The Board of Directors of the Champlain Valley Exposition, Inc. today named Tim Shea of Williston as the organization’s new Executive Director. Shea will assume his new position in February 2012. In making the announcement, Matthew Stevens, President of the CVE Board, noted that Shea will have the benefit of working with longtime General Manager David Grimm for approximately eight months.
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The Board of Trustees at Southern Vermont College appointed Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology and Director of the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Tumor Center, to its Board, effective immediately. A migrant farmer from Mexico who spent his days in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley and went to community college at night, Dr.
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest year-round disabled sports non-profit organization in Vermont, recently announced that Tom Alcorn, of Rutland, Vt., is the 2011 recipient of the organization's annual Jim Hutchinson Volunteer of the Year Award.
The Agency of Commerce and Community Development today announced that Joe Bookchin has been named the new director of the Office of the Creative Economy.
Dr. Philip Conroy, President of Vermont Technical College, announces Carol Chase, a dedicated college employee of 20 years, as the new Executive Assistant to the President. Reporting directly to Dr. Conroy, Chase will be responsible for coordinating and executing administrative functions for the President of the College and overseeing functions and projects related to college operations.
The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has announced the election of Brenan S. Riehl to its Advisory Board. Brenan (Ben) Riehl is the President and CEO of GW Plastics headquartered in Bethel, VT.
At the third annual B Corp Champions Retreat which was held recently at Independence Hall, Ken Merritt, Managing Director of Merritt & Merritt & Moulton received a B Corp Champion award for his work in assisting with the passage of the Vermont Benefit Corporation law which became effective on July 1, 2011.
Lang McLaughry Spera Real Estate has announced that Gail Beck has joined the firm as a REALTOR® and member of its South Burlington, Vermont Sales Team. Gail has worked in the real estate industry for 20+ years. Her experience includes the management of both residential and commercial properties in Chittenden, Addison, Franklin and Washington Counties.
Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice has appointed Michelle Walker, RN, MS as the Agency’s Hospice and Palliative Care Manager.
AJ Rossman has recently joined Microstrain as VP of Renewable Energy, Smart Grid and Environmental Monitoring. He brings 20 years of field based monitoring experience to the team and 15 years of experience in renewable energy. He received a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and then completed Masters Degrees in Environmental Science and Geology.
Jane Nesbitt has been named as the Health Careers Facilitator of the Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in St. Albans.
Randolph National Bank, the White River Valley’s Hometown Bank, is proud to announce that Donna Cameron was recently awarded the Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, in Washington, DC.