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Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBVT), the parent company of Merchants Bank, announced that Thomas Meshako has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective November 10, 2014. Mr. Meshako comes to the Company from Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) where he has served as the Director of Finance for three years. Prior to joining Brookline, Mr.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announced Frederick R. Harrison has been hired as Program Director for the BMH Center for Wound Healing.

Rice Memorial High School announces the addition of Lisa Cunningham as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Cunningham comes to Rice with experience as an accountant and auditor. She earned a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Lisa will oversee Rice's finances, namely, tuition, budgeting, and financial aid.

Perrigo Company PLC, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, has promoted Seth Berghorst to HR Manager to manage the Perrigo Vermont Human Resources staff.

Perrigo Company PLC, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, has hired Tim Fitzpatrick as packaging manager to work with the infant formula powder lines at the company’s Vermont facility.

Two leading statewide associations representing Vermont’s Designated and Specialized Service Agencies have formed a partnership to better serve Vermonters affected by developmental disabilities, mental health conditions and substance use disorders.

HowardCenter First Call Director, Charlotte McCorkel, is one of 25 participants chosen nationwide to participate in the National Council for Behavioral Health’s 2014-2015 Addressing Health Disparities Leadership Program.

The Burlington law firm of Shoup Evers & Green has announced that all of its lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Tina Shoup was recognized for medical malpractice, John Evers for trial practice and Michael Green for workers’ compensation and personal injury.

Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, has announced the hire of several key staff members in the engineering, sales, accounting, human resources, and production departments.

The members of Housing Vermont have elected Molly Lambert to fill a vacant seat on its Board of Directors. Ms. Lambert is currently a principal in Lambert Mediation and Consulting. From 2010 to 2013, she was appointed by President Obama to be USDA Rural Development State Director for Vermont and New Hampshire.

Girls on the Run Vermont is pleased to announce that Rachel Desautels has joined the organization as the new Northern Vermont Program Coordinator.

Gary S. Thulander, president and general manager of the Woodstock Inn & Resort, announced the appointment of Lerome Campbell as new pastry chef at the venerated resort’s dining venues, in particular, the Red Rooster restaurant.