Kathy Underwood, President and CEO of Ledyard National Bank, was honored as the recipient of the 2017 Crystal Heart Award at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 4th annual Upper Valley Go Red for Women Luncheon on February 10th, 2017. The Crystal Heart Award is presented annually by American Heart Association affiliates across the country to a local resident who is an advocate, volunteer and role model for improving the health of the community and who works to further the AHA’s mission “to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.”

Mark Perry, a financial advisor in the Montpelier office of the financial services firm Edward Jones, announced the beginning of his retirement transition plan after twenty-two years of service with the firm. Perry formally introduced Gabriel C (Gabe) Lajeunesse to clients as one of his retirement transition partners at an event on Wednesday, February 15 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Montpelier, VT.