Medication is designed to make us feel better or keep us healthy. However, combining certain medications can have dire, if not deadly, consequences. North Country Hospital is constantly striving to avoid medication errors.

One of the frontline employees working to avoid such errors in the hospital and for when the patients return home is Jillian Poutre, CPhT, a hospital pharmacy technician. She heads up the hospital’s Medication Reconciliation Program.

Lisa Ventriss, Chair of the Trustees/Board of Directors at Mercy Connections, is pleased to announce the addition of Amy Mailloux, CTP Senior Cash Management Advisor of KeyBank to its Board of Directors

Mailloux, a leader in the banking community for the past 25 years, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Mercy Connections and the community. A graduate of Trinity College, Mailloux has held seats on numerous executive committees, has presented professional seminars and workshops, and has designed and implemented field training programs.

The Weather Channel’s on-air personality and self-described ‘Weather Geek’ Jim Cantore (LSC Class of ’86) visited Lyndon State for his annual workshop “TV Weathercasting Techniques” on November 12. This is the eighth year Cantore has given the class. The full day class offers senior broadcast meteorology students the opportunity to be mentored, coached, and critiqued by Cantore. Cantore was again joined by meteorologist Kerrin Jeromin (Class of ’08). Jeromin is the meteorologist for Fox 44 Local News This Morning and ABC22 This Morning in Burlington, Vermont.

NPI, also known as Network Performance Inc., a Unified Communications Technology provider located in South Burlington, Vermont is pleased to announce that Adam Steele has joined the company’s Technical Team. Adam will provide managed services support to our clients. Adam brings more than six years of industry experience to NPI. Adam holds a Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics from Champlain College. Adam resides in Burlington.