Kurt White, vice president of community partnerships and communications at Brattleboro Retreat, has been named president-elect at the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy. White is believed to be the first person from Vermont to earn this distinction.

Colleen Casamira, former senior marketing and communications manager at Reos Partners, has joined the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board as director of communications.

At Reos Partners, Casamira led strategic communications for the North America office, shaping and executing campaigns that advanced organizational priorities and strengthened audience engagement across channels. Prior to that, she was library director for the town of Jericho.