Martha Maksym, Executive Director of United Way of Chittenden County today announced that Alyson Platzer has joined the staff of United Way as the Neighbor Rides Coordinator.
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Secretary of State Jim Condos has announced the appointment of Will Senning as the new Director of Elections and Campaign Finance for the office of the Secretary of State. Will replaces Kathy Scheele, who is retiring at the end of this month, after more than 13 years of dedicated service to this agency and to the state of Vermont.
Jeffrey J. Morse, president and chief executive officer of River Valley Credit Union, has been elected to serve as the new Chair of the Brattleboro Retreat’s Board of Trustees. Jeff has served on the Retreat’s board since 2009, and is past chair of the Finance Committee. His tenure as Board Chair will run through 2016.
The Vermont Natural Resources Council is pleased to announce that Mari Zagarins of Montpelier has joined the staff as Membership and Outreach Coordinator.
Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA), a national center for education in the arts, announced today the appointment of Terence Nance (Feature Films), Dan Schrecker (Animation & Visual Effects), and Tammy Marie Dudman (Animation), as founding faculty of its new film school. This unique film school joins a distinguished portfolio of fine arts graduate degree programs.
Ian Hommel has been named the executive chef at Maple Leaf Farm. Ian has been involved in the food industry as a culinary trained chef for over 20 years, and has worked in a variety of food venues, from five star restaurants and resorts to simply creating interesting foods at home and writing a food blog.
PEN New England announced the winners of their 2013 awards celebrating the best works of fiction, poetry and nonfiction by New England authors with University of Vermont faculty receiving the honor in two of the three categories.
Paul Frank + Collins Of Counsel, Allen D. Webster, CPA, has recently been appointed Vermont State Chair by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) for the 2013-14 College year.
The Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development announced today that Lars Hasselblad Torres has been hired as Director of the Agency’s Office of the Creative Economy (OCE).
Primmer is pleased to announce that attorney Mark Scribner has joined the law firm. With over 20 years of legal experience, Mark concentrates his practice in the areas of financial services, banking, business transactions, real estate and securities law.
St Michael’s College biology professor and chairperson of environmental studies, Dr. Valerie Banschbach of Jericho, learned Feb. 21, 2013, that she has been named a U. S. Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Banschbach will spend five months in India starting in the fall of 2013 teaching and researching organic versus conventional farms, in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India.
Howard Schapiro, MD, an anesthesiologist at Fletcher Allen Health Care and associate professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, has been selected to serve as interim president of the UVM Medical Group and interim senior associate dean of Clinical Affairs at the College.