Stephen Klein, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Vermont Joint Fiscal Office, will be honored with the Steven D. Gold Award Dec. 6th during the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Fall Forum in Washington, D.C. The award, presented by NCSL in conjunction with the National Tax Association and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management in the field of intergovernmental relations and state and local finance. It was named for respected financial analyst Steven D.

Elizia Meskill, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, has joined Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs as an Associate Accountant with 20 years of bookkeeping and tax preparation experience, as well as four years with a national nonprofit organization. The Firm looks forward to sharing Elizia’s experience in small business accounting services and expertise in QuickBooks and other accounting software with clients and prospective clients. Currently, she is preparing for the exam to earn certification as an Enrolled Agent.

Caleidoscope Solutions, a full service telecommunications service provider that offers business customers leading solutions to meet their voice, data and telephone equipment needs announced today that they hired Jon Provost as the company’s Senior Account Manager serving customers in New England, New York and Nationwide. Jon was formally and Account Executive for Red River Computer, Level 3 Communications and Twinstate. Jon’s 18 years of experience will provide Caleidoscope’s customers with an expert advisor for IT and Hardware, network, date and Internet business needs.

Carl Lozon as a new engineer to Thomas Engineering Associates, PC firm. He is a Williston, Vermont native, graduated from CVU, and is a BSME graduate of the University of Connecticut. His educational background and enthusiasm for working on energy efficient HVAC systems makes him a perfect fit for TEA. He will be responsible for performing energy modeling, AutoCAD, and preparing HVAC design plans. Carl provides a good balance and creative support to their team of Professional Engineers, so they may continue to provide the high quality engineering services that they are known for.

Two new board members were announced to have joined Community Capital of Vermont: Joan Goldstein and Ela Chapin. Joan is the executive director of the Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation and she has over twenty years working in financial services as well as experience as an entrepreneur and SBDC business advisor.

James Mount, Franchise Owner of Westaff, recently received the Certified Staffing Professional designation from the American Staffing Association. The CSP® program offers a professional credential through completion of an in-depth, self-study course, and an exam of labor and employment law principles and ethical practices applicable to the staffing industry, including the Affordable Care Act.

The CSP program promotes industry-wide competency standards through a uniform national program.

Mary M. Farley has joined Hickok and Boardman Insurance Group as the Director of Operations and Administration. She holds her MBA from Suffolk University and her Bachelors from Long Island University, C.W. Post. Farley comes to Hickok and Boardman with a diverse background in executive management including FedEx, Sunrise Senior Living and Spalding Sporting Goods.

She and her husband, Shaun and daughter, Amelia, have relocated to South Burlington from Laconia, NH and the Berkshires, MA.

The Central Vermont Medical Center Auxiliary’s annual Love Light Tree is on display in the hospital lobby. Each light on the tree has a very special meaning.