Dr. Ann Guillot, a retired pediatric nephrologist at the University of Vermont Children's Hospital, has been named recipient of the Henry Barnett Award by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States.
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Matthew Plasse, former senior vice president and group manager for commercial banking at M&T Bank, has been named regional president of the New England market at Community Bank.
State Rep. Jed Lipsky, I-Stowe, owner of Lipsky Logging and Land Clearing in Stowe, has been named one of two Loggers of the Year by the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast at the organization's 30th annual meeting May 9 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine.
Megan C. Sullivan, vice president of government affairs at the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, and Ian Davis, senior vice president of captive insurance at M&T Bank, have been elected to three-year terms on the Delta Dental Plan of Vermont Board of Trustees.
Christine Alvarez, former vice president and chief operating officer at Lakes Region Mental Health Center, has been named vice president of outpatient and residential services at Brattleboro Retreat.
Peter Wright, president and CEO at Northwestern Medical Center, has been elected to the board of governors at the American College of Healthcare Executives. The position is a three-year term and helps ACHE manage its operations and member services.
Vesta Bovair (pictured), former vice president of operations for global business services at Carrier in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and Donna Lasick, vice president and controller at National Life Group in Montpelier, have joined the board of directors at Elevate Youth Services.
Dawn Morgan (pictured), Fred Nelson, Karin Chamberlain and Paul Costello have been elected to the board of trustees of the Vermont Land Trust, a statewide nonprofit organization focused on land conservation in Vermont.
Award-winning journalist Austyn Gaffney has joined VTDigger and the University of Vermont’s Center for Community News through a new reporting and instructing partnership.
Jon Asselin, former chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Primary Care Health Partners, has been appointed controller at Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman.
Darn Tough Vermont has promoted Senior Director of Marketing Emily Corley to vice president of marketing. She becomes the first person at the company to hold that title.
Howard Center has appointed Laura Pearce and Matt MacNeil (pictured) as co-senior directors of client services operations, quality and compliance, and elevated Bob Stetzel to chief administrative officer. The changes are part of a leadership realignment aimed at supporting the agency’s strategic priorities, officials said.