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800response (www.800response.com), the leading provider of vanity 800 numbers and web-based call tracking and recording services, announces today that Michael Bedell is joining the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Bedell brings more than fifteen years of leadership and management skills in sales and marketing to the Burlington, Vermont based company. Prior to joining 800response, Bedell served as President and CEO of Synapse Retail Ventures, a subsidiary of Synapse Group, Inc., where he successfully launched a national retail channel of business for the company. Before leading their retail channel, Bedell served as Vice President of the media company's inbound phone group where he managed account service, marketing, and partnership programs. Bedell has also held senior level positions at IPG and Omnicom agencies, and served as Chief Marketing Officer at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions.

Exterus Technology for Business of Shelburne announced that Dan Swider was hired as an Account Executive for Williston, and Orange and Windsor Counties. Mr. Swider has over 5 years of experience in inside/outside sales and fundraising. Prior to joining Exterus, he was in Business Development with Global eProcure in New Jersey. He holds a BA in History from Seton Hall University. Visit www.exterusbusiness.com for more information on our products and services.

Chittenden Solid Waste District gets second option on Williston landfill future
by Art Edelstein
At a May 23 meeting with his board of directors, CSWD General Manager Tom Moreau proposed a two-pronged approach to the planned Williston Landfill.
This project, 20 years in the planning, has been under legal attack from Williston residents who claim it is not needed, and could be a potential health hazard. Two citizens groups are opposed to the landfill. One, based in the Ledgewood Drive subdivision, a small community of 34 homes closest to the proposed site, has filed a lawsuit against CSWD. Thirty-seven plaintiffs living and owning lots on Ledgewood Drive are seeking to invalidate a 1992 agreement in which town officials promised the town would host a regional landfill. The group represents 20 households.
The other, Vermont Organized Communities Against Landfills (VOCAL), is a local citizens' group. VOCAL, is against the landfill for a variety of reasons.

The two-day event was hosted by the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance which represents 56 hospitals in Upstate New York. As a founding partner of The Choice Care Card, Robert is an expert in the consumer-driven health field. In his presentation, Robert focused on the integration of personal care accounts and wellness programs. Personal care accounts provide a new funding vehicle for basic healthcare expenses, and also provide employers a tax-advantage vehicle for employee wellness incentives.

Corrine Haddox holds a Master's in physical therapy and a bachelors in athletic training. She has been trained in the PRI concepts and is also a certified Pilates Instructor. She has experience with both the serious athlete and the "weekend warrior". She will be treating patients in PPRC's Waitsfield office at 271 Moulton Road.
Hannah Stuwe received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of Vermont in 2001 and her Master of Physical Therapy from Clarkson University in 2004. She has previosly worked in outpatient orthopedics at Walker Physical Therapy in Orange, CA and at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas, CA. In her free time, she enjoys cycling, skiing and hiking.

Datamann founder John Mann was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Vermont / New Hampshire Direct Marketing Groups annual conference on May 3, 2007. In its near twenty year existence VT / NH Direct Marketing Group has presented this award only four previous times. Presenting the award, Bill LaPierre, Vice President - Catalog Brokerage for Millard Group, spoke of Manns personal and professional accomplishments. LaPierre stated that Datamann, under Johns direction has been one of the most dependable and innovative companies in this arena&[offering] products and services that enable all the companies that engage in these direct marketing activities, to do their jobs, and sell their products. LaPierre quoted additional words of praise from top executives at the Touch of Class catalog, the Wig Catalog, and Brookstone.

BURLINGTON, Vt.--Champlain College Professor Dr. Gary Scudder has been awarded the Edward Phelps Lyman Professorship. The Professorship is awarded annually to a senior faculty member who-through a strong record of service, excellence in teaching and advising, and work on faculty and College committees-has been dedicated to students and to Champlain College.
Scudder is Champlain's social science coordinator and a professor of history. He also founded and directs the Global Modules program, an innovative means of opening Champlain's classrooms to a world of viewpoints. The Web-based forum can be inserted into just about any course, allowing Champlain students to share readings, discussions and projects with students in countries such as Jordan, India, Kenya, Austria, Australia, Canada, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
"Gary weaves politics, ancient and contemporary cultures and an appreciation of 'the other' into his courses," said President David F. Finney.

Stowe, VT - The United States Tennis Association has announced that the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinal between the United States and Russia will be held at Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vermont, July 14 15. The event is being organized in association with Grand Slam Tennis Tours.
"Grand Slam Tennis Tours (GSTT) has recently partnered with the USTA to become 'An Official Travel Partner of the USTA'," says Andrew Chmura, President of GSTT. "We are thrilled to bring Fed Cup competition to our home town of Stowe."
The Fed Cup is the world's largest international womens team competition. Two singles matches will take place on Saturday with two reverse singles and one doubles match on Sunday.
The USTA will construct a 3,000-seat stadium at Topnotch Resort and Spa. Based on previous Fed Cup Tie statistics, the presence of this event is expected to have significant economic impact for Stowe and surrounding areas.

NEW CEO APPOINTED AT CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
Berlin, Vt - Trustees at Central Vermont Medical Center have announced the appointment of Judy Tarr of Damariscotta, Maine, as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will be effective September 10, 2007, according to John Nicholls, Chair of the CVMC Board of Trustees. She will be replacing Daria V. Mason, who will be retiring at the end of June, after nearly thirty years of service at CVMC.

"I am pleased to report that the recruitment process was very inclusive and thorough. We reviewed an outstanding group of candidates from a national search and our decision was unanimous to offer the position to Judy Tarr," said Nicholls in making the announcement.

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT-Robert Gaydos, President of The Benefit Group of New England, has been appointed to the CIGNA National Producer Advisory Council.
The council which met in Hallandale, Florida from March 27-29, 2007 was created to obtain feedback from top national producers and prioritize initiatives set underway at CIGNA HealthCare. This council meets twice yearly in order to prioritize producer and customer business needs and to evaluate CIGNAs progress on addressing these priorities. Two main topics dominated the discussion in March; Consumer-Driven Health Care and Assessment & Wellness.
The appointment to the council is a two-year term. The council is made up of only twenty to thirty producers whom CIGNA recognizes as Preferred Producers. Their next meeting is scheduled for September of this year.

Computer Connection, a division of Datamann, Inc., located in Vermont, and Epoch Software Solutions, located in New Jersey, have announced their partnership for the sale and support of CounterPoint software.
CounterPoint is a retail management and point of sale software manufactured by Radiant Systems in Memphis, Tennessee, and is only available through authorized business partners.
Computer Connection will maintain its status as an authorized CounterPoint Business Partner, meeting the requirements set by Radiant Systems. Epoch Software Solutions will continue its business in the Mid-Atlantic region, while using Computer Connection for additional resources and as its bridge to Radiant Systems. Together, the two companies will pursue retail customers in the east coast and Mid-Atlantic regions, as well as nationally.

Cathedral Square Corporation, celebrating 30 years of service to Vermonters, is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Smith, Marvin Klikunas, M.D. and Paul Van de Graaf to its Board of Directors. Cathedral Square welcomes the expertise each of the new directors brings to its Board.
Charles P. Smith is currently President and CEO of The Snelling Center for Government. Previously, he served in the Douglas Administration as Secretary to the Agency of Human Services and Secretary of Administration.
Dr. Klikunas is an Assistant Professor at UVM College of Medicine and specializes in geriatrics.
Paul Van de Graaf, Esq., is a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, having served in this capacity for 20 years in Philadelphia and Vermont.