RJ Ziats, PGA teaching professional at Sugarbush Resort, has won the VT PGA Player of the Year award. The award is given to the player who accumulates the most points at PGA events through the summer. Ziats was also recently named the 2013 Vermont PGA Match Play Champion.
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Nancy Cain, of Against The Grain Gourmet in Brattleboro, won the Idea Prize in the Breakfast Category at the 6th Annual America’s Best Raisin Bread Competition. One of only two gluten free entries out of 36 finalists, her creation was a chocolate-covered breakfast bar sweetened by only fruit and honey.
Two local trial attorneys have started a new law firm, Maley and Maley, PLLC. Founded by partners John P. Maley and Christopher J. Maley, the father and son team will represent individuals who have been seriously injured or the families of those who have been killed due to negligence or medical malpractice. The firm is located at 30 Main Street, Suite 450 in Burlington, Vermont.
Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive Officer of SymQuest Group, is pleased to announce the hiring of new Collections Specialist Mariah E. Legault.
Win Smith, President of Sugarbush Resort, and Brian Shea and Cindy Carr, owners of Sugarbush Real Estate, are pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement to merge the resort owned firm, Graves Realty, with Sugarbush Real Estate effective November 15, 2013.
KSV, a marketing communications firm, is excited to welcome Art Director Alex Johnson to its Burlington, VT headquarters.
OpenTempo Inc., a premier provider of integrated workforce management software for healthcare based in Williston, Vermont, has welcomed three new members to its management team to support and accelerate strategic growth.
Jim Leddy, AARP State President, has been named as the 2013 winner of the AARP Andrus Award for Community Service in Vermont. The award is named for AARP founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, an educator and tireless advocate of community service and volunteerism. Andrus coined the motto, “To Serve, Not to be Served,” which remains part of the AARP credo to this day.
National Life Group has appointed Rick Cederberg as vice president and regional development officer.
Cederberg will work with National Life Group’s general agents to develop and enhance the company’s distribution among career agents, said Ruth Smith, executive vice president and head of the Protection Division.
Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) announced Paul Harrington, executive vice president, Vermont Medical Society, has been elected chair of the organization’s board of directors. Harrington has been involved with VITL since it was incorporated in 2005, having most recently served as board treasurer.
A new tradition was started at the Annual Burke Fall Festival when the Burke Area Chamber of Commerce awarded its first ever Citizen of the Year award to local resident, Joe Kasprzak. Chamber President, Tim Tierney surprised Kasprzak with the award in recognition of “30 years of exemplary dedication, volunteerism and support for the community of Burke, Vermont” as the plaque reads.
Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive Officer of SymQuest Group, is pleased to announce the hiring of new Network Support Engineer Shawn M. Allen.
Allen’s experience includes a Comp TIA Security+ certification. In his role as a Network Support Engineer, he will be responsible for providing front line help desk and remote technical support to SymQuest clients.