Union Mutual Insurance Co. in Montpelier has announced the promotions of Alexis Burrall and Schuyler Ryan to its executive leadership team.
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Alison Sherman, an attorney at Downs Rachlin Martin law firm in Burlington, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel for the state of Vermont. ACTEC is the premier trust and estate planning fellowship in the United States.
Jill Mazza Olson, executive director at VNAs of Vermont, has been appointed as the health care representative to the new Vermont Workforce Development Board. She joins 26 other appointed board members that will advise the governor on state workforce policies.
Ian Quinn, former associate head swim coach at the University of North Carolina Asheville, has been named new head swim coach at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction.
The Upper Valley Business Alliance, a regional chamber of commerce based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, has welcomed five new members to its board of directors.
Jo-Ann Church has joined Ledyard National Bank as senior vice president and chief credit officer. She has more than 30 years' experience in banking, primarily in the New Hampshire market, and possesses extensive knowledge in all aspects of credit risk management.
Paul-Martin Gaboriault, personal lines underwriter at Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, has joined the Vermont Association of Insurance Professionals.
Ken Pidgeon, chairman of the board of directors at Engineers Construction Inc. in Williston, has been named 2025 Vermont Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers. He accepted the honor at the Engineers Week Banquet in South Burlington in late March.
Passumpsic Bank has announced the promotion of Ellen Stanley from Newport commercial banker to senior commercial banker. Stanley is a 42-year employee of the bank.
Mark Selig, former project executive at the construction and construction services company CAINBRO, has been hired as senior superintendent at DEW Construction.
Howard Center, the largest designated agency for mental health and developmental disability services in the state, has awarded Catherine Simonson Educational Advancement Scholarships to staff members Astin Altenburg, Marissa Ronick and Prem Bhattarai.
Valerie Stark, senior personal lines underwriter at Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, has been awarded a Dixie Watson Memorial Scholarship by the Vermont Association of Insurance Professionals. Watson was a co-founding member of VTAIP's predecessor, the Green Mountain Association of Insurance Women.