Travel Leaders- Child Travel/Albany Travel is pleased to announce the recent hire of Laurie Cartwright as coordinator of its Concur online travel program. Cartwright was previously employed by Child Travel/Albany Travel as a corporate agent for many years. “We are very happy to have Laurie re-join our team”, states Ted Child, president and owner of Child Travel/Albany Travel. “Laurie’s familiarity with our corporate clients and technology services makes her uniquely prepared to help our corporate clients and their travelers manage their travel plans as well their travel budgets”.

Armistead Caregiver Services announces that Julie McKenney has been hired as the new Operations Manager for the Lebanon, NH branch. Julie has a lengthy history assisting patients in various medical settings including Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital as an Administrative Program Coordinator for the Bariatric Surgery Clinic, Dartmouth College as a Administrative Assistant to the Psychiatry Department and Genesis HealthCare as a Scheduling Manager.

Chef Birong, Chef/Owner of 3 Squares Café in Vergennes, Vermont has been named one of the Stowe Wine & Food Classic’s Grand Tasting Chefs. Chef Birong’s hearty creations will be featured on Sunday, June 26th at the Grand Tasting Event at the Stowe Wine & Food Classic being held at the Trapp Family Lodge. An impressive collection of Vermont restaurants, chefs, and purveyors will join select guest chefs and food writers for a tasting event of grandiose proportions. Tickets and more information are at www.stowewine.com.

David Silverman, President of Union Bank is pleased to announce that Kenneth Gibbons, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank has been elected Chair of the Bank’s Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting held on May 18, 2011. Gibbons is also the CEO of Union Bankshares, Inc. and Chair of the Bankshares Board of Directors. Two officers were promoted at the Annual Meeting: Therése (Terry) H. Butler and Carrie Locklin now hold the title Assistant Vice President.

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Jacklyn Santerre of Colchester has been promoted from Assistant Director of Homeownership Programs to Director of Homeownership.

Santerre is responsible for the management of VHFA’s homeownership programs including production, outreach, and servicing, as well as new program development and implementation. She works with other members of VHFA’s Senior Management team and the Agency’s Executive Management to assist in the development of the Agency’s strategic and business plan.

Every year, two members of the School of Business Administration's faculty are awarded "Teacher of the Year" by the graduating class. Professor Allison Kingsley was honored with the undergraduate award, Professor Willy Cats-Baril was given the graduate award.

Cara Cookson, an attorney at Langrock, Sperry & Wool, LLP, has been appointed to the Vermont Human Services Board. The Board is a seven-member panel appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, and acts as a fair hearing board on appeals of matters before the Agency of Human Services. Members serve six-year terms. At Langrock, Cara works primarily on family law and employment law matters, as well as civil litigation.

Joseph J. O’Donnell, owner of Bromley Mountain ski area and Vermont’s summer Adventure, announced today a leadership change at Bromley.

Mountain Resort Management LLC, owned by Brian and Tyler Fairbank, is retained as the management company for Bromley Mountain and Bill Cairns, former Director of Resort Operations, has been promoted to General Manager and will manage day-to-day operations. President Rich Wiseman retired in early May.