Community College of Vermont (CCV) will receive a 30% increase in philanthropic support from the J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation for academic year 2018-19. The College is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a total of $235,000 to support its work in four critical areas.

Wake Robin, Vermont’s first lifecare community, announced recently that Amy Caldwell has been hired as Director of Marketing and Resident Services. “We’re very fortunate to have Amy join our team,” says Wake Robin President and CEO Patrick McKee. “Her strong experience in marketing and development, and her dedication to community values, make her a perfect match for the marketing and resident services role.”

New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) has announced the winners of its 2018 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarships. Three scholarships of $3,000 each were awarded. This year’s winners are: Chiara Antonioli, a senior at Champlain Valley Union High School, will be attending the University of New Hampshire to study Animal Science; Nicholas Bouffard currently attends the University of Vermont and he is pursuing a degree in Neuroscience with a minor in Computer Science and Isabella Lopez is a senior at Colchester High School.

James J. Williams, CEO/CIO of Williams Financial, LLC, is pleased to announce that Tyler Cinelli, QPFC, MBA, has joined the firm as an Associate Financial Planner/Retirement Plan Specialist and will be working in the Albany, NY and Bennington, VT offices. Cinelli was previously based in the Boston area where he specialized in creating, implementing, and managing qualified retirement plans for small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Berkshire Bank is excited to announce that they have awarded forty high school seniors with a record $100,000 in scholarship funds through the Berkshire Bank Foundation Scholarship Awards Program. Each of these recipients will receive $2,500 to further their education.