At their recent annual meeting, the VT/NH MG elected Michael Briggs of Paragon Digital as the new President. Other board member include: Vice President -Brian Youngberg, Gardener's Supply Company, Secretary – Audrey Wallis, InfoGroup Media Solutions, Treasurer- Jennifer Raines, Datamann, Inc. Additional Directors at Large from Vermont include: Martha Eyman, Orvis; Peter Cameron, McLure Packaging; Bob Noren, Curve Commerce; Jennie Lutton, International Coins and Currency and Emily Lopuski, Dakin Farm.

Community Bank NA is pleased to announce Keven DuComb has joined its team as trust officer out of the South Burlington Kennedy Drive branch. DuComb brings to the team five years of experience in the financial industry. In his new role, DuComb will manage trust, estate and other fiduciary account relationships. He joins the Community Bank NA team from Comerica Bank in Detroit, Michigan, where he served as a client-facing trust officer and internal trust adviser.

Sarah Cowan, Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, National Bank of Middlebury is pleased to announce that Will Eggleston has joined National Bank of Middlebury as Community Business Lender for the bank’s northern market area. He will be working from the bank’s Hinesburg office.

Northern Vermont University Sophomore Madison Knoop has been selected to participate in the inaugural Giffords Courage Fellowship. Madison will join 27 other students from across the country in the year long program. Following the mass shooting in Parkland, youth across the nation led a renewed push for gun safety laws. To help empower the continued efforts of young advocates, Giffords launched the inaugural Courage Fellowship. Over the course of the program students will receive resources and opportunities to help them continue their efforts to improve gun safety laws where they live.

FoodScience Corporation (FSC), a locally owned leader in human and pet nutritional products announces the hiring of Michelle Sacco as Director of Human Resources. “We are delighted that Michelle has joined our team. Michelle brings experience with manufacturing companies, and knowledge of culture, transformation, and great places to work. She will help us align our HR strategy with our business strategy in order to enable accelerated growth. Michelle has a strong track record of aligning significant change efforts with business goals and delivering results.

The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter (AIAVT) is pleased to announce the selection of Sarah O Donnell as its new executive director. Sarah, a Jericho resident, combines a background in fine arts with experience working in the film industry, art galleries, and most recently, non-profit management experience gained while in the position of Director of Programming and Member Engagement at the Burlington Business Association (BBA).