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C2 (Competitive Computing), a Colchester-based internet business and enterprise infrastructure consulting firm, announced that Alexandra Garbeck, Sr. Business Analyst, has received her Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification. The CBAP designation is a professional certification for individuals with extensive business analysis experience.

KSV, a marketing communications firm, welcomes Dan Hoene to its Burlington office as video content producer.

Cathleen Brouillette of Barre has earned the distinction of Associate Professional in Insurance Regulation (APIR) from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). She works as an examiner in the Captives Insurance Division of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation.

Vermont Public Radio has announced that reporter Peter Hirschfeld will join the station's capital bureau beginning next month, covering state government and the Vermont Legislature.

Timbers Restaurant at Sugarbush Resort recently hosted its annual Taste of Timbers, where guests were invited to sample items from the new winter menu created by newly appointed head chef Todd Dibkey.

The board of directors of Renewable Energy Vermont has elected Thomas Hughes to serve as the new chair. Hughes is the CEO of Sunward Systems, a solar hot water equipment distributor located in Shelburne.

Kerrin Jeromin has been named the winner of Lyndon State College’s 2013 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. The award highlights graduates who have completed their degree within the past 10 years and have distinguished themselves professionally in their field of study. Jeromin received her award during the College’s annual scholarship awards ceremony held October 24.

Joe Burkhard, CIC of Winooski Insurance Agency, Inc. was recently recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), a leading national insurance professional organization.

DuBois & King consulting engineers announce that Nelson Lyford Jr., EI, has joined the firm as a Project Engineer in the Site and Land Development Division and will focus on site development work for wireless telecommunication and land development projects. Nelson lives in Montpelier and works out of the firm’s South Burlington office.

The Knights of Columbus Hall located at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall in Waterbury, VT, recently presented Don Sutton, a champion of the South Hero based charity Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, a donation check of twenty five thousand dollars.

Stephen Klein, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Vermont Joint Fiscal Office, will be honored with the Steven D. Gold Award Dec. 6th during the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Fall Forum in Washington, D.C.

Elizia Meskill, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, has joined Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs as an Associate Accountant with 20 years of bookkeeping and tax preparation experience, as well as four years with a national nonprofit organization.