Christopher J. Maley, a Burlington trial attorney dedicated to personal injury and medical malpractice law, has been admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. This honor places him among the top legal professionals in North America and among the top 1% of trial lawyers in Vermont.

Sarah Phillips, former director of the state Office of Economic Opportunity, has joined the leadership team at the Vermont Community Loan Fund as director of housing and community facilities programs.

C.D. Mattison of Burlington, an independent consultant in user experience, solution architecture and product design, and David Tabaruka of Colchester, financial controller at the Community College of Vermont, have joined the board of directors at the Vermont Professionals of Color Network in Burlington.

Kirby Dunn, executive director of HomeShare Vermont, will step down Sept. 15 from the position she has held for the past 23 years. Connor Timmons, former executive director at the Common Ground Center in Starksboro, will replace Dunn in the leadership role.

Dunn has overseen many changes at the nonprofit since joining in 2000. During her tenure, HomeShare Vermont has grown from serving one county to seven and its success in connecting people to share homes for mutual benefit has been recognized and studied nationally.