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Janna Osman, MEd, Vice President for Advanced Learning at the Stern Center for Language and Learning, was part of a Vermont delegation at the World Positive Education Accelerator: 2nd Festival of Positive Education and Appreciative Inquiry Summit in Fort Worth, TX.

Don Sinex is spearheading the largest development the Burlington has ever seen and bringing jobs, more parking, office workers, new retail, much needed services and entertainment to the downtown.

Aside from creating new economic opportunities with the CityPlace redevelopment project for Burlington, Don have been sharing his good fortune with many of our communities’ non-profits.

Encore Renewable Energy is pleased to announce the hiring of Sonia Johnson as Project Manager. Sonia has spent the majority of her career in project management focused on processes including solar data management and the manufacturing of industrial power generators. Her most recent role was with Draker Corporation, a VT-based solar monitoring company, Draker Corporation.

The Very Rev David Cray, SSE, a Boston native and 1968 Saint Michael’s College graduate who has ministered in Canada, Europe and the American South until coming to Vermont in 2003 to be pastor at Catholic parishes in Hinesburg and Charlotte, VT, was elected July 12 to be the new Superior General of The Society of Saint Edmund, founding religious order of Saint Michael’s.

Sena Meilleur, Principal of OneDigital Health and Benefits has recently graduated from The New England College of Business (NECB) MBA program. NECB was founded in Boston in 1909 by the New England banking industry, and in 2016 was awarded the Best Online program for their MBA program from US News & World Report.

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos was sworn in today as the President of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), at their summer conference in Philadelphia. NASS is the nation's oldest, non-partisan professional organization for state officials. Condos will serve the one year-term ending July 2019.

Today the Vermont Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) made appointments to four of the five public seats on the Vermont System Planning Committee. The VSPC was established in 2007 to improve coordination among Vermont’s utilities in the transmission planning process, and to consider both transmission and nontransmission alternatives to meet the state’s needs.

Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has announced the selection of Sara Gosselin, RT (R) (M) (CT) ARRT as Employee of the Month for June, 2018. Gosselin serves as MAHHC Radiology Supervisor.

Champlain College Online, a leader in career-focused adult higher education, today announced the appointment of Dr Johnna Herrick-Phelps to its academic leadership team.

Bethel, Vermont-based advanced manufacturing company GW Plastics is proud to announce the recent promotions of three executive team members. Cathy Tempesta has been promoted to Vice President of Human Resources.

TruexCullins is pleased to announce the addition of four new staff to the firm: Zachary Ray, Assoc. AIA; Jeremy Jorgenson; Mariah Robin; and Petrea Sweeny.

gbA Architecture & Planning is pleased to announce that two new team members have joined our architectural design and planning studio. Chris Balzano has recently moved to Vermont after spending 18 years working in architecture studios in Arizona and California.