Claude Mumbere biography: 13 things about Burlington, Vermont man

Claude Mumbere is a Congolese-American man from Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, he speaks French, Swahili, Lingala and English.

In 2004, Mumbere moved to Los Angeles, California, USA and in 2009, he moved to Burlington. In 2012, he worked for RetroMotion Media in Burlington as a narrator.

From 2012 to 2014, he attended St. Lawrence University in Burlington where he studied philosophy. He was a member of the university’s men’s soccer team.

Mumbere loves soccer and poetry. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From August 2009 to May 2012, he attended Burlington High School in Burlington. He was the captain of the school’s men’s varsity soccer team.
2. From November 2009 to June 2012, he worked for The TJX Companies, Inc. in Burlington as a sales associate.
3. On March 23, 2011, he competed in the Poetry Out Loud poetry recitation competition against 11 other high school students at the Barre Opera House in Barre City, Vermont and won.
4. In June 2011, he narrated “LOOP: The Movie“, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration documentary in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA.
5. On May 15, 2012, he competed against 52 other state champions at the Poetry Out Loud national finals at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C., USA. He was runner-up to Kristen Dupard of Ridgeland High School in Ridgeland, Mississippi, USA and received a $10,000 award.
6. From June 2013 to July 2014, he was camp supervisor in Burlington.
7. From September 2013 to May 2014, he announced athletic games at St. Lawrence University for men’s lacrosse, men’s field hockey and men’s and women’s soccer.
8. From 2014 to 2016, he attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, USA where he earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy. From May 2014 to September 2014, he was a professional actor at Studio Matejka in Wroclaw, Poland. From November 2014 to June 2016, he worked for KeyBank in Burlington as a bank teller.
9. From June 2016 to September 2016, he worked for VPIRG in Burlington as a canvasser.
10. In February 2018, he joined the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in Burlington as an associate.
11. On September 25, 2022, he wrote on Facebook, “In light of the depressing immigration crisis facing this country and elsewhere globally, I picked up this book called Deported Americans by Beth C. Caldwell. She recounts the sad reality of of the men and women who are Americans but somehow find themselves banished from home.” On November 20, 2022, he wrote on Facebook, “My hatred for this land I find myself in grows stronger everyday.”
12. He was 2 years younger than Kelley Cusson of Burlington. He allegedly fatally strangled Cusson, who was found dead at South Champlain Street Park in Burlington at around 10:30 a.m. on July 7, 2023. On July 17, 2023, he was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated murder.
13. He was 29 years old when he was arraigned on July 18, 2023. He pleaded not guilty.

A Burlington man was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the murder of a woman found dead at South Champlain Street Park on the morning of July 7.

The Burlington Police Department said 29-year-old Claude Mumbere is responsible for the death of 31-year-old Kelley Cusson. pic.twitter.com/3cgl2SJMH1

— Tyler Boronski (@TylerBoronski) July 18, 2023