Christopher Constantino, a former associate attorney at Adler & McCabe in St. Johnsbury, has joined the Burlington-based law firm Paul Frank + Collins as an associate on its insurance services team.
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Charlotte Oliver, a rising senior at the University of Vermont, has been awarded a coveted scholarship for aspiring journalists from the New England Newspaper and Press Association. This honor, bestowed through the association's Journalism Education Foundation of New England, aims to support and foster young talent pursuing careers in journalism.
Ellen Amstutz, former senior program officer for community-based programs and external affairs at DOROT, a New York City-based social services organization serving older adults, has been named inaugural director of the Vermont Parent Child Center Network.
Cheyenne Holland, former managing director of health care performance improvement at Forvis Mazars US, has been named chief financial officer at Gifford Health Care, effective Aug. 19.
Certified physician assistants Dominic Ayer and Warren “Ren” Fenner have joined the emergency department team at Gifford Medical Center.
Dave Robison, former chief operating officer at Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries in Medford, Oregon, has been appointed vice president of retail at Goodwill Northern New England in Williston.
Gabriella Netsch, a driver education instructor and owner of Yankee Driving School in Wallingford, has been named a Teacher of Excellence by the National Road Safety Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing crashes, deaths and injuries on U.S. highways.
Copper Leaf Financial, a wealth-management firm based in Williston, has promoted Operations Specialist Maia Furnari to firm administrator.
Sarah Linford, founder and CEO of Mettowee Mint in Dorset, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce.
Tim Rademacher, former researcher in forest ecophysiology and sustainable development at Centre ACER in Quebec, Canada, has been named scientific director of the Proctor Maple Research Center at the University of Vermont, beginning this fall. He succeeds Timothy Perkins, who retired last year.
Vermont Law and Graduate School has named Associate Professor of Law Christophe Courchesne as interim director of its Environmental Law Center.
Nancy Heydinger, founder and former executive director of Girls on the Run Vermont, a statewide youth-development program for girls in third through eighth grades, has been appointed program manager of the Edge of Leadership program at High 5 Adventure Learning Center in Brattleboro.