Community National Bank has promoted Melissa Tinker to assistant human resources officer and training coordinator. Tinker began her career in banking in 2002. She has worked as a deposit services representative, teller, finance assistant, financial services coordinator, and shareholder services and human resources coordinator.
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Erin Evarts, former executive director at the Lyric Theatre Co., has been appointed director of development at the Burlington-based educational and social service organization Mercy Connections.
University of Vermont Medical Center has elected retired insurance executive Scott Boardman and veteran clinical leader and educator Dr. Donald Mathews to its 20-member volunteer board of trustees.
Seventh Generation, a leader in plant-based household cleaning products, has appointed Kathleen O’Brien as CEO. She joins Seventh Generation from the beauty products and naturopathic medicines firm Weleda, where she served as North America CEO.
The Vermont Business Roundtable, a statewide CEO-led public affairs organization, has elected new officers and members for 2025.
Cadet Command Sgt. Maj. Thoren Berg, a senior at Norwich University, has been named recipient of a national leadership award and $1,000 scholarship by the Association of Military Colleges & Schools of the United States. He was chosen for this honor based on his exceptional character, service, academic achievements and athletic performance.
Katie Keidel, former development officer at Vermont Family Network, has been named development manager at Girls on the Run Vermont, a nonprofit organization designed to enhance the social, emotional and physical skills of third- to eighth-grade girls.
Keidel, the mother of an elementary school-age child, brings to her new role a strong background in both education and development.
Laurie Beyranevand, director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School, has been named the institution's inaugural Pescosolido Professor of Food and Agricultural Law and Policy.
Laura Bowe, a real estate professional with more than 30 years' experience in sales and marketing, has joined Polli Properties, an independent brokerage in Williston.
Bill Belcher, former president and executive director at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming, has been appointed chief of advancement at Vermont Studio Center, a Johnson-based nonprofit organization that hosts the largest fine arts and writing residency program in the country.
Cultivate, a Vermont-based, woman-owned public relations agency specializing in media relations, social media and influencer partnerships, has hired Anna Browdy as social impact and communications associate.
Heather Ross, director and shareholder at Sheehey, Furlong & Behm, and Alex Halpern, president at Freeman French Freeman, have been elected chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Lake Champlain Chamber Board of Directors. The chamber also announced that Mimi Buttenheim, Erin Evarts, Hans van Wees and Andrew Way have joined the board.