LITHUANIA - Key Persons


Ms. Kerry E. Secrest

Job Titles:
  • Founder of Her Company, Watershed Coaching
  • Member of the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
In 2014 Kerry was appointed Honorary Consul of Lithuania to Vermont. As Honorary Consul, she is responsible for deepening the bilateral cooperation of the United States and Lithuania in economic, cultural, educational and scientific affairs. Kerry is the founder of her company, Watershed Coaching, LLC. She is a leadership coach and consultant for individuals and organizations, who focuses on executive coaching, women's leadership, team coaching, and leadership training. She has worked extensively with leaders of many international, national, and local companies and organizations to significantly increase their performance, goal-attainment, and personal fulfillment. A member of the Vermont Leadership Institute, Class of 2012, Kerry is also an active member of the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce. As founder of the Women's Leadership Circles of Vermont program (formerly with Marlboro College), she has worked with women leaders throughout the state. In 2014, she was named by the governor to the Vermont Commission on Women. She is an active volunteer. Kerry's ties with Lithuania are strong. She is a fourth-generation Lithuanian-American who first learned about Lithuania as a camper at Camp Neringa in Marlboro, Vermont, which was founded in the 1960s to preserve the Lithuanian heritage and culture through the period of Soviet occupation that started after World War II.