The College of St. Joseph in Rutland, VT, is pleased to name Tom O’Brien of O’Brien, Shortle, Reynolds, & Sabotka, CPA, the recipient of its “Commitment to Excellence” Award, presented annually at the CSJ Gala event, to be held February 25, 2011. O’Brien, of Rutland, is co-founder of his own business, has served as an Assistant Professor of Business at the college since 1975, and is active in the Rutland community, having served on several boards, currently including RRMC, the Rutland Free Library, and Heritage Family Credit Union.

Kelliher Samets Volk (KSV), a marketing communications firm with offices in New York, Boston and Burlington, VT, welcomes Janine Allo to its team as brand coach.

At KSV, Allo will assist in leadership and organizational development to maximize personal, professional and organizational success for KSV staff, teams and clients.

Julia Andrews has joined the account management team at Spike Advertising. Julia has worked in a variety of sales, marketing and operations positions at Charter Communications and Comcast, and founded her own marketing consultancy, J. Andrews Marketing Associates.In her new position at Spike she will bring her years of experience together as a marketing strategist, account executive, and member of the business development team.

Jessie Swett, a recent graduate from the University of Vermont, May 2010, has joined Vermont Trophy and Engraving in Colchester Vermont as an owner/apprentice.



“We are very pleased to welcome Jessie to our outstanding team of dedicated workers at Vermont Trophy & Engraving” said Margi Swett, owner/engraver. “We look forward to Jessie learning engraving and continuing Vermont Trophy and Engraving’s reputation for quality products and outstanding customer service.” Added Steve Swett, owner.

NPI, a Network Services and Security provider, is pleased to announce that Chris Thompson has joined NPI’s Technical Team. Chris will provide managed services support to Canopy contract clients and support Microsoft Small Business Server projects. Chris brings 11 years’ experience in technical support work. Chris holds a B.A. in

Sociology from Saint Michael’s College and is CompTIA A+ Certified. Chris resides in South Burlington, VT.

Gary Scudder, assistant dean for Global Engagement at Champlain College has been named the 2010 Vermont Professor of the Year by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He was selected from more than 300 top professors nominated by their

colleges and universities across the United States. The award was presented at a special ceremony held in Washington, D.C. This is the first time that a Champlain College professor has been selected for this national honor.

WAITSFIELD, VERMONT — Despite today’s fast paced and digitally driven world, examples of effective and sustained innovation are few and far between. Authors Peter J. Denning and Robert Dunham explore and re-define the elusive and yet highly sought after concept of innovation in their recently published book called The Innovator’s Way. The authors profile seven disparate individuals who embody true innovation, including local sustainable architect, Bill Maclay of Waitsfield.

KILLINGTON, WARREN and BOLTON VALLEY, Vt. (Nov. 22, 2010) -* At its annual meeting held Nov. 14, Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports the largest year-round disabled sports non-profit organization in Vermont, announced the recipients of its annual Volunteer of the Year Award. The 2010 recipients of the Jim Hutchinson Volunteer of the Year are Steve Dingle and Andy Cook of Waitsfield, and Mary Anderson of Gaysville.

Burlington, VT. -- November, 2010 - Paul Frank + Collins is pleased to announce that Brenda Luciano has joined the firm as an associate working with the Property + Development, Business Services, and Litigation teams. Ms. Luciano returns to her home state of Vermont after a having worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia where she was an Attorney-Advisor and Assistant Regional Counsel for the Office of Environmental Accountability. While at EPA, she

Burlington, VT November 11, 2010 - Justine Henault has joined the creative team at spike Spike Advertising. The recent graduate of the University of Hartford is a student of many art forms ranging from lithography and photography to welding and French horn. At Spike, she will be putting it all to work as a designer/art director.