To support and inspire the growing number of student and alumni entrepreneurs, the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) expanded its board of directors with the appointment of two leaders from the higher education sector. University of Vermont (UVM) Provost Dr David Rosowsky and Champlain College President Don Laackman are the newest members of the VCET board, and emphasize the necessary role higher education plays in driving innovation and economic development at the campus level and across Vermont.

Jeff Biesadecki, CPA has joined Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs as a Tax Supervisor. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and Bentley University, where he earned a Master’s degree in Taxation. With over eight years of experience in public accounting, Jeff most recently held the position as Tax Supervisor for a firm in Boston where he specialized in assisting individuals and a variety of business entities with their tax planning, compliance, and business consulting needs.

Lake Sunapee Bank, a division of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, is pleased to announce Sherry Seskin’s appointment to Vice President, Treasury Services Sales Officer. Prior to this appointment, Sherry served as VP, Regional Relationship Manager. With these new responsibilities, Sherry will continue to work from of the Bank’s office at 188 Main Street, Nashua.

Two Vermont artists and two artist teams have been selected as finalists to design, create and install a permanent work of art at the One Taylor Street Redevelopment Project. They are: Michael Zebrowski of Morrisville; Miles Chapin of Westminster West; Rodrigo Nava and Gregory Miguel Gomez of Putney; and a six-member team headed by Elizabeth Courtney of Montpelier and Michael Singer of Wilmington.