Seventh Generation, the nation's number one Green Brand and market leader of non-toxic and renewable household solutions, has announced that consumer products branding expert Joey Bergstein will be joining the sustainable fold in September as the company's new Chief Marketing Officer.

Every year the Times Argus sponsors their Best of the Best awards. This year under the Best category of "Heart of Vermont" VT Republican Chair Pat McDonald was named the Best Public Personality or Politician.

Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene welcomes Rebekah Rice, Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), to the Department of Women’s Health. As a nurse midwife, Ms. Rice provides care for women through their life spans, guiding them through pregnancy and birth, performing annual exams, and addressing healthcare needs relating to contraception, nutrition, bone health, and menopause. She believes that women are powerful and integral components of the community; her midwifery care reflects that philosophy by honoring women and encouraging them to take charge of their own health.

VHB is pleased to welcome Bruce Boedtker,PE, as senior project manager in the land development group. Boedtker is well-known for his work assisting clients throughout Vermont with permitting, engineering, and design services. At VHB, he will work to enhance the firm’s growing land development practice in Vermont and continue to help clients resolve challenges efficiently.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) (NASDAQ:GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, today announced the appointment of Stephen L. Gibbs as its Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective immediately. This newly created position has been established to strengthen GMCR’s accounting function and overall financial control environment. In his role at GMCR, Mr.

Daniel J Rodliff, insurance agent for Poulos Insurance in Burlington has earned the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) professional designation. The LUTCF is conferred only upon those individuals who meet or exceed the exacting qualification standards determined by the two organizations that jointly sponsor the designation, The American College and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA).

Realtor® Ivy Knipes recently joined Geri Reilly Real Estate as Buyer’s Agent and Closing Coordinator. Geri Reilly and her husband, Michael Simoneau opened their own agency in August 2010 and now employ three full‐time real estate agents and two assistants. Ivy is a native Vermonter and has been a licensed Realtor® since 2006. As an avid horseback rider, she specializes in equine properties and also first time home buyers. She is a former teacher and holds her BA in History.

Johnson - Richard Simays, Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) Mapping System Supervisor, retired on June 3, 2011 after 46 years of employment at the Coop. Richard began his career at VEC during the summer of 1962 when he was hired as a part-time employee. In 1965, he became a full- time Groundman and worked his way through a variety of positions. Shortly after being hired, he became a certified Lineman and then was promoted to Working Foreman.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHLB) has appointed J. Williar Dunlaevy and Barton D. Raser as Directors of the Berkshire Hills Bancorp and its wholly-owned subsidiary Berkshire Bank. Additionally, Corydon L. Thurston, who has served as a Director of the Berkshire Hills Bancorp since its formation in 2001 and as a Director of Berkshire Bank since 1988, has retired from their Boards. In addition, Patrick J. Sullivan has been appointed as Berkshire's Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking and Wealth Management.