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Kathi Monteith was named President of the CVAA Board of

Directors at its Annual Meeting held at the Doubletree in South

Burlington. At the same meeting Glenn Jarrett was named the new

Vice-President of the CVAA Board of Directors.

Monteith, of Charlotte, has worked as Director of Community Relations

Judy Tarr, CVMC President and CEO is pleased to welcome Dr. Chapman to the CVMC hospitalist team. “Dr. Chapman’s experience as a minister, prior to studying medicine, makes him uniquely qualified to treat patients in a hospital setting,” stated Tarr.

Bruce Foust, Senior Vice President and Business Banking Manager for Merchants Bank, announced the appointment of Stevan Geiger as a Business Banking Officer.

Mr. Geiger will be serving the business needs of small to mid-sized businesses along the Eastern border of Vermont and into New Hampshire.

Green Mountain College welcomes Robert J. Gould of Albany,

N.Y. as the College's new vice president for enrollment management.

Gould has served in a variety of higher education leadership roles for

19 years, most recently as vice president of finance (CFO) and

administrative operations at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health

FairPoint Communications recently announced John Lunny has been appointed

senior vice president of network planning and engineering.

In his new role, Lunny is responsible for voice and data network

architecture, planning and engineering in FairPoint's northern New England

region, including the aggressive broadband and VantagePoint network

Northern Power Systems, Inc. (www.northernpower.com), a next-generation

wind turbine technology company and leading manufacturer of permanent

magnet direct-drive wind turbines, today announced that is has named

Doug Prince as its new Chief Financial Officer.

A good night's sleep is a wonderful thing. It refreshes one's mind and body for a new day. However not everybody is able to achieve a good night's sleep. They sometimes wake up in the morning feeling more tired than they felt before going to bed. Lack of sleep can have a profound impact on one's mental and physical well-being.

Growing up with a father who was a dentist, Dr. Randall Zuckerman was no stranger to the world of medicine, but instead of following in his father's footsteps he decided to pursue a career in teaching. Then an adventurous job as a rock climbing instructor in Wyoming changed the entire course of his life.

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected

peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named S. Crocker

Bennett II as the "Burlington /Best Lawyers/ Medical Malpractice Lawyer

of the Year" for 2011. After more than a quarter of a century in

publication, Best Lawyers is designating "Lawyers of the Year" in

Gift-of-Life Marathon Blood Drive organizer Steve Costello was

presented the 2010 American Red Cross Presidential Award for

Excellence today at a Washington ceremony. The Presidential Award

for Excellence is presented annually to employees and volunteers.

Costello has been a volunteer blood drive sponsor for 10 years at

The Vermont & New Hampshire Valley Region of the American Red Cross

is pleased to announce that Larry Crist has been named as Regional Executive.

Mr. Crist has a long history of work in Vermont State Government, most

recently serving as the Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness

Sugar River Bank is pleased to announce that Bill Hatch has

recently joined its Business Banking Center as Vice President of Commercial

Lending. Mr. Hatch has more than 30 years of banking experience, beginning

his career with the National Bank of Lebanon, New Hampshire. In 1992, Bill

moved to Ledyard National Bank in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he was a