Sarah Hofmann, former executive director of the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners, has been appointed to the Vermont Community Broadband Board by Vermont House Speaker Jill Krowinski.

Hofmann, a graduate of Rollins College and University of New Hampshire School of Law, will complete the remaining three-year term of board member Holly Groschner, who resigned in October.

Mike Solimano, president and CEO of Killington Resort & Pico Mountain, has been named recipient of the fourth annual U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy Trailblazer Award by the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance.

The award honors an individual’s lifetime of service in Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy, with special recognition for advancing sustainability and equity; investing in local communities; and growing the Vermont economy.

Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon, former senior adviser for inclusive excellence at the University of Vermont, has joined Vermont State University as chief diversity officer. Yoon, who began work in October, reports directly to President David Bergh and serves on the university’s executive leadership team.

His responsibilities include overseeing the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, providing leadership, formulating policies, overseeing programming and acting as a hub of resources for the community.