Frank Ittleman, M.D., has been appointed associate vice president of Operations for the University of Vermont Medical Group. In this role, he will be working with both the medical group providers and referring providers throughout Fletcher Allen’s service region.

The University of Vermont Medical Group includes approximately 500 primary care and specialty physicians who are members of the clinical faculty of the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the medical staff at Fletcher Allen Health Care. They are engaged in patient care, education and research.

Flat Fee Real Estate is pleased to announce Gerald Cohen is now representing the company as a certified agent in the Brattleboro, Vermont area. Burlington-based Flat Fee Real Estate is a full-service real estate brokerage firm which aims to save clients money by charging $3,500 or two percent of the home’s selling price, whichever is less, as opposed to the traditional six percent commission. Cohen joins Flat Fee Real Estate from his position at Vermont Associates as a training and development coordinator.

Mark Naud, outgoing board president of the Community Sailing Center, announced the election of the new slate of officers and board members for the upcoming year at the organization’s annual meeting held in November at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center.

The Community Sailing Center’s Officers for 2012 are: Board Chair, Marc Sherman, Outdoor Gear Exchange; Vice Chair, Kate Villa, CCS Fundraising; Treasurer, Jason Frank, Morgan Stanley Private Bank; Secretary, Sarah Sears, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.

Liza Plantilla, a Real Estate Sales Professional in Burlington, has joined The Adam Hergenrother Team at Keller Williams Realty Green Mountain Properties.

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility presented its annual Legislator of the Year award last week to two lawmakers responsible for shepherding the state’s historic health care law, Act 48, through the Statehouse.

Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, and former Rep. Mark Larson, D-Burlington, received the award at VBSR’s 2011 fall conference Nov. 16th at Mount Snow in West Dover. Ayer is the chair of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and Larson chaired the House Health Care Committee.

MyWebGrocer is pleased to announce the addition of 11 new members to the team. The new employees join the departments of Customer Support, Business Development, Advertising and Marketing Operations, Software Engineering, and Sales.

Hailing from Coventry, Vermont, Michelle Ingram joins MyWebGrocer as a customer support engineer in the Retail Operations Department. Previously Ms. Ingram was working at Heron Dance Studio as an office manager. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design and an Associate Degree in Digital Media from Lyndon State College.

Otter Creek Awnings, Sunrooms & Custom Closets, Inc. is proud to announce that Carol Carruth has joined an elite list of storage designers who have achieved designer certification status from the Association of Closet & Storage Professionals (ACSP), the trade organization for the custom storage industry.

Bill Young, Executive Director of Maple Leaf Farm is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Mannings as Primary Care Clerk. Amanda brings many years of customer service experience to the position.