Attorney Zachary Heier and senior financial professional Bobbi Kilburn have joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin. Heier will work out of the firm's Burlington office and Kilburn will be based in DRM's Brattleboro office.
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The Vermont Captive Insurance Association, the largest captive insurance trade association in the world, has appointed Ian Davis as its next president. Davis joins the association from M&T Bank, where he had served as senior vice president of captive insurance.
Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region has announced the promotion of Christopher Chadwick from director of behavioral health and medication-assisted treatment services to chief operating officer.
The Community College of Vermont has appointed Associate Academic Dean Candace Lewis as the school's next dean of academic affairs. She succeeds Debby Stewart, who retired in June after 31 years at the college.
Capstone Community Action has tapped the organization's chief of programs and advancement, Alison Calderara, to serve as its next executive director. She succeeds Sue Minter, who stepped down in December 2024 after leading the agency for six years.
State Reps. Edye Graning and Monique Priestley have been selected to participate in an immersive five-day leadership-development program by the Council of State Governments, a nonpartisan organization that serves as a resource for state leaders in all 50 states and the six U.S. territories.
The United Way of Northwest Vermont, a local independent nonprofit serving Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties, has elected two new officers and four new members to its board of directors.
Casella Waste Systems announced that Chairman and CEO John W. Casella will transition to executive chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2026. President Edmond R. “Ned” Coletta will succeed Casella as CEO and join the board as a Class II director on the same date.
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors has elected attorney Spencer Knapp (pictured) as chair and appointed Amanda Knox Hoffman, Peter Miller, Marc Scorca and Dr. Prospero Gogo as new members.
Robert Paolini, executive director of the Vermont Bar Association, has announced his intention to retire from the organization later this year.
The Academy of American Poets has named Bianca Stone, Vermont’s current poet laureate, as a 2025 Poet Laureate Fellow. The honor carries a $50,000 award.
Vermont Studio Center and the American Literary Translators Association have named Mira Rosenthal and Suneela Mubayi as recipients of the 2026 ALTA Fellowships at VSC.