Community College of Vermont (CCV) Director of Business Engagement Michael Keogh has been named a regional director for the National Council for Continuing Education and Training (NCCET).

Kathleen Brinegar, associate professor of Education at Northern Vermont University, has been chosen as the Vermont representative to the New England Board of Higher Education’s Open Education Resources Community of Practice. The Community of Practice encourages the use of open education resources to ease the costs of education for students and increase student engagement through the use of learner-centered teaching practices.

Making a difference through criminal investigative work — not breaking glass ceilings — is what drew Maj. Ingrid Jonas to the Vermont State Police. But as she prepares to retire next week following a 23-year career as a state trooper, detective and ultimately a trailblazing commander, Jonas has managed to do both.