Scott Boardman, the recently retired CEO of Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group, was named winner of the 2023 Catherine McAuley Award by Mercy Connections, an educational and social justice organization based in Burlington.
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Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a nationally recognized advocacy organization for athletes with disabilities, has named Alexander “Sandy” Kish, Dave Morse and Ellen Riley as 2022 Volunteers of the Year and Kaitlyn Fowle (pictured) as winner of the 2022 Kellen Sans Memorial Leadership Award.
Mack Molding, a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, has added 10 engineering and business professionals at its Vermont facilities to keep up with demand for its products and services. New hires include:
Noah Wass, former plant manager at Elkhart Plastics in Ridgefield, WA, has been appointed plant manager of the Cavendish facility of Mack Molding, a leading custom plastic injection molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services.
Elizabeth Newman, MD, has joined the Palliative Medicine Clinic at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, which supports the medical, emotional, social, spiritual and comfort needs of patients dealing with a serious and challenging illness.
Ledyard National Bank, headquartered in Hanover, NH, has announced the promotions of two senior vice presidents on its executive team: Mike Parisi has been elevated to chief strategy officer, and Susan Fernald has been named chief banking officer.
Three Gifford Health Care employees — adult day program director Judy Santamore, medical secretary Bobbisue Champney and pediatrician Courtney Riley, MD — were recently honored with employee recognition awards.
National Life Group announced that Matt Frazee and Louis Puglisi, co-leaders of independent distribution, have been promoted to field executive vice presidents.
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has hired Doug Corman as business development manager and Ellie Schabel as director of events and business education. Both positions will play a key role in elevating the organization’s work of advancing the Vermont economy.
NEK Broadband, a nonprofit organization working to bring reliable high-speed broadband to the Northeast Kingdom and the town of Wolcott, has hired Marc Hughes as operations project manager and Erik Townsend as geographic information system specialist and project manager.
Sandrine Kibuey, director of statewide housing advocacy at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, has been elected to the board of directors at the Public Assets Institute, a Montpelier-based independent research organization on state budget, tax and economic issues.
Keith Michel, associate vice president for development at Mount Holyoke College, has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Bennington College, effective March 27. As part of Bennington's leadership team, Michel will take responsibility for a comprehensive and integrated fundraising and alumni engagement program.