Chandler Noyes, who was employed by Burlington-based Waite-Heindel Environmental Management as a staff hydrogeologist from 2015 to 2018, has rejoined the company as a senior hydrogeologist. He will manage Waite-Heindel's contaminated groundwater projects and will join the team working on indoor air-quality testing and mitigation projects.
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Three registered nurses and two licensed nursing assistants and a medical assistant at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center were recently recognized for providing extraordinary patient care with DAISY and PETALS awards, respectively, by the DAISY Foundation, an international organization founded to celebrate nurses.
Christopher Oldham, executive director of the Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion in North Bennington, has announced he will step down in mid-June and accept a local job that will enable to spend more time with his young family.
The University of Vermont has recognized Larner College of Medicine scholars Dr. Mary Cushman, Stephen Higgins and Gary Stein with University Distinguished Professor Awards, the highest academic honor the school bestows upon a faculty member. A fourth Larner faculty member, Sarah Heil, was named a 2023-24 University Scholar.
Cara Callanan, former vice president of finance and controller at Merrimack College, has been named chief financial officer at VITL, a nonprofit organization that supports the advancement of health care delivery and reform in Vermont. She will succeed Vice President of Finance and CFO Robert Turnau, who will retire after seven years with the organization.
The Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame will induct five new members at the Champlain Valley Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at noon. The inductees are:
Cierra Bresette, financial planning assistant at Ameriprise Financial in Barre, has achieved the professional designation of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor through the College of Financial Planning.
The Killington World Cup Foundation has hired Leo Pond as its new digital marketing coordinating intern. In his new role, Pond will be responsible for developing and implementing digital-marketing strategies to promote the foundation's mission of supporting the ski racing community in Vermont and beyond.
Mendi Michael, a residential real estate adviser with Engel & Völkers Okemo, has earned the Accredited Buyers Representative designation from the National Association of Realtors. The designation is for real estate buyer's agents who focus on working directly with buyer-clients at every stage of the home-buying process.
Josephine Moran (pictured right), president and chief banking officer at Ledyard National Bank, has been promoted to president and CEO of the company. The move was made in conjunction with the announcement by CEO Kathy Underwood (left) that she will retire on July 3.
Steve MacQueen, former artistic director at the Flynn, has been appointed executive director of the Vermont International Film Festival, effective June 12. He will succeed Orly Yadin, who will assist with the transition and act as the festival's program director in October.
Burlington City Arts honored multimedia artist Luna Shen as winner of the 2023 Diane Gabriel Visual Artist Award at the organization's May 19 opening reception for its summer exhibitions.