Alumni Spotlight Video: Jesse Rufenacht

Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Alumni Stories featuring Jesse Rufenacht (Asian Cultures 2002)

A series to connect with GIV alumni to hear how the experience shaped their path in life.

This edition features Jesse, an alum of the GIV Asian Cultures Institute in 2022, as well as several years of being a counselor at the Institute and supporting students in future excursions to China!

Since attending GIV, Jesse has continued to travel and explore the world and now teaches Spanish at Mount Mansfield Union High School in Jericho, VT. Several of Jesse’s students will be participating in GIV this summer.