Commissioner Armando Vilaseca today announced his appointment of Education Finance Manager, Vaughn Altemus, Ph. D., as the department’s new Act 153 Advisor. Dr. Altemus will be a resource to school boards and administrators in implementing the voluntary education governance consolidation components of Act 153 of 2010.
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United Counseling Service Human Resources Director Pam Nemlich, of Manchester Center, has been named Professional of the Year by the Vermont State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
This annual award recognizes leadership in the business community; outstanding service to the human resources community; and service to the civic community.
John Kleinhans, President of the Student Government Association at Lyndon State College, is a young man with his eye on the national political stage.
A Vermont jeweler announces the launch of Sandra Bomhower Jewelry, custom
design jewelry in gold and silver featuring diamonds, drusy, and a huge
selection of colorful stones, including local beach glass and beach
pebbles. The effect is elegant jewelry with an Asian feel.
“I let the stones guide the design; it always starts with the stone,”
A Rutland, Vt., man won an online essay contest sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who asked Vermonters for ideas on ways to reduce the $13.8 trillion national debt in a fair and sensible way.
Joseph D. Lisaius, President of Lisaius Marketing, announced that Ryan Hayes has recently accepted a full-time position as a graphic designer with the company.
KeyBank announces the addition of Chris Jarvis to its Vermont Retail Banking team. Jarvis was named Vice President and Manager of KeyBank’s Taft Corner branch in Williston.
Prior to joining Key, Jarvis spent 16 years with Merchants Bank, most recently as a Branch President and a Corporate Banking Officer. He also served as a trustee on the Merchants Bank Foundation.
While most of her fellow St. Johnsbury Academy students spend their February vacation relaxing, senior Molly Cantore of St. Johnsbury plans to be working as a volunteer rebuilding Lafayette, Louisiana homes destroyed five years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
The Vermont E9-1-1 Board, which oversees the state’s emergency communications system, has announced the selection of David Tucker to serve as Executive Director starting on January 7th. Tucker is currently the Commissioner of the Department of Information and Innovation. He began at DII as Deputy Commissioner in 2005.
Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna has been elected as chairperson of the board of trustees of the Richard A. and Barbara W. Snelling Center for Government.
Burlington, VT -- CCTV Center for Media & Democracy announces that Karen Wingate, of Colchester, has been elected president of its board of directors. Wingate, a Contract Specialist for Tetra Tech ARD, in Burlington, joined the board two years ago and recently served as treasurer.
Mark Naud, President of the Community Sailing Center
Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of seven new
members.
Yves Bradley is the head of Commercial Brokerage Division at Pomerleau
Real Estate, where he has worked since 2004. He and his family are
active Sailing Center program participants.