Jean Giard, President and CEO of Vermont Federal Credit Union, is pleased to announce that Kathryn Budnik has joined the Credit Union as a Business Lender. Kathryn Budnik joins Vermont Federal Credit Union with eight years of financial service experience, mostly recently with TruPoint Bank in Asheville, North Carolina. Budnik obtained a Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University Of Vermont.

City Market’s General Manager, John Tashiro, recently announced the addition of Michael Clauss to the Co-op’s centralized Purchasing and Merchandising team. Clauss will be the Co-op’s first Executive Chef and will be responsible for ensuring consistency, value and innovation in their hot and cold food bars, ready to eat meals and value-added products across both Co-op stores.