David Boyd, former assistant attorney general and deputy solicitor general for Vermont, has rejoined the Burlington law firm Gravel & Shea as a shareholder.
Boyd brings to G&S more than 15 years of helping businesses and governmental entities solve problems through complex litigation and mediation. In addition to his previous tenure at Gravel & Shea, he practiced at Dewey & LeBoeuf and clerked for a federal district court judge.
Rita-Mary Sweeney, a speech-language pathologist with more than 10 years' experience treating adults and adolescents with communication, voice, cognitive and swallowing disorders, has joined the speech-language department at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury.
Emily Bush, former senior stakeholder adviser at the pro-democracy nonprofit Civic Influencers, has been named executive director of the Vermont Women's Fund, a statewide philanthropic resource for women and girls. She succeeds Meg Smith, who led the fund for the last decade.
