TruexCullins is thrilled to announce the addition of three new employees to the firm: Stephen Poston, AIA; Kelsey Hatch; and Caroline White.

Stephen Poston, AIA is a Project Architect at TruexCullins. He brings over 20 years of design and management experience in the residential, commercial, healthcare, and education fields. Stephen serves on the City of St. Albans Design Advisory Board and recently graduated from the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership Champlain program.

The Board of Directors of Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL) announces that Beth Anderson will become President and Chief Executive Officer of VITL on December 2, 2019. She succeeds Michael K. Smith, who completed his role as interim CEO of the organization.

The Vermont Women’s Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, is welcoming three new members to its statewide council: Ceilidh Galloway-Kane, Zoe Kaslow, and Drusilla Roessle. The diverse council of women from around Vermont advises the Vermont Women’s Fund and participates in its grantmaking, strategic planning, and leadership work.

Dinse P.C. announces that two attorneys have been ranked in the Top 100 2019 New England Super Lawyers nomination, research and blue ribbon review process and Top 50 Women attorneys. Eight attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2019 New England Super Lawyers list in five different practice areas, and two attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2019 New England Rising Stars list.

The Vermont Commission on Women, a non-partisan state commission working to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls, welcomed staff member Anna Brouillette as their new Data Management Coordinator.

Ms. Brouillette will collect, analyze, interpret and communicate data relating to women’s well-being in Vermont. She’ll work with material from the Commission’s statewide Listening Project; collaborate with State agencies and departments to compile and present data disaggregated by gender; and contribute to the work of their partnership initiative, Change The Story VT.

Community Bank N.A. is pleased to announce the promotion of Heather Lafayette to branch supervisor of its Burlington, Vermont, North Avenue location. In her new role, Lafayette will oversee the office’s daily operations, ensuring every customer receives the highest level of service. She will manage the effective delivery of the branch’s sales and service activities, including personal and small business loans. In addition, Lafayette will ensure the branch’s operational efficiency and integrity through adherence to policies and procedures.

Attorney Marc B Heath of the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC has been elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national organization that recognizes the virtues of civility, integrity and professionalism in the courtroom. Membership in the organization is by invitation only, and new members undergo a rigorous review of their case history before election by the full membership.

Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the universal open software architecture for the marine industry, recently added three key personnel to its team to address current and future growth and to support its core business strategies. Positions have been created to support existing needs in business development, finance, and program management. Greg Probst comes to Greensea as Vice President, Sales and Business Development, having worked at Teledyne Marine where he drove sales and business development in the US defense sector.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) has announced the appointment of Brian M. Barefoot to its Board of Trustees. “Quality health care is among the most important components of a thriving community. It requires bright, capable leaders with varied backgrounds and perspectives,” said Tommy Harmon, the board chair. “We are grateful that Brian has these important leadership qualities and has agreed to join SVHC in its mission to provide exceptional care.”

The Intervale Center is excited to announce that Tom Nold and Mari Jo Hanbury have joined the Intervale Center team as Finance Director and Staff Accountant. Tom and Mari Jo will be using their expertise to support the expansion of the Center’s social enterprises: working to increase profits while maximizing social benefits like clean water, healthy food, and fresh air, and deepening the work of programs in farm business development, gleaning and food rescue, and events and celebrations.