Jacob Rist, a 2019 graduate of the University of Vermont, has been promoted to director of operations at Sticky Brand, a South Burlington-based print production company focusing primarily on stickers, magnets and labels. In just four years, Rist has climbed the ranks at Sticky Brand from intern up through oversight of all daily operations.
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Former US Senator Patrick J Leahy, who retired in January as the third-longest-serving senator in the nation’s history, has been named a President’s Distinguished Fellow at the University of Vermont. Leahy will participate in campus activities with a special focus on the numerous program areas for which he was an advocate for Vermont.
Ron Lumbra, a partner in the CEO & Board Practice of the international executive search and management consulting company Heidrick & Struggles, was reelected March 1 to a fourth one-year term as chair of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees. Three new members were also welcomed to the board that day.
Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty has hired Kurt Schueler as a realtor in the company’s South Burlington office.
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Matthew Bernstein as inaugural director of the state Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate, effective Feb 27. The office was established by the Legislature last year to monitor the performance of and recommend reforms to the state's child welfare system as well as serve as a resource for families whose children are being served by the system.
Chelsea Condos, a senior tax manager at Gallagher and Flynn, and Christian Kuzia, general manager of the Courtyard Burlington Harbor Hotel, have been elected chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Burlington Business Association Board of Directors.
Paul Frank + Collins, a Burlington-based multipractice law firm, has elected attorney Daniel Long as a director and shareholder of the firm. Long, a member of PF+C's employment and labor and litigation teams, joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2018 following several years of practicing labor and employment law at two prominent Boston law firms.
Marcie B Gowen-Nobley, former residential loan administrator at Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, has been hired as senior residential loan originator at Union Bank of Vermont and New Hampshire's Lincoln, NH, office.
Brandon Nielson, portfolio manager for the Stowe market at Union Bank of Vermont and New Hampshire, has been promoted to commercial loan officer at the institution's Stowe branch at 47 Park Street. Nielson began at Union Bank five years ago as a personal banker before becoming a member of the commercial department.
The University of Vermont Medical Center recently appointed four new members to its board of trustees, adding individuals with experience in health care administration, diagnostic radiology, professional development, and diversity, equity and inclusion to the 15-member board.
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services, recognized physical therapist assistant Jeff Leake as Clinical Employee of the Quarter and human resources generalist Melissa "Missy" Brown as Nonclinical Employee of the Quarter.
Liz Mitchell, director of the Early Childhood Family Mental Health Program at the Howard Center, was appointed as the center's new director of home and community services, effective Feb 6. She succeeds Beth Holden, who was promoted to chief client services officer.