CPR Therapeutics, an early-stage medtech startup company funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation to develop the next generation technology for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, welcomed Dave Gaddy as its first chief engineering officer.

Prior to joining CPR, Grady served for seven years as principal of Stride Medical. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Sharron Harrington, interim executive director of the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children since March, has been appointed to the position on a permanent, full-time basis.

Harrington, who previously served as VTAEYC’s board president, is deeply knowledgeable about the organization and brings expertise from both teaching and working within Vermont’s early-childhood education system. Prior to working at VTAEYC, Harrington was senior programs manager for southern Vermont at Let’s Grow Kids.

John Russell, president of Russell Construction Services in Rutland City, has been chosen to serve as chair of the Vermont Economic Progress Council, the approval and authorization body for the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive program and the Tax Increment Financing district program.