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The Woodstock Inn & Resort has hired Matthew McClure as its new executive chef, effective Sept 1. McClure is an award-winning chef who most recently served as executive chef at The Hive, a restaurant inside the 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville, AR.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vermont Realty Group has hired Hugo Gamarra as vice president/general manager and Jim Feinson as chief growth officer.

Linda Rossi, state director of the Vermont Small Business Development Center, has been elected to a second term as board chair of America's SBDC, the association that represents the country's 63 small business development centers.

Weston Bashlor, former project manager at Garney Construction in Tampa, FL, has joined South Burlington-based PC Construction as director of business development.

Brattleboro Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, a medical practice of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, recently welcomed Timothy Kelley, MD, to its team of orthopaedic surgeons.

After a successful 20-year career at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, cardiologist Bruce Andrus, MD, is joining Gifford Health Care in Randolph on a full-time basis.

David Blatman, a 2022 graduate of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, has joined the Burlington law firm Gravel & Shea as a litigation associate. His practice encompasses all areas of litigation.

Open Approach, an information technology services provider in Burlington, has hired Chris Sterzinar as new-client relationship manager. Sterzinar joins Open Approach from PayData Workforce Solutions in Colchester, where he served as regional sales manager.

ReArch Company in South Burlington recently hired Corey Woloschin as an estimator and Sally Litchfield as an administrative and accounting assistant.

Grace Wright, a native of Rutland who now lives in Oregon, has been appointed to the Blueberry Hill Outdoor Center Board of Directors. Wright spent several seasons working at the Blueberry Hill Inn, where she came to appreciate the "magical recluse and diverse amount of adventure" in the trails at Blueberry Hill.

Five seasoned leaders with expertise in education, business and innovation have joined the Vermont Technology Council.

Judy Geiger, former director of human resources at Killington/Pico Ski Resort, has joined the Woodstock Inn & Resort in the same capacity, effective Sept 12. She succeeds Ann Tucker, who will retire after a brief transition period.