Jose Herrera, former executive director of the Valley of the Sun YMCA in Phoenix, has been named new executive director of the Vermont Bar Foundation, effective May 9. He will succeed Debbie Bailey, who retired last December, and Josie Leavitt, who has served as interim director since January.

PC Construction recently elevated four of its employee-owners to new leadership positions: Eve Norris and Dan Nawrocki were named senior vice presidents over their respective business units, and Ian MacDougall and Waymon Pardue were named vice presidents. The promotions will further align the company’s water and wastewater executive leadership and enhance its operational support.

Leonine Public Affairs, a government affairs, strategic communications and research firm based in Montpelier, announced that Vice President of Government Relations Dylan Zwicky will become a partner.

Zwicky started at Leonine as a government relations associate in 2015 and was named vice president of government relations in 2019. Prior to joining the firm, he was clean energy associate at the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.