Vermont Public has hired two local media leaders, April McCullum and Michael Dougherty, to expand service on digital platforms and reach a broader and more diverse audience. McCullum will join the newsroom as digital editor, and Dougherty will take on the role of director of digital strategy.

VHB employees Wayne B Symonds and Stephanie Wyman have been named Vermont’s Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year, respectively, for 2023. Symonds, a senior structural engineer, joined VHB's South Burlington office last year after retiring from a 29-year career at the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Wyman, a project engineer, also at VHB's South Burlington location, joined the company in 2017 from a civil engineering firm in Pennsylvania.

Orly Yadin, executive director of the Vermont International Film Festival since 2012, has announced she will step down from her role on June 30. Yadin has been involved with the festival since arriving in Burlington from London in 2002.