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Howard Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Deanna Ryerson, PhD, as director of crisis, following a competitive search and selection process. Ryerson will oversee Howard Center’s newly integrated 24/7 mobile crisis service, First Call for Chittenden County, as well as Howard Center’s crisis stabilization programs, serving adults, children, and families.

Vermont Business Magazine is pleased to welcome Glen (GJ) Critchlow to their team as Circulation Manager. Critchlow will be responsible for print and online subscriptions to VBM. His other responsibilities include Research Manager as well as Office Manager. Critchlow joins us from the UVM Medical Center where he worked in patient registration.

The Richards Groups is pleased to announce that veteran Employee Benefits Consultant, Deb Loughlin, has joined The Richards Group (TRG) team https://therichardsgrp.com/benefits/team . Loughlin has been in the industry for 20 years and held management positions in Vermont businesses for over 30 years.

In the fall of 2016, Nancy Cathcart was preparing for long-needed bilateral knee replacement surgery when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The Board and staff accommodated her leave of absence and part-time status through treatments.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) & Research Institute is pleased to announce that Gregg Banse will be joining the team as Director of Marketing and Business Development. He will be responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to support the growth of new educational initiatives and the museum as a whole.

Eleven lawyers from Paul Frank + Collins PC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers in America for the following practice areas:

Mayor Weinberger today announced that the City of Burlington has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

Pictured from left to right: Certificate of Merit Award recipient - John Reed; American Red Cross CEO – Maria Devlin; American Red Cross Board Chair – Roxanne Benzel of BAE Systems.

Pallas Snider Ziporyn obtained her first real estate license in 2010 after graduating from Harvard University.

Seven Days, Vermont’s free, independent newsweekly, won three first-place awards at the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia conference last month in Washington, DC. The AAN Awards recognize the most artful, compelling and courageous journalism produced each year by the alternative newsmedia. AAN member publications vary in size and circulation, and are based in cities across the U.S.

Environmental leader and advocate David Mears JD/MELP’91 will direct the nation’s top-ranked Environmental Law Center (ELC), Vermont Law School President and Dean Tom McHenry announced today. Mears, who has a long history of practicing and teaching environmental law, will begin work as the ELC director this week after a period of transition following his service as VLS vice dean for faculty.

Susan Rand, owner and founder of Sojourn Bicycling and Active Vacations, announced the acquisition of this leading North American active travel company by fellow Vermonters, Raja and Bibi Mukherjee.