Wayne Symonds, who recently retired from the Vermont Agency of Transportation after nearly 30 years of service, has joined VHB as senior structural engineer at the company's South Burlington office.

The Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging in Saint Johnsbury has hired Felicity Norko, a recent graduate of Northern Vermont University, and Brooke Brown, a senior at NVU, to support two of its key volunteer programs. Norko will serve as coordinator of the council's Senior Companion Program, and Brown will serve as home-based volunteer wellness coordinator for the agency's wellness programs.

Gina Mireault, professor of psychology and chair of the Johnson Psychology and Human Services department.at Northern Vermont University, was recently awarded a research grant from the National Institutes of Health and named a Vermont State Colleges Systems Faculty Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year.