The Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) Board of Directors has named Jim Madej to serve as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Madej comes to VEIC with decades of experience in the energy industry, including leadership experience in delivering energy efficiency programs and services to customers in his role as Chief Customer Officer at National Grid USA.

Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, one of New England’s leading firms is pleased to announce that 21 lawyers have been included in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries.

Sara Holbrook Community Center welcomes Donna Diaz to its management staff as the new program director of their afterschool program and summer program for elementary school-aged children. “We are so lucky to have Donna joining the Sara Holbrook Center team,” said Executive Director Leisa Pollander. “She comes with an incredible skill base and great commitment to the children and families the Center serves.”

Sharon Twigg, chair of the writing and literature department at Johnson State College, has been named JSC associate academic dean in a new position that will focus on undergraduate program assessment and student retention. Twigg, interim academic dean in the 2016-17 academic year, joined the faculty in 2008. As associate academic dean, she will develop an assessment process for academic and non-academic departments to support student success.