The Main Street Alliance of Vermont (MSA-VT) announced today that Ashley Moore has been named State Director. MSA-VT was founded in 2014 to elevate the voices of small business owners on important public policy issues in Vermont. Moore has been with MSA-VT since its founding, and during that time was responsible for managing the organization’s policy initiatives and conducting outreach to the small business community statewide. She has been serving as the organization’s Interim State Director since March.

Aerie Consulting announced that it has hired Ben Peterman as Account Manager to help new and existing clients drive organizational productivity with Microsoft solutions. Ben Peterman has joined the organization as Account Manager with 10+ years of experience with Microsoft products and is now a certified Microsoft Partner Seller. Ben started his career as a Microsoft Partner when he moved to the US from his home in England. He worked as a Client Solutions Manager with IV4 and most recently, Ben was Practice Lead with Team Venti.

Sarah Jarvis joined Union Mutual Companies as Corporate Counsel and Human Resources Manager on July 16. “We are very pleased to have someone with Sarah’s diverse background join our team. Sarah’s experiences will certainly prove invaluable as our companies continue to grow and flourish,” Union Mutual President & CEO Michael Nobles said.

A consortium of entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, CEOs, and environmental advocates have been invited to gather for an international forum on ocean plastics in Klosters, Switzerland this week. The conference, appropriately titled this year, Oceans SOS, has attracted an impressive range of committed stakeholders and change-makers, who are interested in solving a specific challenge that is dramatically affecting many parts of the world.

Sarah Stahl, Chairman of the Board, National Bank of Middlebury, is pleased to announce Robert W James has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr James is currently Vice President at Monument Farms Dairy in Weybridge, Vermont. Throughout his career in the family dairy business, Mr James has been in charge of sales and distribution along with overseeing maintenance of the fleet vehicles. He also oversees the daily operation of Monument Farms Anaerobic Methane Digester which produces consistent renewable energy.

AllEarth Renewables, Inc of Williston VT, announced today that Wayne Maceyka will join the company's senior management team as Director of Marketing and Sales. Maceyka, of Hinesburg, VT, has extensive experience in sales, marketing, and engineering - a technical background uniquely suited for AllEarth Renewables, the award winning Vermont-based solar tracker manufacturer. Maceyka has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Sustainable Management from The Presidio Graduate School’s Seattle location.

Robert Hale recently joined the Inntopia team as Senior Software Engineer and will work in the Burlington Chace Mill office. Recognized for his leadership skills, Rob is deeply committed to team and community building to promote organizational success. His responsibilities will focus on helping to build out the continuous integration and delivery capabilities of Inntopia’s development team. Rob has been very involved with the local software development community.

Kevin Endres, current past president, of the Colchester-Milton Rotary Club presented Todd Burgess with the 2018 Rotarian of the Year award at the annual change over dinner at the Hampton Inn on June 28th. The award went to the Rotarian who made the biggest contribution to the success of the Club this year. Todd Burgess was willing to take on the difficult job of re-organizing the club's accounting activities so that the board could have clear and concise monthly reports at every board meeting. He did so in his quiet and professional manner and it has been recognized and appreciated.