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William Lucci, former assistant director for adult technical education at Stafford Technical Center in Rutland, has been named program director of The Hub CoWorks, the Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region's co-working, meeting and event space.

Bettyjo Bouchey, former vice provost for digital strategy and operations at National Louis University, has been appointed chief officer for the professional and continuing education division at the University of Vermont.

Neagley & Chase Construction Co., a commercial construction firm in South Burlington, has hired Christina Seward (pictured) as human resources director and office manager and Nicole BetanCourt as project estimator.

Community National Bank has promoted Regan Howard to senior vice president and senior lender. In her new position, she will manage and collaborate with the bank’s team of commercial and residential lenders.

Thomas Christopher Greene, best-selling novelist, restaurateur and former president of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, will make his nonfiction debut February 20 with the release of "Notes From the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better About t

The University of Vermont Health Network and the UVM Health Network — Home Health & Hospice have elected new trustees to their respective boards.

Democratic state Reps., from left, Mike Rice, Monique Priestley and Mary-Katherine Stone have been selected to join the inaugural class of innovation fellows of Future Caucus, a national organization dedicated to activating young policymakers to bridge the partisan divide and lead a new era of collaborative governance.

Tim Woodbury, former director of government affairs at the software developer Splunk in San Francisco, has been named vice president of government affairs at NuHarbor Security, a computer security services firm based in Colchester.

Ryan Murphy, former district director of the Rutland area office of Child Protection Services, has joined United Counseling Service as director of outpatient mental health and substance use services.

Good News Garage in Burlington, a member of Ascentria Care Alliance, has promoted Tyler Sullivan, program manager of the company's Ready To Go microtransit program, to director of operations.

Community Bank has promoted Dijana Downing to commercial banking officer. In her new role, Downing will handle a variety of duties to meet the commercial services needs of business customers.

Terry Precision Cycling in Burlington has announced the promotion of Director of Operations Nik Holm to interim president, effective Jan. 9. He succeeds President and CEO Liz Robert, who retired from day-to-day operations after 14 years and will remain with the company in an advisory role and continue to serve on its board of directors.