Passumpsic Bank has appointed Renee Powers as branch manager of its Lyndonville and Island Pond offices. A bank employee since 2005, Powers previously served as assistant vice president and branch manager at Passumpsic's Littleton and Whitefield locations.
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Manchester Business Association has appointed Valeria Ryan, a veteran of Vermont's hospitality, nonprofit, corporate and resort sectors, as its new events manager.
Burke Mountain Resort has hired hotel industry veteran Dennis Barquinero as general manager of the Burke Mountain Hotel.
Gravel & Shea recently welcomed attorney Chris M. Bohórquez, legal associate Lachlan Tyler and administrative assistant Victoria Welsh to the Burlington law firm.
Dr. Anthony Williams, a primary care physician at Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre, has been named Community Partner of the Year by Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, a not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Association committed to providing high-quality, medically necessary home health and hospice care.
Norwich University graduate Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command since December 2022, has been nominated to serve as vice chief of staff of the Air Force.
Rick Vincent, executive vice president for finance and chief financial officer at the University of Vermont Health Network, was named among the "189 hospital and health system CFOs to know" for 2025 by Becker’s Hospital Review.
Mary Nadon Scott, of Northfield, has been named one of eight Community Champions by the National Organization for Rare Disorders, a national nonprofit organization committed to identifying, treating and curing rare diseases.
Norwich Technologies, a leading clean technology company in the Northeast, has announced the hiring of Jennifer Walker, Rachael Chicoine (pictured), Paul Laferriere and Chase Von Tersch.
The Vermont Arts Council, a state agency and independent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the arts and creativity in Vermont, welcomed four new trustees and elected new officers at its annual board meeting in June.
Paul Sanford, retired executive vice president of operations at the Connecticut-based global health company The Cigna Group, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Vermont Professionals of Color Network, bringing the organization's total board membership to five.
Dan Phelan, general manager of the Windjammer Restaurant and Upper Deck Pub in South Burlington, has purchased Palmer Lane Maple, the iconic Jericho maple creemee stand, from Paul and Colleen Palmer.