SIT Graduate Institute is launching its first doctorate program, a hybrid EdD in Global Education grounded in SIT's experiential learning mod

The board of directors of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity is pleased to announce that Paul Dragon has been hired as the new executive director for the agency. Over the past 15 years, Paul has worked at the Agency of Human Services in several roles, including the Deputy Secretary for the Agency, the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, and currently as the Director for Field Services. In each of these roles Paul has sought to bring the Agency’s vision of holistic and integrated services to Vermonters.

Norwich University’s Center for Global Resilience and Security (CGRS) has named Dr. Casey Bartrem as a Senior CGRS Fellow for the 2020-2021 year. Bartrem will be integral in CGRS’s efforts to advance Norwich University’s Environmental Security Initiative (ESI), in partnership with the Peace and War Center.

NBT Bank’s New England Region President Matthew Durkee announced Gregg Levante joined the bank as Commercial Banking Relationship Manager for the Berkshire County and Southern Vermont regions. Levante is based at NBT Bank’s Pittsfield Financial Center in Pittsfield, Mass.

Levante brings over 10 years of commercial banking experience to our team and comes to NBT from Berkshire Bank. He has extensive experience in managing commercial banking customer relationships.

Laura R Walker has been selected to be the next President of Bennington College. A pioneering media executive and leader in the arts, Walker has a long record of empowering prominent non-profit institutions to realize their creative potential and strengthen their impact.