JMM & Associates announces the retirement on June 30, 2014 of former managing partner, Sherry Prehoda, CPA. Sherry joined the firm in 1986 and became a shareholder in 1990 with a focus on individuals and small business that included tax, advisory, development, and financial statement services.

Paul Frank + Collins P.C. is pleased to announce the expansion of its Intellectual Property practice with the addition of patent attorney Michael J. Wasco. Mr. Wasco is a seasoned attorney with nearly 10 years of professional legal experience. He adds significant depth in the areas of patent, trademark, and intellectual property law to the Burlington firm’s slate of IP practitioners that serve local, regional, and national clients.

Burak Anderson & Melloni, PLC is pleased to announce that Alexander J. LaRosa was appointed by Burlington’s City Council to serve on Burlington’s Development Review Board. Mr. LaRosa looks forward to using his substantial experience in land use law and land use planning to serve the City of Burlington. His term takes effect July 1, 2014 and runs until 2018. Mr. LaRosa is an associate attorney at Burak Anderson & Melloni, PLC, a commercial law firm located at 30 Main Street in downtown Burlington, Vermont.

The board of directors of Everybody Wins! Vermont, a statewide mentoring and literacy organization, welcomes a new executive director Beth Wallace.

Sean Avram was once a professional wrestler, commentator and ring announcer and is now a father of five. He is known for body painting fantasy and science fiction characters, usually on his wife, who serves as both a model and his muse.

GSN is baring it all this summer with its new original series, SKIN WARS, premiering on August 6 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Chris Hovious has joined Eastman Benz as operations and assembly team lead in Winooski.

The Board of Directors of Discover New England (DNE), the official tourism organization representing the New England region internationally, is pleased to announce Lori Harnois as its new executive director. Harnois will begin on August 1.

"Partnership with DNE affords Vermont a stronger marketing presence on the international stage," said Vermont Dept. of Tourism and Marketing Commissioner Megan Smith. "The collaborative media buys, industry trade shows, sales missions and public relations efforts allow for our limited budget to have a much broader impact."