Lisa Schermerhorn of Waitsfield and her business partner, Kevin Martin, have launched a new company, the Center for Next Level Performance, to help executives and companies "prepare smarter, solve faster and perform better."
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Nancy Warren of Charlotte, a trusted adviser to home buyers and sellers throughout northwest Vermont since 2005, has joined Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman as a realtor. Warren's vast knowledge of the real estate market, neighborhood and towns throughout the region has earned her recognition as a top-producing agent in the market.
David Serkin Ludwig, dean and director of the music division at the Juilliard School in New York City and composer-in-residence at the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival in Winooski, has been named one of four recipients of this year's Arts and Letters Award in Music by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Christian Meyer of Montpelier has been appointed executive director of the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, after serving in the post on an acting basis since October.
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger has appointed Michael LaChance as chief engineer of the Fire Department, pending approval of the City Council. LaChance currently serves as deputy chief of administration and public information, where he has worked to strengthen the department’s recruitment strategies and efforts.
Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman and the Lipkin Audette Team have been named to their global parent company's International Society of Excellence for 2022, placing them in the top 1% of all Coldwell Banker teams worldwide.
Encore Renewable Energy, a Burlington-based renewable energy development company, has promoted President Blake Sturcke to CEO, where he will join founder and CEO Chad Farrell to jointly lead the company’s expansion and accelerated deployment of solar and energy storage projects.
Heidi Masi, director of learning and organizational development at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, has been promoted to director of human resources, learning and organizational development, and facilities at the company, the state’s only local, nonprofit health plan.
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Paul F Noel of Irasburg as the new Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board member from Orleans County. The board is a citizen panel that sets rules regulating fishing, hunting and trapping in the state.
The Vermont Department of Labor has hired Rachel Dumeny as its communications and outreach coordinator to serve as the immediate media contact for the commissioner’s office. Dumeny will further the department’s goal of educating and informing the public on the variety of supports and services available to workers and employers.
University of Vermont faculty members Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie and Marie Vea were named recipients of the university's 2022 Prelock Online Teaching Award in recognition of their superior online teaching. The award is named in honor of Provost and Senior Vice President Patricia Prelock, an early adopter of online teaching at UVM.
The Vermont Association of Insurance Professionals recently welcomed five new members employed by the Vermont Mutual Insurance Group.