Audubon Vermont has welcomed Rebecca Sameroff to their board of directors. Audubon Vermont is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect birds, wildlife and their habitat through engaging people of all ages in education, conservation, stewardship and action.
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Cindy Turcot, Chief Operating Officer of Gardener's Supply Company located in Burlington, Vermont, has been elected to serve as Chair of The ESOP Association. The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership.
Vermont's top two youth volunteers of 2015, Alexina Federhen, 18, of Bennington and Abigail Jacunski, 13, of Colchester, were honored in the nation’s capital recently for their outstanding volunteer service during the 20th annual presentation of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
Dody Fraher-Ruland, Residential and Retail Loan Manager of Merchants Bank announces the promotion of Debra McDurfee to Residential and Retail Lending Associate. McDurfee has eighteen years of banking experience, with eleven years as a Personal Banking Lender for Merchants Bank. She is an active volunteer in her community and assists at Hope Lodge in her spare time.
ANEW Place has announced the addition of Michelle Omo, who has recently joined our team as Development & Marketing Director. Michelle’s role is instrumental in building support for and raising awareness of the ANEW Place mission and its holistic 4-phase transitional programs for homeless adults. As a newer resident of Burlington’s Old North End, Michelle recently worked for 150 Cherry St.
As Vermont Smoke and Cure expands plant capacity to meet customer demand, the award-winning meat company has added four key members to its management team.
CEO Chris Bailey announced the following new vice presidents have recently come aboard:
Karen Ackerman, Sales
Cindy Hsiao, Marketing
Don Holly, Operations
Mark Davitt, Finance
Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Steve Gronlund of Shelburne, VT has joined VHFA as Human Resources Manager.
Steve comes to VHFA from Heartworks and Renaissance Schools where he worked for the past 15 years, most recently as the Human Resources and Business Manager.
On Saturday, May 9, 2015, Dr. James N. Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system, will be among the ninety honorees who will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations-NECO. The list of honorees will include: Talk Show Host Meredith Vieira, New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera, U.S.
Myra Peffer, Executive Director and Susanne Engels, President of the Board of Directors of Wonderfeet Kids Museum cut the ribbon at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the Grand Opening of Wonderfeet Kids Museum. The museum is located at 11 Center St. in downtown Rutland.
Vermont Tech has announced that a team comprised of Alyshia Jones from Randolph, VT, David Cacciamani from Hyde Park, VT and William A. Moore IV of Milton, VT placed first in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Structural Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Student Design Competition.
The Burlington Business Association (BBA) has appointed Richard Deane of TruexCullins Architecture as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Richard Deane officially took over the seat of Chair last month at the BBA’s 37th annual dinner celebration with the ceremonial handing over of the gavel by retiring Chair, Tom Brassard.
The Vermont National Guard announced that General Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau spent Saturday May 2, 2015 with the soldiers and airmen of the Vermont National Guard.
The Vermont Army National Guard received General Grass at and his official party at the 158th Fighter Wing recently.