Patrick M. Tufts, former president and CEO at Granite United Way, has been appointed to the board of directors at Ledyard Financial Group, the holding company for Ledyard Bank.
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Wanda Audette, director of adoption and co-director of Project Family at Lund, will retire from her leadership role on Oct. 31 after more than three decades of service. She will continue supporting the nonprofit adoption agency in an advisory capacity through June 2026, helping guide a seamless leadership transition.
The Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region has announced the hiring of Caitlin Gates as the Real Rutland concierge coordinator. Concierges provide housing and career advice to individuals seeking to relocate to Rutland County to launch a business.
Dr. Helene M. Langevin, former director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, will join the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Vermont in early 2026 to shape the center’s mission-driven research efforts.
Daniel Franklin, of Crafsbury, executive director at the Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, has been accepted into the 2025-26 class of the Obama Foundation Leaders USA program.
Attorney Janice Ward, former first vice president and trust officer at Greenfield Savings Bank in Massachusetts, has been appointed senior vice president and head of fiduciary services at Berkshire Bank, a division of Beacon Bank & Trust.
Adam Bunting and Chris Yager, both of Williston, and Erin Regan (pictured), of Hinesburg, have accepted appointments to the Lund Board of Trustees. The agency provides adoption, clinical treatment and parent-child center services to families across the state.
The University of Vermont has named Dr. Richard L. Page, dean of the school's Larner College of Medicine, as its inaugural chief medical affairs officer. Officials said this new role will help the university strengthen its strategic and material responsiveness to its land-grant mission and the well-being of the state.
Vermont author Ethan Tapper’s bestselling book "How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World" has been named winner of the New England Book Award in nonfiction by the Northeast Independent Booksellers Association.
Brian Sullivan, an experienced leader in health care information technology for nearly three decades, has joined Howard Center in Burlington as director of information technology. He succeeds Bob Stetzel, who recently moved into the role of chief administrative officer.
National Life Group has named Ryland “Ry” Hudnall as its new general agent for South Carolina, strengthening its commitment to delivering trusted financial services across the region.
Jeff Teplitz, former regional retail lending specialist at Community Bank, has joined Union Bank's residential lending team as senior mortgage officer. He will be working from the bank’s Stowe location at 47 Park St.