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Todd Moore, vice president of Revenue Cycle for the past four years, has been named senior vice president of Managed Care and Revenue Strategy at Fletcher Allen Health Care, a new position within the organization.

The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce held their 113th Annual Meeting recently. Pierre Masuy, Plant Manager, OMYA, Inc.’s Florence Verpol Plant was named the 2011 Business Person of the Year. In his remarks RRCC EVP/CEO Tom Donahue noted the importance of the OMYA facility. The plant is the third largest in OMYA’s worldwide system, employing a staff of 175 workers.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bess Brackett has been named president of the Board of Directors of the prestigious Clinical Orthopaedic Society. One of two female orthopedic surgeons at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, she is the first woman president of The Clinical Orthopaedic Society in its nearly 100-year history. The society celebrates its centennial next year in Chicago.

The Burlington Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) organization presents its 2011 Woman of the Year, Employer of the Year and Woman of Achievement Awards at an Achievement Awards event on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at the Best Western Windjammer Conference Center in South Burlington, Vt. Award recipients include: Burlington BPW member Carol Morse, R.N.

Banwell Architects of Lebanon, NH and Quechee, VT is pleased to introduce the new leadership team: Ingrid Moulton Nichols, AIA, LEEDtmAP is now the Managing Partner of Banwell Architects. She joined Banwell in 2000, and previously worked at BMA Architects in Amherst, NH and Arrowstreet Inc. in Somerville, MA.

DuBois & King, Inc., consulting engineers announced that Shawn M. Donovan, AICP, has joined the firm as a Senior Project Manager and Assistant Director of the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division. Mr.

Family physician and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Associate Medical Director, Don Caruso, MD, MPH has been appointed Medical Director of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (DHK) and will share leadership responsibilities with Cheshire Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer, Arthur W. Nichols.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties (VNA) celebrated longtime staff and volunteers on November 3 at its Annual Staff and Volunteer Recognition Dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel in South Burlington.

The Champlain Valley Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPW) recently honored Heidi G. Clute, CFP®, owner of Clute Wealth Management, as Businesswoman of the Year.

North Country Orthopaedics and North Country Hospital are pleased to welcome Dr. S. Glen Neale as its new full-time orthopaedic surgeon. The doctor is no stranger to the practice or to North Country Hospital. He has worked at the practice part-time for several years. On September 14 Dr. Neale joined the practice on a full-time basis.

Three hundred women from throughout Vermont gathered at the Sheraton on November 2 for the 10th annual Key4Women Forum to discuss courage in leadership and why courage is vital to the achievement of success by women in business.

The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) announces the election of three new officers to its Board of Directors: Michael J. New as Board Chair; Brigitte Ritchie as Vice Chair and Patrick Thornton, who was re-elected as Treasurer.