vermont Arts Council Citation for Advocacy & Support for the Arts
1982 Vermont Arts Council Merit Award for Distinguished Service to theArts in Vermont
Recent Speaking Engagements:
2009 Vermont Venture Network
2008 Graduation Speaker at Champlain College
2008 Guest Speaker Northwest Realtors Association
2007 Keynote Speaker Annual Meeting VT Business for Social Responsibility
2007 Keynote Speaker Creative Economy Conference
2007 Panelist: The Future of Vermont’s Economy Entrepreneurs v.Entitlements w P.J. O’Rourke and Amity Schlaes
2007 Speaker: Elements of Leadership: Leadership Champlain & StMichael’s College
Prior Speaking Engagements:
National Endowment for the Arts -panelist
The VT Interactive Television Conference – keynote
The National Association of Media Librarians – keynote
The Entertainment Promotion & Marketing Conference -speaker
The International Recorded Media Association – panelist
The Vermont Librarians Conference – speaker
Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation – keynote
The American Video Duplication Association – keynote
The Berkeley Graduate School of Business – guest lecturer
Book Expo (2) designed / lead two publisher workshops
The Northeast Museum Alliance - keynote
Vermont New Hampshire Direct Marketing Association – speaker
Vermont Human Resources Investment Council –keynote
Graduation Address – Champlain Valley Union High School
Publications:
The Lamoille Stories: A Collection of Short stories about life in Vermont
Vermont Life – short story
Vermont Magazine – 2 short stories
Current Magazine – the public broadcasting mission and e-commerce
The NY Sun - Opinion Piece about Vermont
35- years experience as a leader in the media industry, speaking and writing about the technology that propels it and the people who buy and use it.
a humanist’s and educator’s knowledge of how people, technologies, cultures and markets behave in the face of innovation. He is not a futurist or guru, but an observer and commentator.
founded the Shelburne Conference, now in its 13th year, a colloquium of rotating industry leaders who gather in the fall to discuss key strategic shifts at the intersection of content, publishing, broadcast, technology and consumer behavior.
…co-founded and shaped Resolution, the media industry’s premier e-commerce service partner whose many clients have included A&E, The Golf Channel, Independent Film Channel, Bloomberg, AMC, WE. Sesame Workshop, NPR, National Geographic, Discovery, The NY Times, Prairie Home Companion, WGBH, WNET, The History Channel The Nature Conservancy, The Criterion Collection and many other broadcasters and publishers.
…co-founded and operated a record company, a music store and a music publishing company.
