Energize Vermont has announced that Pete Antos-Ketcham, formerly of the Green Mountain Club (GMC), has joined the organization as its new Executive Director. Antos-Ketcham succeeds Mark Whitworth.

While Executive Director, Whitworth led many of the organization’s initiatives including lobbying for effective climate change policies, environmental preservation, and sensible deployment of renewables. Whitworth will continue to carry out policy analysis for Energize Vermont and will serve on its Board of Directors.

The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce (LCRCC), the state’s largest business organization, has secured Jennifer Williams to work with the Chamber’s marketing and public affairs team.

Co-operative Insurance Companies’ vice president of human resources was recognized by her co-workers and industry peers for her contributions to the company, her profession, and the community this month.

Gina Larrow received the 2015 HR Professional of the Year award from the Society for Human Resource Management at the group’s state conference in Burlington on September 10.

The Vermont Business Roundtable Executive Leadership Series presents Marilyn H. Tam, who will give a presentation on September 25, 2015.

Marilyn H. Tam is a business leader, author and consultant. Ms. Tam is a former CEO at Aveda Corp., president at Reebok (apparel and retail group), and vice president of Nike, Inc., and is the entrepreneur behind four companies.

Mercy Connections has been nurturing self-sufficiency through education, mentoring, entrepreneurship and community since it was founded in 2001.

John H. Crabbe Jr., Chair of the Mercy Connections board, announces six new board members: Dawn Ellinwood, Yael Friedman, Chrystie Heimert, Rosa Laboy-Hernandez, Bobbe Maynes and Larry Michaels. We are grateful for this talented and diverse group of individuals who will have great impact on our work and mission individually and collectively as they join our existing board.

Three Vermont women, Mary Burns, Director of the Burlington YMCA, Julie Cadwallader Staub, Grant Director for the Early Learning Challenge—Race to the Top grant for the state of Vermont, and Blanche Podhajski, Founder and President of the Stern Center for Language and Learning, were recently honored in Montclair, New Jersey by the Turrell Fund as champions for children. Each was given the Turrell Champion Award.