John Mullett, former vice president and general manager at Vox Radio Group, has been named director of community relations at National Life Group.
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Manchester resident Kathy Fisher has joined the Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation Board of Directors, a 10-member governing body of volunteers who oversee all philanthropic efforts in support of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
Hillary Read, a branding and marketing consultant, has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Lyric Theatre Co. This award is presented annually to a volunteer who has gone above and beyond the call of duty and exemplifies the best of volunteerism.
Michelle Almarode, vice president of finance for Global Lee and international markets at Kontoor Brands, has joined the board of advisers at Healthy Living. Almarode brings to the board 20 years of experience in strategy development; business and financial planning; and integration and transformational programs.
Jim Petrilla, founding CEO of BioAgilytix Labs in Durham, North Carolina, has been named CEO and board director at Colchester-based Vernal Biosciences, a leader in mRNA and lipid nanoparticle development, manufacturing and analytics.
Ran Lahav, distinguished professor of philosophy at Vermont State University, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship that will support his academic work at West University of Timisoara in Romania next spring.
National Life Group has appointed financial services veteran Jeff Johansen as general agent for the newly established Salt Lake City agency, effective Nov. 1.
Ben Brooks, former residential mortgage specialist at Passumpsic Bank, has joined Community National Bank as a residential lender for Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties.
Brodie O’Brien, senior manager of integrated marketing at EnergyHub in Burlington, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the sustainable development of Vermont's economy.
Hotel Champlain in Burlington has announced two recent appointments to the hotel's food and beverage team: Kenzie Allen as executive chef and Israel Prado Rivas as food and beverage director.
The Bank of Bennington has promoted Heather Kinney to vice president of deposit operations and Elizabeth Buckley to vice president of human resources.
Kent Huntoon, a preschool teacher at Lund in South Burlington, heads a list of six early-childhood educators and advocates who were honored Oct. 29 by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children.