Daniel Bromberg, interim director of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, has been named inaugural dean of the graduate school at Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton, effective July 1.

Junapr, a Charlotte-based public relations and communications firm, has announced the acquisition of Standing O, a reputable event firm based in Vermont. As a result of the acquisition, Junapr founder Nicole Junas Ravlin will become CEO of the parent company, Junas Ravlin, and will oversee the operations of both Junapr and Junas Ravlin.

Certified nurse midwife Sarah Barton has joined Rutland Women’s Health Care and the Women’s and Children’s Unit and Birthing Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center, effective April 24. In her new role, Barton will provide a full range of midwifery services, including prenatal care; labor and delivery support; postpartum care; and gynecologic care.

The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services, has recognized nurse Francetta Tice as Clinical Employee of the Quarter and case manager Angela Whitehead as Nonclinical Employee of the Quarter.