Allen J. Hinkle, M.D., who has developed acclaimed medical quality and cost management programs for several of the region’s largest and most respected health plans, has joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont as it Chief Medical Director. Dr. Hinkle has responsibility for the Plan’s Medical Services Division, and will lead its overall medical cost management programs.
Helen Labun Jordan has been selected as Program Director of e-Vermont, the Community Broadband Project. This new two-year initiative will help rural Vermont towns take full advantage of the Internet to address a wide variety of local needs including economic development, school innovation, job creation, downtown marketing, community engagement, and e-commerce. Today’s announcement came from Paul Costello, Executive Director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) and leader of the e-Vermont Partnership.
John F. McSoley, Peter L. McCoy, and Tom Stretton announced that Rebecca Campbell joined McSoley McCoy & Co. as a Senior Accountant. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting
Shayna Fontaine will be joining the firm in July as a Staff Accountant. She graduated from Champlain College in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting.
The Green Mountain State welcomes back hospitality veteran Courtney Lowe to its community, as he assumes the role of Director of Sales & Marketing (DOSM) for the venerable Woodstock Inn & Resort in Woodstock, VT. He was lured back to the state by the executive team of this 218-year old resort as it continues its $20 million revitalization that will culminate with the debut of the new Spa at Woodstock this fall.
Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs has announced that David Brace has been awarded the professional license of Certified Public Accountant. David Brace, CPA, MBA joined Davis & Hodgdon in 2005. He provides a full range of services in the area of audit, tax, and consulting to clients. David received his MBA with a concentration in international studies from Southern New Hampshire University and is a graduate of Champlain College with a Bachelors degree in Accounting.
Ronald Court, founder of the Booker T. Washington Society has been re-elected by the Board of Directors as President of the society. Jennifer Joyce Faulkner, recently relocated from Austin, TX has joined the Booker T. Washington Society as executive associate. The Booker T. Washington Society encourages young Americans to Live, Learn, and Lead lives of integrity.
The Honorable Jim Douglas, Governor of Vermont, will be inducted into Academy of Distinguished Canadians and Americans during the 2010 Maple Leaf Foundation Ball on November 6, 2010, at the Boston Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center. Started by Bobby Orr and Ken Rossano over 26 years ago, and attended by government and industry leaders from both sides of the border, the Maple Leaf Ball has become the premier American–Canadian social event of the year in New England.
