Encore Renewable Energy, a leading community scale solar and energy storage developer in Burlington, has hired the following new staff members since January:

Nicole LaBrecque, Carl Paschetag and Colin Reid, all of South Burlington, have been promoted to senior vice president positions at PC Construction in recognition of their contributions toward company growth and strategic goals.

LaBrecque, who was named senior vice president of administration, leads PC’s business development; communications and marketing; virtual construction; and human resources teams and also serves as the liaison to the board of directors.

Kimberley Sampson, MD, an OB/GYN at SVMC Obstetrics and Gynecology in Bennington — part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and Southwestern Vermont Health Care — has earned a certification from the Strategic Centre for Obesity Professional Education. This internationally recognized standard of obesity management expertise promotes and acknowledges excellence in obesity prevention and treatment.

Vermont Law and Graduate School has named longtime professor and administrator Shirley Jefferson as vice president for community engagement and government affairs. Jefferson, the school's former associate dean for student affairs and diversity, becomes the school’s first vice president of color.

Kelly Watson, former chief nursing officer at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital in Colorado, has been named vice president and CNO at Rutland Regional Medical Center. In her new role, Watson will oversee a nursing workforce of more than 1,100 advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, licensed nursing assistants and licensed practical nurses.