Gamal Alsalahi, former Burlington branch manager at Citizens Bank, has joined KeyBank in Burlington as area retail leader for Vermont. In this new position, Alsalahi leads the sales and service efforts of KeyBank’s 10 branches in the state.
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David J. Angus II, an attorney with the captive insurance; business and transactions; and taxation teams at Paul Frank + Collins, has been elected as a director and shareholder of the Burlington-based firm.
Gifford family nurse practitioner Eileen Murphy has been named this year's Vermont recipient of the State Award for Excellence by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the largest professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties.
Nate Cloutier, a native Vermonter with over 22 years’ experience in the business community, has opened Cloutier Wealth Management. The firm specializes in working with high-income earning individuals, families and households as well as business owners.
Erin Stoetzner, former administrative officer to Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, has joined the government affairs and public relations team at Morris Strategies, a public relations firm in Montpelier.
Central Vermont Medical Center has welcomed Mike Dellipriscoli, principal consultant at Dellipriscoli Consulting, to its board of trustees.
In addition, the board elected Joyce Judy, president of Community College of Vermont, as board chair, and Erica Metzger Hare, chief financial officer at Aspire Living & Learning, as vice chair.
At its 37th annual membership meeting, the Vermont Business Roundtable elected the following new officers: Sara Byers (pictured), president at Leonardo’s Pizza, chair; Rebecca Towne, CEO at Vermont Electric Cooperative, vice chair; Neale Lunderville, president and CEO at Vermont Gas Systems, treasurer; and John Sayles, CEO at Vermont Foodbank, secretary.
Community National Bank has announced the promotion of Justin Bourgeois to senior vice president and director of corporate business development.
Burlington-based law firm Paul Frank + Collins has announced that attorney Bailey LaFlam has joined its employment and labor practice. LaFlam comes to PF+C with two years of legal experience from work at a Chittenden County law firm.
Norwich University has appointed alumni David Brigham and Jeffrey Harrington to co-direct the school's Center for Leadership, designed to prepare and educate future leaders. Harrington has also been named professor of practice by the Norwich School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
The Vermont Long-Term Disaster Recovery Group, a nonprofit organization that oversees the Vermont Disaster Recovery Fund and helps to coordinate disaster relief in the state, has elected Chris Graff as chair, Patti Komline as vice chair and four other new members to its board.
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer has named Shireen T. Hart as managing director, elected Thomas J. Pappas to the board of directors and appointed John H. Wallace a shareholder of the firm.