After an extensive search committee process, Bobbe Maynes, the President of the Board of Directors of the Cancer Patient Support Foundation (CPS) announced that Sarah Lemnah, of St. Albans, was named the first Executive Director. CPS has been providing services and support to cancer patients and their families in Vermont and northern New York for over 14 years.

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has announced that Dr. Peter E. Rauert recently earned his board certification in Pain Management from the American Board of Anesthesiology. This certification signifies that Dr. Rauert has achieved the highest level of intensive study and assessment as a pain management specialist.

John Snell was recently honored by the Rotary Club of Montpelier with the Capital Award as Citizen of the Year.

A number of friends and colleagues shared stories about John’s extraordinary volunteer work and business successes including David Harrison, who has known John for 60 years, Bev Hill, Kim Bent for Eric Love, Rob Spring -- John’s business partner for 20 years, John’s wife Liz Snell, Nancy Sherman read greetings from Michael Sherman, and Paul Hartman.

Veteran Vermont radio broadcaster Steve Cormier has been hired as Director of Sales for the Radio Vermont Group.

Ken Squier, President of the five station radio group said “our stations, and particularly WDEV, are entering a new world with Steve Cormier as Director of Sales”. The Radio Vermont Group includes the flagship WDEV FM and AM, 101 The One (WCVT on Mt. Mansfield at 101.7 and sister station WEXP FM 101.5 in Rutland), and WLVB FM 93.9 in Morrisville.

Amy Lumsden, RN, a case manager at The University of Vermont Medical Center has been chosen “Healthcare Champion of the Year” by The Center for Donation & Transplant (CDT) for her tireless support of organ and tissue donation in the hospital network and greater community.

Vermont Academy, a leading private boarding school in southern Vermont, announced today that Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow Kara Pezzi has joined Vermont Academy as science department chair and leader of Vermont Academy's STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium honored U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, presenting him with its annual Franklin Fairbanks Award, which recognizes “outstanding achievements by an individual that have significantly enriched regional or national awareness and understanding of our cultural heritage or the natural world.” The museum established the award in the name of its founder in 1988. The first recipient was Senator Leahy’s longtime partner representing Vermont in the Senate, U.S. Senator Robert Stafford.

VHB has announced that Kaitlin O’Shea has joined our South

Burlington office as a Preservation Planner. Kaitlin has close to ten years

professional experience in historic documentation, regulatory permitting,

infrastructure assessment, and project management. Kaitlin brings an exciting

new skill set to the Vermont office and we are thrilled to add her

capabilities to the list of in-house services we offer our clients including

architectural survey, preservation and mitigation strategies, and compliance