Seth Blanchard, CRPC, APMA, CLTC, a Private Wealth Advisor with WellBridge Wealth, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. in Colchester, has qualified for the company’s Circle of Success annual recognition program and will be honored for this achievement in 2026.

To earn this achievement, Blanchard established himself as one of the company’s top advisors. Only a select number of high-performing advisors earn this distinction.

He has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.

The Flexible Capital Fund, L3C, a women-led Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) providing patient and flexible growth capital to innovative mission aligned companies in New England’s food, forest products and clean technology sectors, announces that Casey Johnson has joined the organization as fund manager. She joins Janice St. Onge, President and Fund Manager, as the Flex Fund moves into its next phase of investing.

The Vermont Lodging Association, a leading voice for the State’s Lodging and Hospitality industry, announced that Brian Maggiotto has been appointed as its first Executive Director.

Since March 2020, Vermont lodging property owners and operators have banded together in response to unprecedented challenges threatening the future of the hospitality industry brought about by the Covid pandemic. 

United Counseling Service (UCS) welcomes Kelly Kervan to the agency as Chief Financial Officer, a position previously held by Jill Doyle who retired from the agency after 35 years. He will lead the agency in financial planning for its four corporations that include United Counseling Service and United Children’s Services, which administers Head Start and Early Head Start of Bennington County.

Evergreen3 Consulting has launched in Vermont to help organizations solve practical workplace problems, including training that does not stick, meetings that fail to produce clear decisions, change efforts that create confusion, and teams that need help using AI in useful and responsible ways. 

Founded by Leo Sevigny, Evergreen3 offers services in learning strategy, training, facilitation, leadership development, change support and AI enablement. Sevigny is a native Vermonter with more than 20 years of experience across education, corporate and consulting work. 

The Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC) has announced that Fred Kenney, who has 30 years of economic development experience, has been brought on to lead the organization as Interim Executive Director during a transition period. Fred recently retired after serving as Executive Director of the Addison County Economic Development Corporation for eight years.

Hark, a full-service creative agency based in Burlington, VT, is excited to welcome Carly Freeman as our newest Graphic Designer. With more than five years of experience in marketing and design, Carly brings a strong background across the full spectrum of graphic design, including website design, email marketing, social media, print, and packaging. Originally from Pennsylvania, Carly has called Vermont home since 2016. She draws creative inspiration from nature, fashion, and music, and never skips a trip to the thrift store or an adventure in the woods.