Aerie Consulting of Winooski, VT has hired Catherine Matosky, PMP as Operations/Project Manager for the team. Catherine will provide operations, project, and process oversight for the company. Catherine has more than 20 years’ experience in the medical software and business sectors, most recently as partner and consultant for Productivity Vermont. Aerie Consulting specializes in providing simple SharePoint solutions to help businesses get done more in less time.

Catherine McKeen has joined the staff at Southern Vermont College (SVC) as the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). McKeen will oversee the CTL, which is funded in part by a federal TRiO grant. The TRiO program, which traces its genesis to the 1964 Educational Opportunity Act, is designed to provide educational access and academic support services for first-generation, lower-income students, and students with documented learning disabilities.

Bill Young, Executive Director of Maple Leaf Farm is pleased to announce the promotion of Diane Bertelsen to Assessment Counselor. Diane joined the staff in 2009 with 10 years experience in the treatment of substance abuse. She is currently enrolled at Johnson State College.

Kelliher Samets Volk (KSV), a Burlington-based marketing firm with offices in Boston and New York, welcomes Ben Bonaccio to its marketing team as a social media community manager.

Bonaccio joins KSV after working with Burlington Telecom, where he spearheaded social media and marketing efforts as the principal graphic design coordinator. Prior to his position with the City, Bonaccio worked for Apple Specialist and Reseller Small Dog Electronics as social community manager and web content specialist. Bonaccio, a Vermont native, graduated with a B.S. from the University of Vermont.

White + Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Simon to the company in the position of Project Manager. Paul will work as a part of the team of consultants to execute projects for clients' commercial real estate projects. Paul holds a BS in landscape architecture from the University of Kentucky with a diverse curriculum in site design, urban design, community planning, geography, architecture, plant and soil sciences, forestry, and civil engineering.

Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca recently appointed three additional student representatives to the Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention Advisory Council. Lexie Federhen, Justin Lambert, and Leah Soule bring diverse backgrounds, personal experiences with bullying, and unique perspectives to the council.

“One of the top priorities for the council is to develop student leadership programs that support anti-bullying,” said Commissioner Vilaseca. “We want to ensure that our schools are safe, and hearing directly from the students is the best way to make that happen.”

Six local celebrities can now add “dancer” to their resumes as part of the second annual Dancing with the Rutland Stars event to benefit Kids on the Move and the Pediatric Hi-Tech program, both programs of the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice. Organized by the Friends of Kids on the Move and presented by WJJR. The event raised over $15,000.

Antonio Pomerleau, Chairman and Founder of Pomerleau Real Estate, has been selected as the 2012 Citizen of the Year by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Pomerleau’s achievements will be toasted at a celebration on November 27, 2012 at the Hilton Burlington Hotel.

The prestigious Citizen of the Year Award, now in its 49th year, highlights the work of a Vermonter who has bettered the state through self-sacrifice, service and volunteerism.

Four members of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Governing Board of Directors were honored at the recent VSO Association’s Annual Meeting. Directors stepping down from the Board include Sylvia Robison of Burlington; John Tampas of Colchester; Edwin Colodny of Burlington; and Gaetano Vicinelli of Stowe. These four directors represent 37 years of combined service.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) today announced that Ruth K. Greene has joined the state’s largest health insurer as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Daniel Galdenzi has been promoted to Vice President, Business Technology and CIO.