Veteran human resources professionals Dan Lyons and Susan Loynd have joined the total rewards team at The Richards Group, an independent insurance, employee-benefits and financial-services firm based in Brattleboro.
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The Vermont Small Business Development Center has named Marketing and Communications Specialist Phyllis K. Ershowsky as the organization’s 2024 State Star.
Colin Hilliard, former deputy director of the Burlington Business Association, has been appointed director of advocacy and outreach at AARP Vermont. He brings to his new role years of experience in local advocacy efforts, specifically on housing, zoning and public-safety issues as well as in digital and field organizing.
Donna Carpenter, owner of Burton Snowboards, one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of products for snowboarding and the outdoors, will be honored as 2024 Person of the Year by the Vermont Council on World Affairs at the organization's International Day of Peace Summit Sept. 25 in Burlington.
Diane McCarthy and Mark Melendy, shareholders at Sheehey Furlong & Behm in Burlington, have earned the distinction of Lawyer of the Year for 2025 by Best Lawyers, a peer-reviewed guide to the legal profession.
Vermont Chamber of Commerce President Amy Spear has earned the IOM credential from the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management. This certification highlights her completion of 96 credit hours in nonprofit management, further enhancing her leadership at the chamber.
Vermont Law and Graduate School has announced the appointment of nationally recognized public policy expert Stephen Pimpare to director of its newly launched Master of Public Policy program. He will also teach various courses on public policy.
Gail Newman, vice president of risk management at Bright Horizons, and Joe Carter (pictured), vice president of business development and UE experience at United Educators, have been reelected to the board of directors of the the Vermont Captive Insurance Association and appointed chair and vice chair, respectively, for the 2024-25 term.
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services, southeastern Vermont’s nonprofit community mental-health agency, has appointed Kristin Reifenrath as director of its Division of Children, Youth and Family Services.
Will Harrison, former financial adviser at Marblestone Wealth, is now a financial adviser at Rock Point Advisors in Burlington. He brings 15 years of investment, retirement, insurance and estate planning experience to his new position.
The Bank of Bennington has promoted Customer Service Representative Niki Rhoades to branch manager of its Rutland office.
“We are thrilled to have Niki step into this leadership position,” said President and CEO Jim Brown. “Her experience and passion for community banking make her the ideal person to lead our Rutland branch.”
Charlie Ansley, former senior associate for contracts at Capital One, has joined Stowe Electric Department as a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy Innovator fellow.