Kevin Donohue (pictured), Suzanne Dudley-Schon, Jon Hampton and Bob Hedges have joined the board of directors of the Upper Valley Trails Alliance, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the development, use and maintenance of public trails in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Chad Simmons, former housing policy and engagement specialist at the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, has been named executive director at the Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont, effective Jan. 5, 2026. He succeeds Frank Knaack, who left the organization in November.