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The Sugarbush Ski & Ride School announces the hiring of two new coaches, as well as the expansion of their Adult Programs offerings.

Jill Wilkinson has been appointed to the position of Seasonal and Specialty Programs Manager. Wilkinson will oversee Sugarbush Resort’s seasonal ski and snowboard learning programs, including the Blazer programs for kids.

Lang McLaughry Real Estate has announced the addition of Jessica Citera as a REALTOR® and member of our Londonderry Sales Team.

Jessica has over 20 years of experience in the marketing industry and has specialized in real estate properties since 2006. She is excited to join the sales professionals at Lang McLaughry Real Estate and help people find their own special home in Vermont.

The Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI) is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Board President, Thomas Chase. Tom, who has been on our board since 2009, is CEO and co-owner of Neagley & Chase Construction in South Burlington. He has always been incredibly supportive of VABVI and our clients.

DEW Construction Corp. is proud to announce and welcome Pamela Moreau as Corporate General Counsel, Elizabeth Stillwell as Risk and Insurance Manager and the promotion of Jason DelleChiaie to Project Manager.

Cole Engineering and Construction, based in Manchester, VT, is currently overseeing the day-to-day construction activities at the Main Street site of the new community library. Owner Chris Cole was brought in early on the project to provide oversight and act as owner representative during the program and design phase of the project.

Two attorneys have recently joined the northern New England law firm of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. Daniel Crisp has joined the Business Law and Energy and Telecommunications Practice Groups. He will practice as an associate in the St. Johnsbury office. Danielle Changala also joins DRM as an associate in the Energy and Telecommunications Practice Group.

KSE Partners, LLP, Vermont’s leading government affairs, communications and research firm, announced today that Todd Bailey, Leif Johnson and Nick Sherman have all become partners.

Dartmouth College has established the John E. Wennberg Distinguished Professorship in honor of the founder of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice and The Dartmouth Atlas.

Jim Gifas, Executive Vice President and Head of Treasury Solutions for RBS Citizens has been named to the 2013 Elite 8 by Bank Systems & Technology, a leading publication for information and analysis of technology in the financial services industry.

The Bank of Bennington is pleased to announce the promotion of Linda Bow to Vice President of Loan Operations. Bow joined the bank in 2003 and recently received her Wharton Leadership Certificate as part of completing a three year program at The Stonier National Graduate School of Banking. Jim Brown, President of The Bank of Bennington said, “Linda’s promotion is well deserved.

Debbie Mintz, director of Chittenden County’s Students FIRST Project and long-time employee of HowardCenter’s Child, Youth and Family Services, recently received the Juanita Evans Memorial Award for Contributions in School Mental Health.

Bob-White Systems names Jana Koschak to run its newly-opened dairy & food testing lab. Located in South Royalton, VT, the dairy & food testing lab is the only private lab of its kind in the state where producers and processors can have the quality and composition of their milk analyzed.