David J. Orfao, co-founder and managing director of General Catalyst, a venture capital firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been appointed to a five-year term on the board of trustees at Norwich University. Orfao, a 1981 accounting graduate of Norwich, will serve as a member of the board's technology, facilities and investment committees.

Roena Whitehill, executive vice president and head of lending at Passumpsic Bank, has announced her intention to retire from the bank on May 31 after more than 21 years of service.

Whitehill, who joined Passumpsic in 2003 as a commercial loan administrator, has been a key member of the bank's leadership team, overseeing a number of successful strategic initiatives. She and her team have evolved all the components of the lending operation and service to compete in this sophisticated era and beyond.