A new slate of elected officers will serve in leadership positions on the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) Board of Directors. "VEDA is fortunate to have such an experienced and dedicated Board," said Jo Bradley, VEDA's Chief Executive Officer. "We welcome the Board's newly-elected leadership, and deeply appreciate their work, and that of the entire Board, in helping to advance the Authority's economic development mission."

The newly elected VEDA Officers are:

The Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation is proud to announce that Caren McVicker, Arlene Palmiter, and Themarge Small, MD, FACOG, have joined its Board of Directors. “Each of these esteemed women is well known in her community and highly respected among her colleagues,” said Leslie Keefe, SVHC’s vice president of corporate development. “Their professional experiences and thoughtfulness will serve the Foundation well in its mission to engage our community in support of our health system.”

As a leading provider of innovative technology solutions, C2 is always looking for experienced tech experts to add to our crew. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that Jordan Sassi has joined the C2 team as a database administrator.

The Vermont Lake Monsters are excited to announce that Jeff Kent has joined the team’s front office as the Director of Marketing and In Game Entertainment.

A graduate of Syracuse University and originally from Essex Junction, Vermont, Jeff joins the Lake Monsters after spending the past six months with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA working in their Inside Sales department.

Jeff has previously worked for the Lake Monsters during three seasons from 2015-2017. He has extensive experience in the Box Office, and spent a season managing two gameday staff departments.

Northern Vermont University-Lyndon has named Evan Carlson of Sutton entrepreneur-in-residence for Do North Coworking, a new NVU economic development initiative that provides office space and business services in downtown Lyndonville. Carlson will launch “Move Back North,” a Do North Coworking event 4-7 p.m. Nov. 23, open to the public. The event is geared to people returning to the Lyndonville area for Thanksgiving to learn about resources available to work remotely or start businesses in Lyndonville.

National Life was recognized recently for its corporate philanthropy by a group dedicated to supporting nonprofits. The Northern New England chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals presented its “Outstanding Corporation” award to National Life at a luncheon during National Philanthropy Day. National Life was recognized for the work of its charitable foundation, which distributes $2 million in grants to nonprofits primarily throughout northern and central Vermont and the Dallas area each year.