Nancy Heydinger, founder and former executive director of Girls on the Run Vermont, a statewide youth-development program for girls in third through eighth grades, has been appointed program manager of the Edge of Leadership program at High 5 Adventure Learning Center in Brattleboro.
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Scott Caulfield, director of strength and conditioning and adjunct instructor in the health and human performance department at Norwich University, has been named president of the board of directors at the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation.
The accounting consulting firm Kittell, Branagan & Sargent has promoted staff accountants Kayleigh Clough and Alex Matthey to senior accountant positions. Both joined KBS in 2021 and are currently studying for the CPA exam.
Howard Center recently honored more than 120 employees who have marked five or more years of service with the organization.
Neagley & Chase Construction, one of northern New England's leading commercial construction firms, has announced the promotions of Andrew Chrusciel, Kyle Curry and Dylan Magoon from assistant project manager roles to project managers.
The Most Rev. John Joseph McDermott, diocesan administrator at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington since 2023, was installed as the 11th bishop of Burlington July 15 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Berkshire Bank has promoted Senior Vice President Rob Nichols, a senior leader with more than 30 years in commercial banking, to managing director of business banking.
Kristin Hubert, former superintendent of the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union, has been appointed director of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp.'s GEAR UP outreach program. She succeeds Dianne Griggs, who retired.
Tracy Sicbaldi, former vice president of commercial and institutional banking at PeoplesBank in Holyoke, Massachusetts, has joined Berkshire Bank as senior vice president of government and municipal sales officer.
National Life Group has been named on the 2024 Ward’s 50, an annual list of the country’s 50 top life and health insurance performers based on financial health.
Krista Gay, former attorney at the New York City law firm Perkins Coie, has joined the labor and employment division at the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin. She will be based out of DRM's Brattleboro office.
Jonathan Leighton, former retail banker at TD Bank in Shelburne, has been appointed branch manager at the Union Bank of Vermont and New Hampshire's Shelburne Village location at 5068 Shelburne Road. Leighton is a graduate of Vermont State University, where he studied health science. He is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success.