The American Cancer Society announced the addition of Kevin O’Hara as a community manager in its Williston Vermont office.

The Automaster has announced that Casey Webster and Liz Costandi have been hired as Client Advisors for their BMW franchise.

The additional staffing stems from current and anticipated growth in BMW sales as the company prepares to re-open its newly remodeled BMW Showroom.

Two Realtors from Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman received special recognition recently at the Northwestern Vermont Board of REALTORS, 2015 REALTORS of Distinction Awards Ceremony. Brian Boardman was the recipient of the “Good Neighbor” award for his extraordinary commitment to community volunteer work that has helped to make the community a better place to live. Bobbe Maynes was named a 2015 “Rookie All Star,” part of a five-member team of REALTORS who have demonstrated strong success and promise within the first two years of their real estate careers.

Equinox Village has announced the winners of the 2015 Exceptional Retiree Awards. This year’s recipients include Phebe Bell of Castleton for Excellence in Service & Community Leadership; Janice Pratt of Pownal for Excellence in Health & Wellness; Irene Nadler of Bondville for Excellence in Continued Scholarship; and Patricia Musick Carr and Gerald P. Carr of Manchester Center for Excellence in the Arts. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony on Friday, May 29 at Equinox Village.

Larry Mandell, chair of the board of Public Assets Institute, announced that Tiffany Bluemle of Burlington and Scudder Parker of Middlesex have been elected to the board.

A non-partisan nonprofit with offices in Montpelier, Public Assets Institute is Vermont's premier independent research organization on state budget, tax, and economic issues and the source for timely and in-depth state fiscal and policy analysis.

Sterling College has announced the appointment of Nicole Civita as a faculty member in Sustainable Food Systems and the Assistant Director of the Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems.

“Nicole’s background in food justice and agricultural law will help further strengthen Sterling College’s pioneering work in studying sustainable food systems,” said the College’s Dean of Academics Carol Dickson. “Her expertise will help us build upon our strengths in preparing students to build a healthier food system.”

DuBois & King consulting engineers announce that Stephanie Solla, EI, has joined the firm as a Transportation Design Engineer. Ms. Solla’s experience includes design of roadway and intersection improvement projects for municipalities and transportation agencies in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Stephanie lives in Riverton and works out of the firm’s South Burlington Office.

Founded in 1962, DuBois & King provides multidiscipline engineering services from offices in Randolph, South Burlington, and Springfield, Vermont and Bedford and Laconia, New Hampshire.