Jennifer Chiodo, P.E., LEED AP, a principal at Cx Associates, has been appointed to the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the decision-making body of VGBN, and thus provides the leadership and commitment necessary to carry out the mission of the organization. Ms. Chiodo will be replacing board member Edward Pais, who is now VGBN president, as Advocacy Liaison for a three-year term that officially began in March 2012. As Advocacy Liaison, Ms.

Seven Days, Vermont’s free, independent weekly newspaper, won four national awards at the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) conference in Detroit earlier this month and six awards at the Vermont Press Association ceremony on the last day of May.

Six Vermont Technical College professors have been awarded grants through the Vermont Tech IBM Energy Reduction Project. Five individuals and one team are represented among the group.

Earlier this year, IBM awarded Vermont Tech funds for an energy efficiency initiative to reduce its energy use by at least five percent annually. The IBM grant to Vermont Technical College included $15,000 for proposals made by faculty who are interested in adapting existing course components to include energy reduction information.

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) announces that Briana Cronin, PE has been promoted to Project Manager in the firm’s North Ferrisburgh, Vt. office. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as a Master’s degree from the University of Delaware, Mrs. Cronin joined VHB in 2008, as an Engineering in Training.

Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) State Director, Lenae Quillen-Blume, announced that Debra Boudrieau and Deb Eibner have been selected as the 2012 State Stars of Vermont Small Business Development Center.