Students Sean Lombard and Wilson Mei, who have both recently finished their first year of medical school at the University of New England (UNE), completed a one month pilot immersion program at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) and Northern Counties Health Care on June 7, 2019. This immersion program, which is the first to run in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom for UNE’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, is intended to introduce and highlight patient-centered care early on in a medical student’s education.

Connor Mill-Built Homes, LLC (CMBH) is proud to announce and welcome Skip Wyer as Chief Executive Officer. Wyer will take on the day-to-day leadership of the company and will join CMBH’s board of managers.

“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to work alongside Skip as we build and grow Connor Mill-Built Homes,” said Mike Connor, founder of Connor Mill-Built Homes. “Skip is a seasoned leader with significant financial and operating experience with start-ups and growth stage businesses. We are lucky to have him as CEO during the next phase of our growth.”

The Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) in Springfield announced today that it has hired Trevor Barlow as its first Executive Director. Barlow was selected after a national search that produced over 130 candidates.

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group recently named Mary Kaminsky as the company’s Loss Control Manager, replacing retiring Loss Control Manager, Donald Rung.

Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group hires new talent for critical role. Jay Nunn has joined Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group as their Controller as of October, 2018. Nunn joins the organization from UTC Aerospace Systems. He brings over 15 years of Finance and Accounting experience in both Manufacturing and Financial Services, having previously worked for State Street Bank, Fidelity Investments, and JP Morgan Chase.

On June 12, 2019, Michael Urnezis, Ledyard National Bank’s Senior Vice President of Mortgage and Consumer Lending, along with thirty representatives of local non-profit organizations and businesses, graduated from Vital Communities’ Leadership Upper Valley Program (LUV).

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's (SVMC) nursing staff was recognized on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the Mount Anthony Country Club. The annual event highlights the qualities of a Magnet Center for Nursing Excellence, including transformational leadership, structural empowerment, professional practice, and innovation.

Lisa Senecal of Stowe is now Chair of the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW), an independent non-partisan state government commission dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls.

Ms. Senecal, elected unanimously, takes the helm from Marcia Merrill of Jericho. Ms. Merrill steps down after ten years, leading the only entity in Vermont expressly considering broad implications of state policy and budget priorities for women in our state.