Kimet Hand, President of Manchester based Vermont Bracelet, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Wilde as Vice President. Sarah joined Vermont Bracelet in the spring of 2010 and will handle sales and marketing for the central and northern part of the state. The Vermont Bracelet designed by Hand, reflects the unique character, beauty and quality of Vermont, in a classic bracelet featuring the V and T of the state.
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, has named Richard C. Cassano the Store Manager of its store located at 8 North Main St. in St. Albans, Vermont. An assistant vice president, he is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, and managing personnel and day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout Franklin County.
Cassano has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served as the Branch Manager at Citizens Bank in Montpelier.
Andrea Kaplan joins Lang McLaughry Spera Real Estate as a sales associate in the firm's Manchester office. Most recently Andrea was the business manager and licensed assistant at Main Street Realty prior to the merger with LMSRE. Andrea has partnered with broker Carol O’Connor. Carol has been listing and selling real estate for the past 30 years in and around Southern Vermont. Andrea is thrilled about the opportunity to partner with such an experienced, well respected and well known broker in the industry.
Stories from "VPT's Outdoor Journal," a TV series produced by Vermont Public Television that celebrates outdoor recreation and conservation, won two Excellence in Craft awards for Lawrence Pyne from the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA). The group’s annual conference was held in Rochester, Minn., in June.
Daniel M. Boardman CLU, ChFC, CFP® was recently awarded the B.H. Zais Award. This award represents the highest recognition the NAIFA-VT association can bestow on one of its members. Mr. Boardman is a Principal of Hickok & Boardman Group Benefits and Retirement Solutions and oversees the Corporate Retirement Plan and Life Insurance Divisions.
Dr. Joshua White was born in Iowa and has lived in several U.S. states, but his most recent work has taken him south of the border to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Dr. White is the community health initiative director for Worldwide Village Inc., a non-profit focused on improving the health and education of children and families in poverty-stricken nations. As such, he’s spent the last seven months on and off in Haiti running a 50-bed mobile hospital with two operating rooms and an emergency department in Léogâne, the epicenter of the devastating magnitude 7.0 quake.
Bill Young, Executive Director of Maple Leaf Farm is pleased to announce the hiring of Adele Nicols as an Addictions Treatment Counselor. Adele recently graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the Union Institute and University in Brattleboro, VT. She spent 10 years in the field of special education and has 13 years experience as an independent advocate/consultant for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
The Addison County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Clear Connection Chiropractic to Middlebury. Elizabeth Davidson, DC, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 15th at her business located at 91 Court Street, Middlebury. Dr. Davidson is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and the owner of Clear Connection Chiropractic. She received Bachelors’ degrees in liberal arts and elementary education from Johnson State College in 2001 and graduated summa cum laude with her Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree from Sherman College of Chiropractic in 2006.
