The Vermont Lake Monsters has announced that Noelle Richard has joined the New York-Penn League team's front office staff as the Director of Community Relations and Promotions.

Richard joins the Lake Monsters after spending the 2014 season as a Regional Sales Manager for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders and 2013 as a Public Relations/Photography Intern for the Lowell Spinners of the NY-Penn League.

McSoley McCoy & Co has announced that Nicolae Lungu has been promoted to Manager. Lungu recently completed his requirements to become a a licensed CPA in the State of Vermont. His new responsibilities consist of supervising and directing seniors and staff through all engagement stages, providing training and feedback to them and assisting clients with various consulting projects and technical issues. Lungu has been with the firm since 2009.

Ledyard Financial Group has announced that Robert O. Wetzel has joined its Board of Directors. Bob, a distinguished consultant, spent the majority of his career at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting), one of the world’s top consulting firms. Specializing in financial services and insurance, he was responsible for business growth across the U.S. and multiple European countries. Prior to joining Accenture, Bob held multiple positions at Florists’ Insurance Group, the largest specialty insurer of the floral industry.

OpenTempo, a healthcare IT company that reduces the cost of providing healthcare by helping hospitals optimize workforce efficiency, is expanding its offices to accommodate its rapidly increasing staff.

Between December and January, six new employees were brought on, all based in Vermont.

“OpenTempo loves being a Vermont company,” says Brian McNabb, Vice President of Professional Services. “We are able to help the local community by providing green, high-paying jobs while also helping our company's performance by adding very talented individuals with Vermont values.”