The Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, VT, has promoted Jewel Mason from hospitality manager to general manager. In her new role, Mason will oversee all aspects of operations at Green Mountain and serve as inn ambassador, providing leadership and strategic planning to all departments.

A native Vermonter, Mason attended Daemen College, where she majored in business administration.

The Vermont Arts Council has honored its 2021 Arts Award recipients in a series of short video tributes about their work as well as a video message from Governor Phil Scott. The video tributes are in lieu of an in-person ceremony, which was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Award recipients are:

Sabina Dagmar Hansen, former clinical dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St Johnsbury, VT, has joined the Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging, also in St Johnsbury, as a registered dietitian. Hansen's primary responsibilities in her new role will include assisting clients in personal meal assessments and preparation, and evaluating meal preparation at area community meal sites to ensure meals are nutritious.

Attorney Ryan Flatley has joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin and will practice in the firm’s trust and estate group. DRM also announced the expansion of its on-site trust and estate group in Burlington, VT, with the transition of Alison Sherman to that office.

Sara Blondin, an associate financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial in Barre, VT, has obtained the Behavioral Financial Advisor professional designation from Kaplan University and think2perform.

Blondin successfully completed the rigorous requirements, including training and an examination, teaching ways to mentor clients in their financial decisions and increase the value provided in a holistic advice relationship. The program emphasizes how financial decisions are influenced by psychology and neuroscience.