Experienced project manager John Gleason of Northfield, VT, has been named to the same role at WallGoldfinger in Randolph, VT. A native of Connecticut, Gleason earned his bachelor’s degree in resource development from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI, and later did continuing education in management at Bryant College in North Smithfield, RI.
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Jess Peck with RE/MAX North Professionals, has been awarded the Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) designation, the premier seller agency designation in the country. The SRS is conferred by the Real Estate Business Institute (REBI) and is an official credential of the National Association of REALTORS .
The Orton family, proprietors of The Vermont Country Store, announced today that the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Jim Hall has been promoted to president of the 70-year-old business.
RE/MAX North Professionals, The Gridley Group is proud to announce the addition of Rebecca A Colon to their team of professional real estate agents. Rebecca has been working towards becoming an Agent since working as manager in a Real Estate office for 10 years. There she was able to gain the experience and behind-the scene knowledge needed to successfully launch into her new career.
Dr Courtney Riley has joined Gifford’s Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine team in Randolph. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Biomolecular Science with University Honors from Clarkson University, Riley had initially planned a career in medical research.
On September 10, 2016, the Vermont Historical Society presented Jeff Kaufman with the Richard O Hathaway award for his film The State of Marriage. Pictured is Bill Lippert accepting the Richard O Hathaway Award on behalf of filmmaker Jeff Kaufman.
The Vermont Arts Council, in association with the Governor’s office, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Arts Awards. These awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding individual and organizational contributions to the arts. Awards are given to educators, artists, performers, advocates, administrators, volunteers, and scholars.
Amy Thornton, RN, has joined Gifford’s Menig Nursing Home as director of Nursing, bringing 24 years of experience in health care positions. Most recently she was administrative director of Patient Care Services & Behavioral Health at Franklin Hospital, and director of the Senior Services & Senior Psychiatric Unit at LRG Healthcare in Laconia NH.
Dennis Foulks is the winner of the July 2016 $1,000 Make Real Change Sweepstakes. Dennis is the first winner of this 6-month sweepstakes sponsored by Westaff’s parent company, the Mount Family Group, Ltd. (based in Williston, VT).
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) Podiatry Residency Program is pleased to welcome Marie “McCamie” DeArmon, doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM), and Jeffrey Pantano, DPM. Dr DeArmon earned her doctor of podiatric medicine from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, OH, in May 2016.
Jennifer Fels, RN, MSN, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s director of utilization management and clinical documentation improvement and the director of Bennington Blueprint for United Health Alliance, has been named to the Board of Examiners for the 2016 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Three Vermont CEOs recently graduated from the Babson Cohort of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, a national program created to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to education, capital, and business support services (completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program:) Francie Williams Caccavo of Olivia's Crouton Company, Doug Hartw