Today, Lieutenant Governor-elect Molly Gray announced the appointment of Hazel Brewster of Morrisville, Vermont to serve as her chief of staff.

“Hazel shares my deep commitment to working hard, day in and day out, on behalf of Vermonters as we strive to recover stronger from this pandemic and to address Vermont’s demographic challenges,” Lieutenant Governor-elect Gray said.

C2 – Competitive Computing, a leading Vermont IT consulting firm based in Colchester, is pleased to announce that Dana Potter has been promoted to team leader, ESG Large Accounts.

Dana joined C2 in 2011, holding Senior Business Analyst and Senior Project Manager positions. Over the years, his role evolved to most recently providing strategic leadership to an enterprise financial services company within the C2 client portfolio. Dana has gained the respect and trust of the client while maintaining and directing the C2 desktop and end-user program.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC)—a part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC)—is pleased to announce that Maryam Zenali, MD, has joined SVMC Pathology and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.

University of Vermont Medical Center President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Leffler, MD, announced today that after a competitive national search and multiple town hall-style employee interviews with the final candidates, Peg Gagne, MSN, RN, has been selected as Chief Nursing Officer for the hospital starting January 11, 2021. Gagne has been serving as Interim CNO since September 2019.

Matthew Godnick Seager, Rutland City resident, educator, small business owner, entrepreneur and grandson of former Rutland City Mayor Gilbert "Gilly" Godnick, today announced his candidacy for mayor of the City of Rutland. “I decided to run for mayor because Rutland is a special place to me, a city I’ve always been proud to call my hometown, but frankly from a leadership standpoint I believe Rutland needs fresh ideas, new energy, and a Mayor that will work tirelessly to move the city forward,” said Seager.

For her work to create systemic improvements in care for people with Substance Use Disorders, Jill Lord, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center’s (MAHHC) Director of Community Health, was awarded a Certificate of Excellence at Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield, Vermont’s first annual Recovery Gala. The gala was held virtually in September of 2020 to celebrate peers in the professional community.