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M&T Bank in Burlington has promoted Heidi Stumpff from senior vice president and region manager of commercial real estate to regional president for Vermont.

Killington Resort, the largest four-season resort in Eastern North America, announced the promotion of Halley Riley-Elliott from groomer mechanic to manager of the vehicle maintenance department.

Jennifer Draper, a universal banker II at Union Bank of Vermont and New Hampshire's main office in Morrisville, VT, has been appointed branch manager of the bank’s Hardwick, VT, location at 103 VT Route 15 West.

Melissa Bowen, former legal assistant and office manager at Sargent Law Office in Morrisville, has been rehired by Union Bank of Vermont and New Hampshire as manager of the bank's Stowe branch at 47 Park St.

Joseph Acquisto, professor of French and chair of the Department of Romance languages and Cultures at the University of Vermont, has been named inaugural director of UVM's newly formed School of World Languages and Cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Katherine Meyers, chief financial officer at VEIC in Winooski, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees at Delta Dental Plan of Vermont, one of three Delta Dental plans doing business jointly as Northeast Delta Dental in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Daniel Bromberg, interim director of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, has been named inaugural dean of the graduate school at Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton, effective July 1.

Junapr, a Charlotte-based public relations and communications firm, has announced the acquisition of Standing O, a reputable event firm based in Vermont.

Certified nurse midwife Sarah Barton has joined Rutland Women’s Health Care and the Women’s and Children’s Unit and Birthing Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center, effective April 24. In her new role, Barton will provide a full range of midwifery services, including prenatal care; labor and delivery support; postpartum care; and gynecologic care.

The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services, has recognized nurse Francetta Tice as Clinical Employee of the Quarter and case manager Angela Whitehead as Nonclinical Employee of the Quarter.

Vicky Tebbetts, former principal of VT Marketing and Communications in Cabot, has joined the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation as director of public affairs. A resident of South Burlington, Tebbetts has been an advocate, marketer and communications leader for more than two decades.

Cynthia Lacasse, senior director of rental business development at MassHousing in Boston, will join Evernorth in the newly created role of executive vice president and chief program officer, beginning May 29. She will be based in Portland, ME, and serve a key, externally facing role with Evernorth’s investors, developers and funders.