Donna Lasick, former senior vice president at Global Atlantic Financial Group, has joined National Life Group in Montpelier as corporate controller.
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The Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging recently welcomed Jessica Bussiere, former personal care assistant at Aris Solutions in White River Junction, as case manager for the southern Caledonia County area. In her new role, Bussiere will support older and disabled adults who seek to live independently and age well.
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas has tapped Kevin Rushing for director of the state Office of Professional Regulation, which provides public protection by regulating 51 professions with approximately 85,000 licensees. He succeeds Lauren Hibbert, who now serves as deputy secretary of state.
Matthew Senter, former senior vice president of commercial lending for the Middlebury branch of Yankee Farm Credit, has joined Agri-Access, a leading provider of secondary market financing for agriculture, forest products and rural real estate across the nation, as vice president of lender relations for the Vermont and New England market.
Jennifer R LaChance, former physician assistant at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, has joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Orthopedics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. LaChance will practice out of SVMC’s Williamstown, MA, location, Northern Berkshire Orthopedics.
Mohamed Basha, founder and CEO of TLC Nursing in Burlington, and Jeff Chu, co-founder and managing partner of Features Capital in Norwich, have joined the board of directors at Mascoma Bank.
Rutland Regional Medical Center, the largest community hospital in Vermont, has recognized four health care employees as 2022 Providers of the Year. The winners were selected for their contributions to the Greater Rutland community, staff and patients.
Rutland Regional Medical Center awardees are:
The Bank of Bennington has promoted Kati Irwin and Alec Nicol to branch managers and elevated Jason Redden and Susan Bushee to new positions in the loan department. Irwin, a nine-year Bank of Bennington employee, will manage the Arlington branch, and Nicol, a four-year bank employee, will lead the Manchester branch.
Chaunté Lowe, leadership spokesperson for National Life Group in Montpelier, has been named by President Joe Biden to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
Laura Perez, former executive director of the Special Needs Support Center in White River Junction, has joined MoonRise Therapeutics, an equine-assisted mental health therapy center in Taftsville, as operations director.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center recently welcomed physician assistant Emily Winans D’Amario to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.
Alfonso Villegas of South Burlington, former deputy state's attorney for Washington County, is joining the Burlington law firm Gravel & Shea as an associate in the litigation group.