The Vermont Agency recently awarded their top 2017 agents at their annual awards banquet which was held at the Hilton in Burlington.

Chris Eddy joined Ledyard National Bank as a Senior Investment Consultant with Infinex Financial Group in March of 2018, bringing with him over 20 years of financial planning and investment management experience. Prior to joining Ledyard, Chris managed a small team of financial consultants at Northway Bank, focusing on personal investment needs. Chris previously worked for TD Wealth Management to develop new client relationships, for both individuals and non-profit organizations.

Charlie Farmer has joined VHB as a Senior Engineer/Hydrologist in the firm’s South Burlington, Vermont office. He brings with him expertise in environmental investigations, site remediation, and discharge permitting. Charlie has 15 years of professional experience, most recently working with The Johnson Company as a Project Engineer where he focused on water and wastewater engineering and NPDES permit compliance. In addition to his work as a Project Engineer he served as the Director of Stream and Stormwater Management for the Tennessee Izaak Walton League.

Britta Tonn has joined VHB as a Preservation Planner in the firm’s South Burlington, Vermont office. Her Historic Preservation Planning career has spanned nine years of extensive Vermont municipal experience. She most recently worked as a Senior Architectural Historian with CBRE. In this role she prepared NEPA compliance documents for telecommunications projects across the country. Britta has worked on countless projects as an independent Historic Preservation Consultant and often contributes to her community through the Winooski Planning Commission.

The Mercy Connections Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Lisa Falcone has been selected as the fourth Executive Director of Mercy Connections. Lisa comes to Mercy Connections from United Way of Northwest Vermont, where she currently serves as the Working Bridges Director. She is also a Founder and Senior Advisor of WorkLab Innovations, a start-up organization that is supporting communities across the country as they replicate and build sustainable workplace practices through employer networks.

Patricia “Patti” Fisher, MD, has joined The University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) as Chief Medical Officer, succeeding Philip Brown, DO, who retired in March. Dr Fisher comes to CVMC from The University of Vermont Medical Center, where she served as medical director for Case Management and Medical Staff Affairs as well as Family Medicine Inpatient Service/Ambulatory Care Unit.