PR News recently announced that Vermont-based public relations firm, Junapr, is named one of the most innovative PR and communications firms in the US. PR News is the leading source of information, education, recognition, and data for Fortune 1000 professionals, agencies, and government/non-profits. Junapr was awarded the 2022 Agency Elite Top 100 award at a virtual ceremony.

ReArch Company is pleased to announce the arrival of Ashley Jackson as an Estimator. Ashley is responsible for providing quantity takeoffs, preparing material, labor, and subcontractor estimates, and administering value management on her assigned projects. She is involved with project procurement, and issues notice of awards to subcontractors and material suppliers.

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group recently awarded two scholarship grants as part of their company's scholarship program. The scholarships were awarded to two students based on entries submitted as part of the selection process. The company's scholarship committee was tasked with the difficult selection decision based on personal essays submitted by several students. From all of the entries submitted, two essays, one from Molly Yacavoni and another from Nate Williams, were selected.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (Blue Cross) is pleased to welcome David Yoo as the company’s new Chief Information Officer. He comes to Vermont from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.

When the question was raised how a small Vermont health services non-profit can support their members through information technology, Yoo asks a question of his own:

“How do we encourage better patient engagement and better access to care? We can support our members through safer, more accessible, and more consistent data exchange between their health plan and their providers.”

Following a nation-wide search, Martin Mahoney, Director of Operations and Collections at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, has been appointed Bennington Museum’s next Executive Director. He will assume his leadership position in Bennington on September 8, 2021.

Howard Center is pleased to announce its appointment of Heidi Melbostad, PhD, MFT as the Director of Chittenden Clinic following a competitive search. In this role, Heidi will direct Vermont’s first opioid medication-assisted treatment program and client care services for the agency to ensure the delivery of high-quality client care.