Copper Leaf Financial (CLF) welcomes Michael L Thompson to team of experienced financial planning experts

Copper Leaf Financial (CLF) has welcomed Michael L Thompson to their team of experienced financial planning experts.

“We are pleased to welcome Michael to our team,” said John Davis, managing partner of CLF and Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs. “His experience and expertise enable us to continue to develop deep relationships and evolving financial plans for our clients”.

Michael has 18 years of experience in the finance industry, working extensively in financial planning, wealth management and philanthropic planning for retirees, executives, and entrepreneurs.

Guillermo Gomez joins VHB as highway design engineer

VHB has announced that Guillermo Gomez, PE has joined our South Burlington, Vermont office as a highway design engineer in their growing Transportation Engineering practice. Guillermo has close to ten years’ experience in project management, transportation planning, and roadway design. He brings a mix of public and private sector experience to the team, having joined VHB from the Burlington, Vermont Department of Public Works, where he spent the last three years as a public works engineer and municipal project manager.

Landmark College president honored for distinguished leadership

Dr. Peter Eden, president of Landmark College in Putney, Vermont, recently received an award from Education Update at its fourth annual conference in New York City. For 19 years, Education Update has produced and published news articles about advances in education for students who learn differently. The newspaper has 100,000 readers and four million web viewers.

Nedde Real Estate brokers sale of Edward Lyman House

Grant Butterfield of Nedde Real Estate represented the seller in the sale of 222-224 South Winooski Avenue, located at the corner of Maple Street in Burlington. Otherwise known as the Historic Edward Lyman House, this 3-unit multi-family property has been sold to Karen LaPoint and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo (left to right): Grant Butterfield (Nedde Real Estate) and Karen LaPoint.

Grant Butterfield is a realtor at Nedde Real Estate with over 28 years of experience in real estate investing and development.

Freeman French Freeman hires office manager

Freeman French Freeman, a full-service architecture, planning, and interior design firm based in Burlington, Vermont, welcomes Anna Jordan as office manager. A graduate of Wesleyan University, Anna has over twenty years’ experience in human resources, bookkeeping, and office management. She joins an 18-person team working on a diverse portfolio in the higher education, health care, and commercial markets.

Merchants Bank promotes Jonathan Watson to chief risk officer

Marie Thresher, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Merchants Bank, announces Jonathan Watson has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Watson has over ten years of banking experience, primarily in internal audit and risk advisory services. He is a University of Vermont graduate and has earned the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS) designations.