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Commercial construction services firm DEW Construction recently announced the promotions of Sara Bosworth, Karl Bahrenburg, Jim Kimball and Michael Deshais, and the hiring of Kyle Leblanc.

Civil litigator Joshua Diamond, who until recently served as Vermont's deputy attorney general under Attorney General TJ Donovan, has joined the Burlington law firm Dinse, where he will focus his practice on regulatory matters, litigation and government relations.

Shelburne Museum has established a new curatorship in Native American art and appointed Victoria Sunnergren as the museum's first associate curator to hold the position, which is funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Darn Tough Vermont, the Northfield manufacturer of performance outdoor and lifestyle socks, has hired Kristen Graf as global director of environmental and social responsibility. In this role, Graf will focus heavily on the brand’s mission to produce quality socks while positively affecting the environment and the community.

ReArch Company has announced the promotions of Marketing Coordinator Jordan Royer to marketing manager and Project Engineer Heather Fontaine to assistant project manager.

Community Care Network in Rutland has promoted Director of Substance Use Disorders Treatment Services Cindy Taylor-Patch to project director of CCN's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.

Attorneys Alison Sherman, Shannon Lenzini and Evan J O’Brien have been named directors of the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin. Both Sherman and O’Brien practice out of the firm’s Burlington office; Lenzini practices from the firm’s St Johnsbury office.

The University of Vermont Health Network has promoted Vice President Lori Boisjoli to network senior vice president and chief information officer.

The Vermont Communications Union Districts Association, a consortium of nine CUD municipalities that provides broadband to unserved and underserved addresses in Vermont, has elected new officers for 2023.

Erin Barry-Fenton, former administrator at the Loretto Home in Rutland, has joined Gifford Health Care as director of Strode Independent Living, a 49-unit apartment complex for seniors 62 and older at Morgan Orchards Senior Living Community in Randolph Center.

Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in Enosburg Falls has appointed Public Programs and Visitor Services Coordinator Chloe Vogt as the organization's first-ever director. With prior experience in arts programming, Vogt hopes to extend and diversify programming at the park to include family programs, workshops and docent-led guided tours.