Governor Peter Shumlin has appointed Kerry Secrest of Brattleboro to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW).
Commissioner Secrest is a leadership coach for individuals and organizations through Watershed Coaching, her Brattleboro-based firm focusing on executive coaching, women’s leadership, team coaching, and leadership training.
Vermont Law School has selected Carol Browner, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as the Fall 2014 Distinguished Environmental Law Scholar and keynote speaker at the fifth annual VLS Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship, that took place Oct. 3-4.
Paul Frank + Collins is pleased to announce the addition of Megan A. Sigur as an associate to work on the Insurance Services and Litigation teams. Her practice will focus on advising insurers with respect to their duties and obligations under insurance policies.
Vermont retailer Marc Sherman of Stowe Mercantile has joined the National Retail Federation’s Small Business Retail Council steering committee. As a member of the committee, Sherman will help shape the Council’s agenda and activities.
The Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties announced the appointment of three new members and elected new officers to the VNA Board of Directors at their Fall Annual Board Retreat.
The first woman to serve as President of the Vermont Association of Broadcasters and two legendary news reporters will be inducted into the VAB Hall of Fame later this year.
Secretary of State Jim Condos is pleased to recognize Tanya Marshall, Vermont State Archivist and Director of the Vermont State Archives & Records Administration at the Secretary of State’s Office, for her recent election as president of the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
Generator, Burlington's downtown maker space, welcomes Lars Hasselblad Torres as its new Executive Director.
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announced the hiring of Fred Landes, MD to the medical staff. He will provide care for patients in the BMH Center for Wound Healing and the hospital’s Emergency Department.
Mercy Connections has been nurturing self-sufficiency through education, mentoring, entrepreneurship and community since it was founded in 2001 by the Sisters of Mercy.
Ledyard National Bank is proud to announce that Kathy Underwood, Ledyard’s President and CEO, has been elected to the ICBA Securities Board of Directors for a three year term. ICBA Securities is the broker/dealer subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America that provides fixed-income investment services to the nation’s community banks.
The ribbon is cut at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting celebration for Slightly Off Center. Slightly off Center is located 146 West St., in downtown Rutland (across from the Post Office). Slightly Off Center is a cozy, intimate and inviting boutique selling women’s jewelry and home accessories. Gift made locally and from around the world.
