TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has promoted Jessica T. Brookes to Assistant Vice President, Store Manager II of the location at 215 Main St. in Brattleboro, Vt. She is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, managing personnel and overseeing the day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout the area.
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“Tech & Learning Magazine”, the leading publication in the education technology market, has named Mindplay’s Teacher Companion product as a recipient of the Tech & Learning Award of Excellence in the category of New Products. The Teacher Companion is co-authored by Dr. Nancy Mather, professor at the University of Arizona’s College of Education, Dr.
The Vermont Educational Opportunity Programs (VEOP) recently awarded Tony Blueter, director of Upward Bound at Johnson State College, with the Jack Anderson Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes professionals who have demonstrated years of dedicated service to TRIO and similar educational opportunity programs (EOP) and have served as mentors for other TRIO and EOP professionals.
Rutland Regional Medical Center, the second-largest healthcare facility in Vermont, has announced that Gerianne Smart has been named the Manager of Marketing and Public Relations. Smart brings extensive experience and expertise in marketing and public relations, as well as strategic planning, process improvement and collaboration.
University of Vermont (UVM) College of Medicine Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Russell Tracy, Ph.D., was awarded the Distinguished Scientist designation by the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) during the Opening Session at the AHA 2015 Scientific Sessions in November 2015 in Orlando, Fla.
Lyndon State College President Joe Bertolino has been appointed to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Board of Directors for a three-year term. The appointment took place at the association’s annual meeting on October 27, 2015.
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, two local businesses organized fundraising activities for the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Oncology Department and Comprehensive Breast Care Program.
Brian Godfrey of Waterbury, a 2003 alumnus of Johnson State College, has been named one of the top physical education teachers in the nation by SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Educators) America, the country’s largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals.
Sterling College has named Margo Baldwin to its Board of Trustees.
The Vermont Commission on Women welcomes Hannah Elle Myers of Norwich as Executive Staff Assistant. Myers spent several years as Staff Attorney serving clients in the Northeast Kingdom for Have Justice – Will Travel (HJWT), a Vermont non-profit providing holistic pro-bono representation to low-income victims of domestic and sexual violence.
The Vermont Historical Society has hired Kristin Dodge as the Development Officer to enhance fundraising for preserving, exhibiting, and sharing Vermont’s historical artifacts and documents.
Andrew J. Kestner has joined the law firm Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP as an associate in the Burlington office, working primarily in the area of family law and probate litigation. He also handles family law appeals and professional responsibility matters.