Margaret Martin Barry has been appointed as acting associate dean for Clinical and Experiential Programs and visiting professor of law for the 2011-2012 academic year at Vermont Law School. Barry, who is currently a professor at the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, will join VLS on July 1.

“Given the depth of her experience in clinical legal education, as well as her scholarship and service in experiential programs, we know she will bring vision and leadership to our programs as VLS,” said Professor Gil Kujovich, vice dean for academic affairs.

Saint Michael’s College has named a new director of business services, Rob Robinson of Essex Junction. The announcement was made by Neal Robinson, vice president for Finance, on February 16th, effective immediately.

Bristol Financial Services announces the addition of Timothy Harvey as the firm’s newest financial professional. After growing up in Vermont, Tim returned to the Green Mountain state last fall from the Boston area where, as an equity analyst, he helped manage mutual funds and institutional accounts for John Hancock and Lee Munder Capital Group. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and brings a wealth of analytical knowledge to the table.

Andrew Courchesne, a resident of Springfield, Vermont, recently joined ARC as sales manager. Andrew brings many years of sales training and operations experience to ARC. For the past 11

years Andrew was a territory manager in the cutting tool industry. His position involved working with distributors on their sales and operation. He traveled throughout the USA working with sales reps

Victoria Rheaume, from Fair Haven Union High School, and a student in Stafford Technical Center's Hospitality & Entrepreneurship Program, recently took first place honors for her hand drawn poster in the 1st Annual Statewide Entrepreneurship Education/Literacy Poster Contest-Building Entrepreneurship Education in our schools. Students from many schools/towns around Vermont submitted their original creative drawings/artwork to highlight how and why developing entrepreneurship skills will them now and in the future.