Kittell, Branagan & Sargent, a full-service accounting and advisory firm in St Albans, announced the promotions of Robin Barnett, to shareholder, and Timothy Streeter and William Keyser, to principal, effective Jan 1.
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David Younce, former superintendent of Mill River Unified School District, will be joining the public-health firm AM LLC as senior vice president of K-12 Partnerships.
Two students with ties to Vermont have been awarded 2022 Graeme Clark Scholarships by Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions.
Ben Battles, former solicitor general for the state of Vermont, has joined the law firm Pollock Cohen as senior counsel. An experienced litigator, Battles will focus on appeals and public impact litigation, dividing his time between New York City and the firm's new Burlington, VT, office.
Vermont Public Radio has hired journalist Grace Benninghoff as local host of "All Things Considered," the afternoon news magazine program from NPR. She will start on the air in March.
Vermont Captive Insurance Association, the largest captive membership association in the world, has chosen Kevin Mead as its next president, effective Feb 22. He will succeed Richard Smith, who successfully led the organization for 12 years.
The board of directors for Lund announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Patricia Coates will step down as leader of the organization in June.
David Kotz, the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor in Computer Science at Dartmouth College, has been named the school's provost, the institution’s chief academic and fiscal officer, President Philip J Hanlon announced. Kotz had served as interim provost since July 2021.
Hubbardton Forge, a luxury lighting manufacturer in Castleton, announced the following staff hires and promotions at the company:
Shires Young Professionals, an organization dedicated to empowering and developing young workers in southern Vermont, has made three new appointments to its advisory board and announced that the agency has become a nonprofit corporation.
The Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People With Disabilities recently presented its annual Spirit of the ADA awards to 14 state businesses and agencies whose employment practices reflect the spirit of the federal Americans With Disabilities Act. Winning employers and their representatives are:
Registered dietician Anne Hutchinson began work in January at Gifford's Kingwood Health Center in Randolph, where she will be charged with helping patients reach their nutrition goals through support and education.