SymQuest® Group, the region’s leading provider of network and document technology solutions and services, is pleased to announce the addition of Caitlin McCrea to the Client Support Center team. McCrea is a graduate of UVM with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and a minor in business administration. She has spent the last several years in customer service positions at Applebee’s, Foodee’s Pizza and the Family Fun & Entertainment Center.

Secretary of State Jim Condos announces that Ali Sarafzade has been hired to lead the Corporations Division for the Secretary of State’s office, effective immediately. A Montpelier resident with experience in economic development and business services Sarafzade has a unique mix of public and private sector experience, including roles in the Vermont Department of Economic Housing and Community Development; as Assistant General Counsel for the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in Washington DC; and as a fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.

Mark L. DiGangi has joined TD Wealth Management, a subsidiary of TD Bank N.A., as a Vice President in Private Banking in Burlington, Vt. He is responsible for coordinating specialists who provide banking and wealth needs to high net worth clients throughout Vermont.

DiGangi has 22 years of experience in banking, investments and wealth management. Prior to joining TD Wealth Management, he served as a Retirement Specialist at Morgan Stanley and a Senior Relationship Manager in business banking at KeyBank, both in Burlington.

Bret Williams, President and CEO of Green Mountain Beverage, handcrafters of Woodchuck Hard Cider, announces the following new hires at the Woodchuck Cidery in Middlebury:

Brian Nolan has been named Human Resources Manager and brings over 20 years of professional experience in the field. A life-long Vermonter who graduated from St. Michael’s College, Nolan spent 19 years in the HR department at Omya, Inc. located in Florence, VT. Nolan resides in Pittsford, VT.

The Goddard College Board of Trustees today announced the election of seven new members: Marty Baumrind of Brooklyn, NY; Wayne Fawbush of New York, New York and Montpelier, VT; David Hales of Bar Harbor, ME; Liam Murphy of Burlington, VT; Avram Patt of Marshfield, VT; Hillary Web of Eliot, ME and Laurie Zivetz of Chevy Chase, MD.