Chuck Maniscalco of Shelburne has been named Vice President, Strategic Initiatives by Champlain College President David F. Finney. He began work on July 28. Initially, his focus is to take on the leadership of the Continuing Professional Studies Division, an important growth vehicle for the college over the next several years. This role is expected to last through the academic year. Additional accountabilities will be added as his role evolves over the next several months. Maniscalco moved to Vermont in 2009 to be the CEO of Seventh Generation in Burlington.

C2, also known as Competitive Computing, a technology consulting firm located in Colchester announced the addition of the following two employees:

Ben Pasquino, Business Analyst/QA Lead, will work on defining business requirements for eCommerce projects. He previously worked as a Business Analyst on multiple Tax Software Implementation Projects at CGI Technologies & Solutions in Raleigh, NC and Montpelier, VT. He holds a BS from Norwich University.

Thomas S. Leavitt, Executive Vice President of Merchants Bank, announced the promotion of Heather Williams to Branch President of Merchants Malletts Bay in Colchester. Ms. Williams will be leading all branch activities for this location, replacing Nanci Glindmyer, who is retiring.

Starting this year, American high-school students who pass the Advanced Placement® program’s Literature and Composition test might owe two St. Johnsbury Academy English teachers a “Thank you.”

Steven Jolliffe, the Academy’s English Department Chair, and colleague Richard McCarthy, have published a 211-page, softcover study and practice guide to accompany the course’s primary text, Literature: an Introduction to Reading and Writing, 2nd Edition.

Middlebury Interactive Languages (MIL), the premier provider of world language instruction for K-12 students, has named former Massachusetts Governor and national education leader Jane Swift as CEO. Swift brings more than two decades of leadership in education technology, public policy and administration to MIL, a joint venture of Middlebury College, renowned for its world language programs, and K12 Inc., the nation’s largest provider of curriculum and online education for K-12 students.

Dr. William Lee Ellis, Memphis blues musician, classical guitarist, and ethnomusicologist, has been named Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Music, at Saint Michael's College, starting this fall. Trained as a classical guitarist, Dr. Ellis is now a great advocate, performer and writer about traditional, blue grass and old time music.