Karen Glass, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Colchester Campus of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS-Vermont), has received a two-year grant from the American Heart Association in the amount of $132,000. She will be researching new approaches for reducing the risks of heart attack in individuals suffering from heart disease.

Scott Funk of Richmond is being honored by MetLife Bank with an invitation to attend the company’s exclusive 2011 President’s Club Conference, which is being held during the month of March. Funk was chosen to attend the conference in recognition of sales excellence.

C2, also known as Competitive Computing, a technology consulting firm located in Colchester is pleased to announce that Zoltan Sachs has joined the firm as Practice Manager, IT Operations & Support. Zoltan brings 30 years of industry experience to C2’s growing managed support business.

NPI, a Network Services and Security provider, is pleased to announce that Jason Besser-Jones has joined NPI’s Technical Team. Jason will provide managed services support to our Canopy contract clients and support Web-based application projects. Jason has more than ten years of technical support expertise. He holds certifications from ECPI Technical College in Raleigh, NC and from the Electronics School at Lowery Air Force Base. Jason also holds a MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Certification and a Cisco Network CCNA Certification.

Local Internet company, Power Shift, is pleased to announce the hiring of Breanna LaRow as project manager/graphic designer, adding more depth to this growing department.

“I am really thrilled to have LaRow as a full-time member of the design and development team,” notes Ryan Meravi, Power Shift’s sales manager. “Our clientele is increasingly looking for topnotch web design and we know that she is more than capable of fulfilling that need. This department is growing and in need of additional design expertise.”

Addison County Home Health and Hospice Executive Director Larry Goetschius welcomes four new members to its Board of Directors for three-year terms, which began in January 2011. New members include: Pat Morrow of Cornwall; Dr. William Fifield of Middlebury; Maureen McLaughlin, CPA of Vergennes; and William Miller Esq. of Middlebury. The Board of Directors elected Howie McCausland of Bristol as President, Meghan Williamson of New Haven Board as Vice President and Maureen McLaughlin of Vergennes as Treasurer.