The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has announced the promotion of Deborah Flannery to Deputy Executive Director, a new leadership role created to support the agency’s rapid growth in housing investments and mission impact statewide. Flannery joined VHFA in January 2025 as Managing Director of Community Development, where she has overseen development finance and asset management.
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Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH) extends a warm welcome to Dr. Alyson Emmons-Abbruzzi, DO, the agency’s new Medical Director for Home Health, Hospice, and the Palliative Care Consultative Service. Dr. Emmons-Abbruzzi succeeds Dr. Anthony Williams, who served as CVHHH’s Home Health Medical Director for over a decade.
Neagley & Chase Construction, one of northern New England's leading commercial construction firms, is pleased to announce that Shelby Castaneda has been hired as Project Engineer.
Trust Company of Vermont is proud to announce that Livia K. DeMarchis has been elected as an ACTEC Fellow. This achievement is the result of many years of academic and professional dedication, and affirms Livia’s expertise and her ability to provide Trust Company of Vermont clients (and their counsel) with the highest level of estate, trust and tax planning advice.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s non-profit community mental health agency, is proud to announce the appointment of Becky Gilbert as Director of Children, Youth & Families (CYF) and Urgent Care