Vermont Business Magazine The UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center (Middlebury) Board of Directors elected a new slate of officers at its monthly meeting in September. Elected to the position of board chairman was Sivan Cotel, the Co-Founder and Director of Operations for Stonecutter Spirits. A craft spirits veteran focused on growing startups into businesses, Sivan was previously the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of WhistlePig Whiskey.
New Porter Board Chairman Sivan Cotel
Sivan also continues as an independent business consultant and enjoys helping new companies develop their operational and business planning. In addition to his roles as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Porter Medical Center, he also is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Green Mountain Secure Retirement Plan (State of Vermont) and Main Street Alliance of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont).
“It’s been an honor serving on Porter’s board for the past few years, and especially so to be asked to lead us through the next phase of strengthening Porter and providing much-needed care to our community,” he said. Sivan spent the first part of his career in financial services at Bear Stearns, J.P.Morgan Chase, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, after graduating with honors from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor’s degree double-majoring in Psychology and Music and a Master's degree in Psychology. He currently lives in Vergennes, Vermont, and continues to play music in his spare time.
Other officers elected to the Porter board were: Linda Schiffer, Vice Chair, Maureen McLaughlin, Treasurer, Dr. Linn Larson, Secretary and Jud Bartlett, Member-at-Large.
About The University of Vermont Health Network
The University of Vermont Health Network is an academic health system that is comprised of six affiliate hospitals, a multi-specialty medical group, and a home health agency. We servethe residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives. Our partners include:
- The University of Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center
- The Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
Source: Porter. 9.21.2019