Norwich University has appointed alumni Alfred J. Gobeille and Vincent T. McDermott to five-year terms on its 33-member board of trustees. Both will serve on the board's budget and finance committee, among others.

Laurie Kozar has been appointed director of allocations for the Vermont Disaster Recovery Fund as it gears up to provide grants to people affected by the 2023 floods. The fund helps individuals affected by disasters after they have exhausted all other sources of assistance.

In her new role, Kozar will work with local and regional recovery groups as well as locally based case managers in analyzing cases, identifying potential resources, and, when all other funding sources have been exhausted, assisting in the application for funds from the VDRF.

Community Bank has promoted John Keshavan to senior vice president and chief credit officer, and Bruce Bernier to regional credit officer.

In his new position, Keshavan will be responsible for overseeing lines of credit and credit administrative functions for all banking businesses, including enhancing the credit function and operations across the organization. He is a finance graduate of the University of Vermont.