The 34th cohort of the Lake Champlain Chamber’s Leadership Champlain program celebrated its graduation at Main Street Landing in mid-June. Every year since 1988, Leadership Champlain has brought together a group of midcareer professionals who are interested in deepening their connections to Vermont, building their leadership skills and profile, and making an impact in their community.

Emma Henderson, former training coordinator at the Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, has been named business outreach director at the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. In her new role, Henderson will engage with businesses statewide, directing programs for membership recruitment and retention efforts and managing membership education and benefit programs. She will also serve as the liaison for businesses to the chamber’s five-person lobbying team.

Walter Frame, executive vice president and director of the Trapp Family Lodge, was named the Stowe Area Association's Stowe Business Person of the Year at the group's annual meeting and dinner at the lodge on June 14.