Wayne Laroche, the recently retired and the second-longest serving commissioner of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be contributing his scientific expertise to the fisheries restoration and water quality improvement efforts of the Vermont-based conservation organization, Lake Champlain International (LCI).

Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Jennifer Hollar has joined the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners.

Capital Connections, LLC, a premier government and public relations firm located in Montpelier, VT is pleased to welcome Erin Stackus to our team of professionals. A graduate of Elmira College with a degree in Business, Erin joins Capital Connections as an Account Associate with a role in client and public relations, account management and stakeholder outreach.

Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP has announced that attorney Hobart F. Popick has been made a partner, and that the firm has added three new associates. “Our state-wide practice continues to expand,” said managing partner Jim Swift. “We are proud of the depth of our legal talent at all levels of experience within the firm, and we believe that this factor, plus our team-oriented approach, serves our clients well.

Central Vermont Medical Center announced that Catherine Fetten, RN has been hired as Cardiology Operations Supervisor. “Cathy’s extensive work in cardiology nursing makes her a perfect fit for the job,” stated Judy Tarr, CVMC president and CEO.

From meager beginnings, to national prominence to global awareness the two kids who met in Junior High School and took the American dream of developing their own successful business had thought they’d seen it all. More than thirty years after they opened their first ice cream scoop shop in a dilapidated gas station in one of the coldest states, Vermont, Cofounders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield found themselves humbled and honored this weekend as they accepted The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center Annual Salute to Greatness Award.

Today, Vermont Business Roundtable (Roundtable) President Lisa Ventriss announced that three new directors were elected to the Roundtable Board of Directors at its 24th Annual Membership Meeting on January 13th at Topnotch Resort & Spa in Stowe.

New directors are: Rob Adams, President, Simon Pearce; Tim Donovan, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges; and, Pam Mackenzie, Area Vice-President of VT/Western New England. Elected to a second three-year term is Howard Pierce, President and CEO of PKC.