One Credit Union’s CEO Brett Smith was recently named Chair of the Board for Make A Wish Vermont. As Board Chair he hopes to continue to broaden awareness of Make A Wish across all of Vermont in order to help as many children as possible and to deliver on the non-profit’s mission to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

The Brattleboro Retreat is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth Chague as the hospital’s new chief financial officer (CFO). She started in her new role on Monday, September 21.

Ms. Chague has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare finance including senior finance leadership roles in hospital and human services settings over the last 18 years.

The Vermont Art Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Vermont Arts Awards recognizing outstanding individual and organizational contributions to the arts. Awards honor educators, artists, performers, advocates, administrators, volunteers, and scholars.

In 2020, Vermonters will be recognized for their contributions in five categories.

Kim Farnum, Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice’s (CVHHH) Director of Community Relations & Development, is excited to introduce two new members to her team. Marcy Kreitz, is CVHHH’s Community Relations & Development Coordinator, and Sue Catto, is CVHHH’s Community Relations & Development Specialist. "I am thrilled to have these two professionals working with me to accomplish the development goals for CVHHH. Their work experiences will help them be successful in their new roles."

To serve an extraordinary increase in need for civil legal aid across the state, Legal Services Vermont (LSV) hired six new staff members recently. The new attorneys and paralegals help Vermonters tackle issues such as renting, eviction, public benefits, relief from abuse, and debt — often brought on by the COVID-19 crisis.