People in the news

Six attorneys with the law firm Paul Frank + Collins have been named among the top litigators in Vermont in the fourth annual publication of Benchmark Litigation.
The attorneys recognized are:

The Stern Center for Language and Learning held its 27th Annual Meeting.

Newly elected officers are:

• Bob Crews of South Burlington, Chair. He is Senior Vice President –

Principal at Hickok and Boardman Group Benefits.

• Eve Pratt Hoar of South Burlington, Vice-Chair and Treasurer. She is

Program Manager Physician Advisory Boards at ALLSCRIPTS.

The American Heart Association’s named Joy Blandford to the position of Director of Go Red for Women and the Start! Heart Walk in the state of Vermont.

Blandford, originally from Atlanta, Ga., began the job in late September.

Jeffrey Corrigan has accepted the position of Vice President of Human Resources at the Brattleboro Retreat. Corrigan had filled the role on an interim basis since October while the Retreat conducted a national search to replace Kathleen Brooks who retired in September.

Mary Burns, President & CEO of the Greater Burlington YMCA, has recently been appointed to two committees with national reach by YMCA of the USA (Y-USA)—the national resource office for the Y.

A love of children and a desire to make a difference in a community setting drew Elizabeth Baez to health care and specifically the pediatrics practice at the Gifford Health Center at Berlin.

Baez, a pediatric nurse practitioner, has joined experienced Barre-area pediatrician Dr. William Gaidys at the Gifford health center off Airport Road in Berlin.

DuBois & King, Inc., consulting engineers, announce that Timothy W. Dall, P.E., LEED AP, a Senior Engineer in the firm’s Structures Group, has received the designation of Model Law Structural Engineer (M.L.S.E.) by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Mr. Dall also received certification by the Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB).

Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is pleased to announce the appointment of two Faculty Chairs for its new MFA programs. Dr. Tamar Diesendruck, a distinguished composer whose work has been performed around the world, will head the program in Music Composition.

(RSG Inc., White River Junction, VT)—The RSG board of directors elected Clayton Adams Chief Executive Officer of the company effective January 1, 2011. Mr. Adams was RSG’s Chief Operating Officer and steps into a role that was previously not occupied.

The Vermont Independent Schools Association has named Hartland resident Mill Moore as its Executive Director.

On Wednesday, December 22, 2010, Vaughn Alonzo Carney was appointed to the Board of Directors of NorthCountry Federal Credit Union and David A. Lavallee was appointed to the Supervisory Committee. Both are filling vacant seats.

South Burlington, VT – January 1, 2011 - Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP is pleased to announce that Mark A. Beliveau, CPA, CVA has been promoted to partner. He has been with our firm for at least two years, working in our business valuations services department. Congratulations!