Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty is pleased to welcome Krista Lacroix as a REALTOR. As the former Executive Director for Leaps and Bounds Child Development Center, Krista Lacroix was instrumental in creating a nurturing environment for a community of children, families and employees. Under her leadership, the business grew to four locations serving more than 200 children in Chittenden County.
Tom Cronin, Chair of the Spruce Peak Arts Center Foundation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Elaine Davida Sklar to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. This announcement was made at the Foundation’s Annual Meeting on January 27, 2018. A long-time resident of Stowe, Elaine brings a wealth of experience to the Board. She is a founder of The Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, The Children’s Theatre Workshop, and the Producer/Director for The Greenwich Repertory Theatre. She is the creator, lyricist and co-composer of the musical, Bully No More!
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s community mental-health agency, announced today that it has hired Jennifer A Smith as the new Director of its Children, Youth, & Families Division. Smith brings extensive experience in community-based youth programs, both in Vermont and Massachusetts, to the non-profit agency. Providing clinical and administrative oversight to many non-profit agencies serving children and adolescents over the last 28 years, Smith is well prepared to take this role to new heights.
Jennifer G Thuermer, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s Cardiology department, will present at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) 14th Annual Meeting in Chicago in June. Thuermer will be a co-speaker during the research session. She will share her experiences developing and executing nursing research.
Home Care Assistance of Greater Burlington (VT) [www.HomeCareAssistanceBurlingtonVT.com], a leading provider for in-home senior care, is proud to announce that it has received both the Best of Home Care Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice Awards from Home Care Pulse. These prestigious awards are granted to the top ranking home care providers, based on both client and caregiver satisfaction scores gathered by Home Care Pulse, an independent company that benchmarks home care agencies nationally.
Nathan Lavallee of Westford, Vt, was honored recently by the US Environmental Protection Agency for his work maintaining the Burlington, Vt, Wastewater Treatment Facility. Lavallee, who is chief operator of the Burlington facility, was honored by EPA’s New England office with a 2017 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator of the Year Excellence Award for his outstanding work over the years in operating and maintaining the Burlington facility.
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Dean Frederick Morin, MD, and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Thomas Vogelmann, PhD, have announced the appointment of Beth Kirkpatrick, MD, as chair of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) at the Larner College of Medicine and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Kirkpatrick’s appointment will be effective March 1, 2018, when founding chair and University Distinguished Professor Susan Wallace, PhD, steps down.
Dinse is pleased to announce that Maggie Platzer and Justin Barnard have been elected as Directors and Shareholders of the firm. Maggie Platzer joined the firm in October 2011 after acting as Assistant General Counsel and Privacy Officer at Delta Dental of Massachusetts in Boston. Her practice focuses primarily on employee health and retirement benefits, and healthcare compliance.
