Michael Hughart, LUTCF joined the Winooski Insurance Agency as an Account Executive in January 2013. Most recently his background included working as a sales representative with Liberty Mutual Insurance in Williston, VT since 2007. There he managed and advised clients in Auto, Home and Life insurance. Michael is now focusing his experience in both Business and Personal Lines at Winooski Insurance where he offers Auto, Home, Life and Business lines of coverage.

Winooski Insurance is an independent insurance agency that was established in 1983.

Anne Ireland MSN, RN, director of Clinical Practice and Innovation at Fletcher Allen Health Care, has been elected to the national board of directors for the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) announces that Tyler Gingras, P.E., has joined the firm as a Civil Engineer in the Land Development and Civil Engineering group.

Roger Deshaies, chief financial officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care, has been named to the Becker's Hospital Review list titled, "125 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know."

Madeline Waid dreamed of being a musician.

Her mother wasn’t having it.

“My mother would take me around and show me all of the unemployed people who majored in music,” Waid recalls.

With her more than 25 years of experience as a college president and faculty member, Karen Gross has much to say about the future of higher education. This month, the Southern Vermont College president began blogging about the challenges facing our education system in the Huffington Post, an online news aggregator and blog for a wide variety of topics and current issue.

Associate Professor David Plazek of Johnson State College has co-authored an article in volume 46, issue 03 of the peer-reviewed journal PS: Political Science & Politics titled “Political Science Funding Blackout in North America? Trends in Funding Should Not Be Ignored.”

Burlington Emergency Shelter welcomes four new board members, and acknowledges the generosity of departing board members: Alex Cameron (four years), Richard Dube (seven years), and John Stewart (seven years) Robert Purvee (17 years), David Rivoire (17 years), and George and Linda Schiavone (both 21 years).

Stephen J. Dempsey, Ph.D., has been a professor of business at the University of Vermont since

The College of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Norwich University is pleased to announce two new hires. Olufemi Oni has been named admissions counselor for the online bachelor’s degree completion and certificate programs, and Audrey Seaman is joining the Marketing Department as marketing coordinator.

Paul Frank + Collins P.C. is pleased to announce that attorney Kristina Roomet Brines has recently earned certification as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) from the HR Certification Institute.

The PHR certification signifies that Ms. Brines possesses the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in human resource management necessary to pass a rigorous examination demonstrating a mastery of the field.