At the end of every ski season Jay Peak Ski and Summer Resort hosts a huge employee appreciation party for its growing number of workers. It’s also a time for the resort’s President and CEO, Bill Stenger, to thank the workers for their dedication. However, at this year’s festivities held on March April 26, Stenger got a surprise of his own.

Several weeks after introducing a contemporary new design, Vermont Life magazine is changing direction in ancillary revenue generation.

Commissioner Megan Smith of the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing announced that Vermont Life has contracted with two Vermont sales and marketing agencies to help implement new sales strategies:

Amor Ostojic, a Real Estate Sales Professional in Essex Junction, has joined The Hergenrother Team at Keller Williams Realty Green Mountain Properties.

This weekend, WCAX-TV News was awarded a New England Emmy for its series “Mission Afghanistan.” Reporter and Evening News Anchor Darren Perron and photographer Lance MacKenzie accepted the award at the 34th annual Emmy Awards Ceremony on Saturday in Boston.

Ken Gibbons, Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank is pleased to announce that Jeffrey S. Ciochetto of East Aurora, New York has been appointed Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Officer of the Bank. Ciochetto brings 28 plus years in commercial and retail banking to the position with a focus in Commercial Lending, Credit and Treasury/Cash Management as well as senior managerial, mentoring and leadership experience.

David Fitz-Gerald, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Carris Reels, Inc. located in Proctor, Vermont, has been named the 2011 Chapter Officer of the Year by The ESOP Association. The award was presented at the Association’s 34th Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership.

Vermont Public Television, the statewide public television network, has hired Adam Rabin as director of web and interactive content. From 2004 to 2005, he worked at VPT as a master control operator. Rabin has developed website content and style for companies in Vermont and elsewhere, most recently for Jvillage Network in Burlington. For five years, he was Internet technology manager for Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver, Colo.