Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) has announced the appointment of E Wilbur Rice and Stanley S Stroup to its Board of Trustees. Rice, a Bennington native living in Manchester for many years, is founder and owner of Equipe Sport & Mtn Riders, a group of four outdoor equipment and apparel stores located in Southern Vermont. Professionally, Rice has held managerial roles at Stratton Mountain and Bromley Mountain Ski Resorts. He has worked, too, on the boards of several professional and non-profit organizations both nationally and locally. Organizations include the National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association, the Adirondack Landowners Association, Northshire Day School and the Manchester and Sunderland Planning Commissions among others.
“I grew up in Bennington, and the hospital was an integral part of our town. I joined the SVHC board because I believe it is an effective way to contribute to my community,” said Rice.
Stroup, of Manchester, Vt, and Hilton Head, SC, is a director of H5—a San Francisco-based company that provides e-discovery, technology-assisted legal reviews and case preparation support to the legal profession—and a trustee of the Southern Vermont Arts Center.
“It is important to the economic and social vitality of our region to provide locally focused, high-quality health care to our residents,” Stroup said. “I look forward to participating in the process.”
Stroup is retired executive vice president and general counsel of Wells Fargo & Company since 2004. Previously, he worked as general counsel of Norwest Corporation, a financial services holding company in Minneapolis and was an adjunct professor at the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minn.
“I am delighted to add two members with such valuable skills and dedication to the SVHC board of trustees,” said David Meiselman, the board chair. “Both understand SVHC’s role in the community and will make important contributions.”
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is an integrated health system serving Bennington and Windham Counties in Vermont and nearby communities in New York and Massachusetts. SVHC is the parent company for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center—Vermont’s first hospital to be recognized as a Magnet for nursing excellence. SVHC also includes the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, the VNA & Hospice of SVHC, the SVHC Foundation, and the SVMC Northshire and Deerfield Valley campuses. SVMC’s multispecialty medical group is operated in partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians and provides a wide range of primary and specialty care to the region.