The North Central Vermont Recovery Center (NCVRC) is proud to announce the appointment of Laura Dewey and Dawn Tatro to serve on their Board of Directors.

University of Vermont Provost and Senior Vice President Patricia Prelock today announced the appointment of Noma Anderson, PhD, as dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS). Anderson has built a reputation as a successful leader in the health professions, most recently as dean of the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for six years and special adviser to the University of Tennessee System president on diversity and inclusion.

During its virtual annual collaborative meeting earlier this month, the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter (AAPVT) recognized two individuals who have shown exemplary leadership, collaboration and innovation.

Wendy S. Davis, M.D., FAAP and Breena W. Holmes, M.D., FAAP, have been selected as the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter Green Mountain Pediatrician award winners for 2020. The Green Mountain Pediatrician Award is given in recognition of dedication and contribution to child and adolescent health within the State of Vermont.

Aqua ViTea, the largest kombucha brand on the East Coast, is today announcing the expansion of its leadership team with three strategic executive hires: Chris Gallant, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Steve Konczal, Chief Financial Officer, and Chip Nolin, Chief Operating Officer. To capitalize on the fast-growing market of hard kombucha, the company is also bringing on Billy Keighley as Sales Director of its alcoholic kombucha line, AfterGlow.

The Centers for Living and Rehabilitation (CLR), a part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), is pleased to welcome a new adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner, Brittany D. Canfield, DNP. Canfield will work with Margaret Thompson, ARNP, and Dr. James Poole, CLR medical director, to provide medical care to both long-term care residents and short-term rehabilitation patients at the Centers.

The Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation has appointed Michael S. McKenna, financial advisor at D. B. McKenna & Co., Inc., of Bennington, VT, to lead the Annual Fund as its chair. McKenna has been a member of the SVHC Foundation Board since 2013, and he is the first person to serve in the position.