Gifford Health Care recently welcomed Brigid Meehan-Brese to its team of primary-care providers. Meehan-Brese, who comes to Gifford after spending nearly four years at Springfield Hospital in Vermont, will be seeing patients at Gifford’s Rochester Health Center.
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The Snelling Center for Government celebrated the graduation of the following students of the Vermont Leadership Institute at ceremonies at Basin Harbor in Vergennes in early June:
The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services, recognized hospice nurse Richard Marantz and executive assistant Sharon Cseh as clinical and nonclinical employees of the quarter, respectively.
Ayeshah Raftery of Colchester and Charlie Dayton of Burlington have joined the donor relations team at United Way of Northwest Vermont.
Larry Bissonnette of Williston and Jarvis Green of White River Junction have been named winners of the 2022 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, the state's highest honor bestowed on an artist.
Sarah Kearns of Middlebury has been selected as the 2022 State Star of the Vermont Small Business Development Center. The award, bestowed annually and recognized nationally, celebrates a member of the organization’s team for exceptional commitment to small business success.
Jim Szabo and Alyssa Stewart took home top honors at the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 65th annual meeting held at Off the Rails in Ludlow in late July.
Sideeq Heard, an emerging multihyphenate theater artist with national and international experience, has been named the inaugural associate artistic director at JAG Productions, a Vermont- and New York City-based theater company centering on Black and Black queer storytelling.
Nikol Ware has been promoted from assistant branch manager to branch relationship manager at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s two branches in Randolph. In her new role, she leads teams of banking professionals to provide solutions and guidance to help individuals, families and businesses in the community meet their financial goals.
Zach Seibold has joined Norwich University's School of Architecture + Art as assistant professor of architecture.
Jon Jamieson, a 28-year veteran of the financial industry, has joined the Burlington-based life insurance company Bluestone as director of community engagement. An entrepreneur and community leader, Jamieson ran and grew a multigenerational insurance business in Vermont’s Mad River Valley and has played an active role in the community for over 20 years.
Vijay Nazareth, founder and executive director of Skills for Life and founder and CEO at Exeter Capital Company, both in Frederick, Maryland, has been named executive director of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition in Middlebury, an organization that assists farmers in implementing innovative agricultural practices that enhance water quality, soil health, cli