The Stern Center for Language and Learning, a nonprofit learning center with locations in Williston, Vermont and West Lebanon, New Hampshire, announces the promotion of Janna Osman, M.Ed., to Vice President for Programs. Over the past 4 years, she was program director for professional learning. In her new role, Janna will direct all of the Stern Center’s services including professional learning, evaluations, customized instruction, and communication services.

Eighteen partners at Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014 — the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Nicholas Johan Kahm, doctoral candidate in Medieval and Byzantine Studies at The Catholic University of America, who has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Sweden, has been named the Fairbanks Visiting Humanities Scholar-in-Residence at Saint Michael’s College. His dissertation, to be defended this semester, is titled “Thomas Aquinas on Sense Appetite as Participating in Reason.”

“Saint Michael’s is the perfect fit for my interests.”

Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) today announced the appointment of Ann Guilmette as eHealth systems specialist. In this role, Guilmette will interact with medical organizations to assist providers with implementing electronic health records (EHR) and achieving meaningful use incentives, in addition to educating practices to fulfill Vermont’s patient consent program requirements and to improve data quality for enhanced patient care.

Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace on Flynn Avenue in Burlington is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings from Vermont artist Rachel Kahn-Fogel entitled Incongruities, September 6th through the 30h. There will be an opening reception during SEABA’s Art Hop, Friday, September 6th; featuring live jazz music from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Incongruities features paintings from two recent series depicting common objects in incongruous combinations, expressing the contrasts of life: a counterbalance of terror, loss, sorrow, and pain with beauty, joy, and the sublime.

Southern Vermont College (SVC) is looking forward to welcoming its military veterans for its new Veterans Scholar Program (VSP) in January 2014. To recruit veterans for and insure their success in this important program, SVC has hired United States Army veteran Wayne Hemingway, SVC Class of 2013, to be the liaison to the various branches of the military.

Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence (formerly Hickok & Boardman Group Benefits) is pleased to announce its recent hire of Brenda Sabin as its Director of HR Compliance and Support Services.

KSV, a Burlington-based marketing agency, proudly welcomes their new copywriter Andrea Estey.

The Primmer law firm, with offices in Burlington and Montpelier, Vermont and Manchester, Littleton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is proud to announce that the following attorneys have been selected for 2014 Best Lawyers in America in their fields. Special congratulations to Gary Burt and Mark Scribner, who have each been selected as 2014 Best Lawyer of the Year, and to the Primmer firm as a whole, selected as 2014 Best Law Firm.

• Gary Burt – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Doreen Connor – Appellate Practice