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Individual Solutions Options / Quality Services, Inc., a high technology management, quality, and environmental consulting firm headquartered in Austin, Texas announces the opening of its New England office in Burlington, Vermont. Robert C. Greenlese has signed on as Senior Consultant to head this office. The New England office will specialize in process improvement consulting, including implementation of quality and environmental management systems (and their integration) as well as process improvement techniques to improve an organization’s bottom line results.
Mr. Greenlese previously worked at IBM Microelectronics as a staff engineer in quality, reliability, and process development. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, a Bachelor or Arts in Physics from SUNY at Potsdam, and a Masters of Science in Mircoelectronic Manufacturing Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. Sandra Steingard has been appointed Medical Director of The Howard Center for Human Services, with specific responsibilities for the adult division. She served as acting agency medical director since late fall, and has been Medical Director of the Community Support program at Howard since 1995.
Steingard was trained at Harvard and Tufts Universities. She is currently Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UVM College of Medicine and Medical Advisor to NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)

Miles E. Waite, PhD, Principal Hydrogeologist and Owner of Waite Environmental Management, LLC, announces the opening of an environmental consulting firm in Burlington. The firm specializes in hydrogeological investigations, environmental site assessments, water supply permitting, and wastewater design and permitting.
Waite has several years experience as a consulting hydrogeologist, operating in California, Colorado, and Vermont. He received his PhD in Geology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. Since that time, he has been working in the consulting field in the Burlington area. In addition to being a hydrogeologist, Miles is a Vermont liscenced Site Technician and designs residential wastewater systems.

On Wednesday, May 21, amid a flurry of anticipation at the Vermont Business EXPO opening ceremony, Governor James Douglas presented NRG Systems, Inc of Hinesburg with the Deane C. Davis Oustanding Business of the Year Award.
Named after former Governor Deane C. Davis (1900-1990) and co-sponsored by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Business Magazine, the award is given to the Vermont company that embraces the unshakeable values that Davis brought to his office: enhancing the economy and championing the environment with the help of business and satisfied employees.
Now in its fourteenth year, the award is cloaked in secrecy, with three finalists hoping to hear their name at the moment the winner is announced. This year’s finalists include CVPS and The Vermont Teddy Bear Company in addition to the winning company, NRG Systems, Inc.

Northern Power sold to Connecticut energy firm for $27.5 million

Come join the first Business Leadership Network event to learn how local and national businesses use successful strategies to employ people with disabilities. Events will include a networking breakfast, keynote speaker, Q&A session and group discussions.
Cost: $15.00

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT/PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION
5-19-2003
John Davis & Associates, CPAs, PLC is pleased to announce Bret L. Hodgdon has been awarded the professional license of Certified Public Accountant. The CPA license is earned through education, examination, and completion of two years of practical public accounting experience. Mr. Hodgdon is a 1998 graduate of Lyndon State College with a Bachelors degree in Accounting and Business Administration.

The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. has named two individuals
to senior positions with the public nonprofit agency. Scott Giles of
Arlington, Va., has been appointed vice president of Policy, Research and
Planning, effective July 1. Paul Stutzman, most recently of Longmont, Co.,
has joined VSAC as director of Financial Aid Delivery and Operations.
Giles is currently deputy chief of staff with the Committee on Science in
the U.S. House of Representatives. He served on the staff of the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions while it was under the
chairmanship of Sen. James Jeffords, I-Vt. Giles also has experience as a
public affairs consultant serving clients in the fields of higher
education, health care and science. In his new position, Giles will
oversee the Research, Federal Affairs and Public Affairs departments at
VSAC.

Rick John, Principal Broker/Owner, R. JOHN & CO. Real Estate announced that Suzanne King has joined the firm as a REALTOR Associate and will concentrate on residential properties in Windham County, VT and later plans to get her NH license as well.
Suzanne has been in the mental health field for many years and most recently was Community Director with the March of Dimes in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls & Springfield Area. Suzanne lives in Vernon VT with her husband and two children. Rick John also has been hired as an instructor with Around VT & NH, a real estate education company in MT Holly, VT and is teaching the pre-licensing course in SVT & SNH.
John is currently serving as President –elect of VREIN in Williston,VT. VREIN is the organization that operates the MLS function for most of the REALTORS in VT. Mr. John has been a Director at VREIN for the past two years.

The Vermont Chamber of Commerce presents the 2003 Vermont Business and Industry Exposition (EXPO) on May 21 and 22 at the Burlington Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center. With over 20 seminars, nearly 200 booths, and 3,000 attendees, EXPO 2003 is proud to be the largest business trade show in northern New England.
This year the EXPO theme is “Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Excellence: Survive and Thrive in the Vermont Economy.” Curtis Picard, EXPO Director, stated, “EXPO is built around keeping Vermont competitive in a rapidly changing global economy. Do businesses have the tools to compete and raise the bar for excellence? How do we keep our companies fresh and our ideas on the cutting edge?” From the sole proprietor to the larger ventures, Vermont has long planted the seeds of future growth with our entrepreneurs. The new EXPO seminar lineup reflects these themes and more.

Starting this September, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine will offer a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Resort Management. In the two-year, full-time program, students will complete courses at Saint Joseph’s College in Maine, and, during the winter ski season, at Killington Resort in Vermont.
“This degree will prepare students to provide leadership in resort business organizations – not simply provide administrative oversight,” said Dr. Gregory Gull, Director of Business Administration Programs for the Division of Graduate & Professional Studies.

Mad River Snow, Inc an affiliate of Mad
River Lifts, has joined forces with Maurer Construction, Ltd of
Penticton, British Columbia to provide design/build services for log, post
and beam, and timber frame structures to mountain resorts throughout North
America. The new venture is offering turnkey construction services,
including design, construction, general contracting, site work, and finish
work. The announcement was made jointly by Jeff Robinson, Principal
of Mad River Snow and Fred Maurer, President of Maurer Construction.
Maurer will design, fabricate, transport, and construct base lodges,
ancillary buildings (like ski school and rental shops), condominiums and
single-family homes of all sizes. The quality log, post and beam, and
timber frame resort structures are designed with the aesthetic and
functional requirements that are unique to mountain resorts. The log