Southern Vermont College (SVC) has announced the appointment of Nina G. Moser as Vice President for College Advancement. In her new position, Moser will provide leadership in all of the College’s advancement efforts, including campaign planning, major and planned giving, annual giving, external and alumni relations, communications and marketing.

Bruce Bernier, senior lender and senior VP for Merchants Bank recently announced the addition of John Keshavan to the position of VP, regional manager and loan resolution officer at Merchants Bank.

John Keshavan joined Merchants Bank with more than 25 years of extensive commercial lending experience and market knowledge. Keshavan began his career at Chittenden Bank and worked his way through credit and commercial lending. He holds a BA, with concentration in finance from The University of Vermont. Keshavan currently resides in Williston, VT.

Jason Doiron has been promoted to chief investment officer and senior vice president at National Life Group.

Doiron will be responsible for managing the general account portfolios of National Life’s insurance companies.

He joined Sentinel Investments eight years ago. “Since that time, Jason has done an outstanding job building the fixed income team and enhancing our capabilities in managing fixed income portfolios for all of our clients,” said Thomas Brownell, Sentinel’s president and CEO.

The Greater Burlington YMCA has announced that Rick Blount of Burlington has been selected to lead the Y’s fundraising and community relations activities as Vice President of Development. The appointment comes as the organization celebrates its 150th year of serving the community and moves forward on plans to build a new facility in Burlington.

Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP has been honored with a 2016 When Work Works Award for its use of effective workplace strategies to increase business and employee success.

This prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project administered by the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), recognizes employers of all sizes and types in the Northeast and across the country.

Ciara Nicholson, DPM, recently joined the University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center Orthopedics & Podiatry practice.

The Vermont Retail & Grocers Association, Vermont’s leading trade association solely representing the retail and grocery industries, has announced the election of Allison Weinhagen of City Market to the association’s Board of Directors and the re-election of Todd Keyworth of Harborside Harvest Market as Chairman of the Board and Marc Sherman of Stowe Mercantile as Vice-Chairman of Legislative Affairs.

VHB has announced that Rachel Marvin, PE will join its South Burlington, VT office as a Project Engineer. Rachel joins the Vermont office’s burgeoning Land Development group, where she will focus on civil/site, stormwater, utility, and construction inspection and oversight projects. Her knowledge and experience will bolster the services currently offered by VHB’s Land Development team, and enhance our ability to meet all our client’s needs.