Two Vermont Law School graduates have joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. Attorney J. Zaw Win has joined the Business Law Practice Group and will focus on serving the captive insurance industry. Attorney Joshua D. Leckey has joined the Energy and Telecommunications Group. Both will be based in DRM’s Burlington office.
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Granite State Development Corporation (“GSDC”) announced that Ethan Swain has joined the firm as Vice President responsible for developing and managing lending partnerships and business relationships in Vermont. Ethan comes with a broad range of industry experience and as a Vermont native, he is passionate about the communities and local economy where he lives and works.
The Valley Business Journal concluded its annual “Best of the Best” Reader’s Choice Awards, with Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center’s (MAHHC) Maggie Moore, winning the most votes in the category of “Best Nurse” in the Upper Valley region of Vermont/New Hampshire.
William Cruse has joined Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs as an Associate Accountant. William graduated from Champlain College with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting where he acted as the Director of Finance for the Champlain student government and Vice President of the Rugby team. He is a member of the Vermont Society of CPAs and is preparing for the CPA exam.
HowardCenter’s Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of Bob Bick as Executive Director, effective January 1, 2015. Bick has been the Director of HowardCenter’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services since1994—when an organization that he led for 10 years merged with two others to form the current-day HowardCenter.
The International Women’s Forum (IWF) has named Jan Blomstrann and eight other outstanding women leaders from around the world as “Women Who Make a Difference.” During the IWF 2014 World Leadership Conference on October 31, the organization paid tribute to the contributions that awardees have made toward improving society, inspiring others, and building better leadership in the world.
Faces & Places/Vermont& Italy is the title of Jeneane Lunn’s exhibit in the Central Vermont Medical Center lobby gallery.
Over 5,500 employees across the globe volunteered on Stantec in the Community Day, including VT teams at Local Motion and Our Lady of Providence
John Davis, a Certified Public Accountant and resident of South Burlington, has been tapped by Gov. Peter Shumlin as the newest member of the Vermont Economic Progress Council. The Council is an 11 member board that authorizes job creation incentives and oversees the Tax Increment Financing District program and the Windham County Economic Development Program.
Toby Sadkin, MD, a family medicine physician practicing in St. Albans, is the recipient of the 2014 Physician Executive of the Year Award from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), a national association for medical practice executives and leaders.
Jvillage Network, a provider of synagogue websites and online membership solutions for Jewish communities, has hired Geoffrey Pizzutillo as lead web designer and developer.
The Brattleboro Retreat will present the hospital’s 2014 Anna Marsh Award to Vermont State Representative Bill Lippert of Hinesburg at the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus event to be held on Saturday, November 1 at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro.