NBT Bank President of New England Matt Durkee announced that Financial Consultant Sean Grattan has been promoted to vice president. He is a member of NBT’s Wealth Management team and is located at the bank’s Vermont Regional Headquarters at 150 Bank Street in Burlington.
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The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) has announced two key management changes. Long-time Chief Operating Officer (COO) Steve Greenfield will retire at the end of 2016 and current Director of Operations, Cassie Polhemus, will assume the COO position.
Paul Frank + Collins directors S Crocker Bennett, II, Robert G Cain, Mark G Hall, John T Sartore, Stephen J Soule, Kerin E Stackpole, and of counsel Allen D Webster have been recognized as seven of New England’s top attorneys in the 2016 issue of New England Super Lawyers.
Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI) has named Suzanne E. Kecmer vice president of business development, responsible for the leadership of NUARI’s expanding business opportunities and driving revenue, as well as its business strategy and corporate development.
Ed Townley, Chief Executive Officer of Agri-Mark, the Northeast dairy farm co-operative is pleased to announce two senior staff hires to fill vacancies created by his promotion. Matt Hendricks has replaced Townley as Chief Financial Officer. Hendricks, was previously employed by Dean Foods Company for 10 years and started his career with the Ocean Spray Cranberry cooperative.
The Chittenden County Opioid Alliance (CCOA) announced today that Samuel Francis-Fath has been hired as data manager. CCOA is a new collaborative partnership of local non-profit agencies, business leaders, community members, state government, the City of Burlington and the University of Vermont Medical Center.
Building Energy’s Co-Founder Nicholas Ponzio was awarded the Jim Grundy Award during the 2016 REV Conference on Friday, October 14th. Renewable Energy Vermont annually recognizes energy innovators and advocates at the Conference. The award’s namesake Jim Grundy was a founder of REV known for his integrity of spirit, kindness of soul and ingenuity in renewable energy technologies.
Southern Vermont College (SVC) President David R Evans has announced the appointment of Sharief Hashim as the College’s Interim Director of Athletics, as well as an expanded role for Ashley Hodges, SVC’s current Assistant Director of Athletics. Hashim has worked in many capacities since he arrived at SVC in 2013, most notably as the Athletics Liaison for Admissions and Admissions Counselor.
The Stern Center for Language and Learning has recently appointed three new board members – Tim Corley, Ann DeMarle, and Tim Neiley – to their Board of Directors during the Annual Board of Directors Meeting on October 5.
Achim Schwetlick, a former partner in the global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group, has joined National Life Group to head the company’s Business Innovation Group, President and CEO Mehran Assadi announced.
Comcast names Adwoa Dadzie Regional Vice President Of Human Resources for Western New England region
Comcast announced today that Adwoa Dadzie has been named Vice President of Human Resources for the company’s Western New England Region, which is headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, and includes over 300 communities in Connecticut, Vermont, Western Massachusetts, New York and Western New Hampshire.
Newly hired as assistant vice president for development and gift planning is Amy Palmer-Ellis (Shelburne, Vt), formerly associate director of gift planning at Williams College. Prior to her career in development, Amy was an attorney in Boston and in Bennington, focusing her practice on trust and estate, real estate and charitable institution law.