The Addison County Chamber of Commerce recognized a local business, organization, and individual with annual awards during the its annual meeting held on September 10th at Café Provence in Brandon, Vt. Three awards were presented in front of a crowd of nearly 80 attendees which included Chamber members and local business people.

Presented by Brig. Gen. Michael Heston, Spc. Wynn Roberts received a coin and a letter from Gen. Frank Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau, for his performance at the 2014 Chief, National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships. He placed 2nd in the Men's Sprint and 1st in the Men's Pursuit, as well as assisting the VT team in winning the 1st place team award.

The law firm of Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC has announced that L. Jonathan Ross has been nominated to the ABA Day 2015 Planning Committee. Ross’ service will help ensure that the voice of the legal profession is heard on the annual “lobby” day in our nation’s capital. In addition, Primmer is pleased to announce Ross’ appointment to serve as a member of the Steering Committee of the Nominating Committee of the ABA.

Donahue & Associates has announced that it has hired Kendra Kenney as the newest Leasing & Sales Associate. Kendra will work closely with the leasing and sales team to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and national clients. Kendra has worked in real estate and business development roles for her entire career and will also be working with the Donahue & Associates team to develop and grow marketing and business development initiatives.

PEGTV, Rutland County’s public access television station, is pleased to announce County News 802 Producer, Cristina Kumka has accepted the position of program coordinator for PEGTV’s government channel 21. Cristina will continue to produce and host County News 802 as well as perform her new duties as coordinator.

“Cristina’s vast experience in journalism and knowledge of Rutland County make her the ideal individual for the position of CH21 Coordinator,” boasts PEGTV Executive Director, Michael Valentine.

Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies has announced two new hires to help support the admissions and student services efforts for its online programs.

Heather Forsyth has been named student services advisor for the online Bachelor of Science in Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis (SSDA) program. She joins a team dedicated to supporting the success of students in the SSDA program, the only online degree program designed exclusively for the Special Operations Forces community.

Leisa Pollander, Executive Director of Sara Holbrook Community Center, is happy to announce that Karen Bresnahan, Real Estate Associate at Lang McLaughry Real Estate, has been appointed to the organization’s board of directors.

“Karen’s knowledge and experience in community and economic development, her extensive fundraising work, and her passion for helping the populations we serve, make her a perfect addition to our Board. We are very excited to add her positive energy, compassionate spirit, and breadth of knowledge to our team,” states Pollander.

Karl Washburn recently joined RSG, bringing over 25 years’ experience in noise control, acoustics, modeling, and simulation. In his role as Senior Consultant at RSG, Mr. Washburn will focus on projects related to community, environmental, and industrial noise. Mr. Washburn’s contribution will build on RSG’s long-standing expertise in acoustical and noise control analysis.