After graduating from college and realizing that a career in teaching wasn’t what he expected, Berrini turned to Westaff, in Burlington, VT, for work. He was placed in a variety of temporary assignments, and recently bridged to a permanent job at Burton—a worldwide manufacturer of snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessories.
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Launa is an experienced Estate and Elder Law Attorney who has practiced in Rhode Island and Vermont after graduating cum laude from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2010. She is a member of the Financial Abuse Specialists Team (“FAST”), the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”), and the NAELA Journal Editorial Board.
Jean-Marie Clark has been appointed dean of the Vermont Tech Williston campus, and Maureen Hebert is the new associate dean of Continuing Education and Workforce Development. Clark, of Bakersfield, has worked at Vermont Tech since 2004. She first joined the school as coordinator of student activities and later served as the associate dean of the Williston campus.
Nearly a year and a half after being diagnosed with chronic Lyme Disease, Craftsbury, Vermont textile artist Ceci Leibovitz has launched a jewelry collection utilizing local historical materials and her own hand embroideries. Leibovitz is already gaining attention for her work; she has been accepted into Vermont Hand Crafters, the oldest and largest juried craft organization in the state.
Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) is pleased to introduce Mark Butterfield as the latest addition to the NCIC staff. Mark will fill the role of Business Resource Manager, serving as the primary lending agent for the organization. Mark brings with him 25 years of commercial lending and economic development experience.
Environments for Health (E4H), an architecture firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, is adding staff at each of its locations throughout the country. Having formed in 2016 through the merger of three firms- MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health, Ascension Group Architects, and daSilva Architects—E4H now has offices in Dallas, New York, Boston, Maine and Vermont.
Lund’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the recent election of its new board president and five new members to the Board of Trustees. Paulette Thabault of South Burlington was elected as President. Paulette has served on Lund’s board for the past nine years and has chaired Lund’s Strategic Planning and Governance Committees.
Richard E Barnes of the AR Sandri Company has been recognized by Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin for his long-term service to the state of Vermont as a member of the state's Petroleum Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee. Barnes, who also chairs the Vermont Petroleum Association's Executive Committee, retired last month from A.R.
Longtime Vermont sportswriter Garry Harrington first climbed Mount Mansfield, the Vermont state highpoint, in 1978 as a freshman at St. Michael’s College in Colchester. It would spark a passion that was reignited more than 20 years later when he suddenly lost his job as the sports editor of the Keene (NH) Sentinel.
The City of St Albans is pleased to announce that David Southwick has been hired to the position of Planning & Permitting Administrator. His first day on the job was Monday, September 12. David is a St Albans resident with a master of arts degree from the University of Denver and a doctorate in education from Syracuse University.
Daniel J Rodliff, CIC, CPIA, LUTCF, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Vermont Insurance Agents Association at its annual meeting on September 8th. He started his career at Liberty Mutual Insurance and joined NFP P&C (formerly Poulos Insurance) in 2007.
Penny Bishop, EdD, associate dean of the University of Vermont (UVM), College of Education and Social Services, Burlington, is the recipient of the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) John H Lounsbury Award for Distinguished Service in Middle Level Education.