The Bank of Bennington is pleased to announce the promotion of Elizabeth LaPointe to Branch Manager for the North Street and Phyllis Lane Branch. LaPointe joined the bank in 2003 as a teller. In 2010, LaPointe moved into the New Accounts Department. Over time, her job has grown beyond opening new accounts and includes managing the consumer loan portfolio.

She is a graduate of The New England School of Banking and has obtained her supervisor certificate. She resides in Shaftsbury with her husband and her son.

New England Air Systems, LLC is very pleased to announce that Robert J Favali has joined them as Executive Vice President. Beginning his career in 1977 with a multi-disciplined consulting engineering firm and for over the past 43 years, Rob has held senior management positions with consulting engineering firms and design-build mechanical contracting companies in Connecticut and Vermont.

Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s community mental-health agency, announced today that it has hired Jessica Stehle as the new Director of its Developmental Services Division.