Erin Pond, commercial banking officer at Community Bank, has been named 2025 Woman of the Year by the Vermont Bankers Association, an organization that provides multilevel services and support for community banks across the state.

Mike Palagonia, director of public safety at Vermont State University, has been named to the board of directors of the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association. Palagonia has been a member of NECUSA, the oldest campus law enforcement organization in the U.S., for nearly a decade.