College of St. Joseph has named Jeff Brown as the new Athletic Director. Brown, a native of Schenectady, N.Y., comes to CSJ from Albany Academy, where he served as the principal for the elementary school for the past seven years.

Brown has dedicated the majority of his career to education, but another passion is athletics. Now, he has the opportunity to merge the two.

“It has always been a goal of mine to get into higher education,” he said. “It’s a great opportunity to use my academic background to help student-athletes. It’s a perfect fit.”

The Vermont Foodbank is pleased to announce the hiring of Jason Maring as Chief Operations Officer. Maring comes to the Foodbank from City Market/Onion River Co-op in Burlington, the second largest single store co-op in the nation with the mission of strengthening the local food system and eradicating childhood hunger in Burlington. Jason served as the organization’s Director of Operations for nearly 6 years.

Pathways Vermont has announced that Yves Bradley of Pomerleau Real Estate joined the Pathways Vermont Board of Directors.

“Yves will be an invaluable addition to our board," said Pathways Board Chair Maura Collins. "He brings with him over two decades of experience in the Vermont business community and the respect and admiration of his peers. I greatly admire Yves’ big heart and dedication to improving the lives of Vermonters in need. I am looking forward to the opportunities for improvement and growth that Yves will bring to our organization.”

Engineering Ventures, PC is very pleased to announce the addition of two new Staff members to the Burlington, Vermont office. Tim Dall, a graduate of the University of Vermont, with studies toward his Master of Science in Civil Engineering, is a Senior Structural Engineer. Tim has over 14 years of experience including design and investigation of various building materials including steel, concrete, precast concrete plank, masonry, and timber.

Merritt & Merritt has announced that Merritt & Merritt and its two directors, H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr. (Corporate/Commercial) and Sharon J. Merritt (Intellectual Property) have been listed in this year’s Chambers USA.

Chambers guides are the result of thousands of detailed and comprehensive interviews by the largest international research team of its kind charged to objectively rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms.

The Vermont Retail & Grocers Association has awarded $15,000 in scholarships to ten graduating high school seniors. The scholarships, which are in the amount of $1,500 per student, will help with tuition expenses for the 2016-2017 academic year. For over 25 years, the VRGA Scholarship Fund has provided financial assistance for college to members’ employees and/or their children.