The Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Vermont has appointed Cara Feldman-Hunt to director, succeeding Dr. Jon Porter, who is retiring. Feldman-Hunt has served as associate director at the center since it was established in 2022 by the San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation.
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Derek Karner, former financial adviser at Huntley Financial Services in Ludlow, has taken a similar position at Diamond Point Wealth Partners, based in Needham Heights, Massachusetts.
Karen Vincent, former senior talent acquisition consultant at National Life Group, has been hired as director of human resources at Wake Robin, a life plan retirement community in Shelburne.
Passumpsic Bank has announced the promotion of Commercial Loan Administrator Camden Beck to assistant vice president.
Kurt White, vice president of community partnerships and communications at Brattleboro Retreat, has been named president-elect at the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy. White is believed to be the first person from Vermont to earn this distinction.
Colleen Casamira, former senior marketing and communications manager at Reos Partners, has joined the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board as director of communications.
Natalie Dreyer, former director of curriculum and collaborative learning at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, has been appointed executive director at Next Stage Arts in Putney, beginning in September.
Burlington Young Professionals, a program of the Lake Champlain Chamber, has named Kelsey VonDerLinn as new chair of its advisory board. She succeeds Sophie Owen Jankowski, who will remain on the board.
Joseph B. Bator, former regional vice president at TD Bank, has been appointed president and CEO of Northfield Savings Bank, effective Sept. 1. Bator will also be elected to the boards of Northfield Mutual Holding Co. and NSB. He is succeeding Thomas S. Leavitt, who is retiring in September following 11 years leading the company.
Attorneys David Carpenter and Jeremy Grant have joined Downs Rachlin Martin, a northern New England law firm, as of counsel. Carpenter will focus on energy and environmental law, while Grant will specialize in labor and employment law. Both will be based at DRM's Burlington office.
Shalini Stansberry, former vice president of marketing for Kinder Snacking at Ferrero, has been named chief marketing officer at Seventh Generation, a leader in plant-based household cleaning products.
ECFiber, the internet service provider created in 2008 to address the lack of broadband in rural areas of Vermont, has announced that its new operator, the Vermont ISP Operating Co., has hired Gopi Sundaram as CEO.