People in the news

G. Kenneth Perine, President of National Bank of Middlebury, announced that Michelle Shambo, a 19 year veteran in the Mortgage industry, has recently joined NBM in a role as a Community Lender.

The RehabGYM is excited to announce the addition of Jerrod Rushton to the team at its Colchester location. Jerrod comes with 14 years of experience in business management, including his most recent position as general manager of the Vermont Sun Fitness Center in Middlebury, VT.

Welcomed by outgoing president William Cove, DO, a physician with Waterbury Medical Associates, CVMC’s Medical and Allied Health Staff held their 2010 Annual Meeting at the Capitol Plaza on October 6, 2010.

Southern Vermont College is pleased to announce the appointment of four, new, full-time faculty members: Bonnie Anderson, Peter Kantor, Sarah Knapp-Oliver and Jennifer Nelson.

John Carolin recently joined the Lund Family Center team as Network Administrator. After graduating from Vermont Technical College in 1994, Carolin provided technology services in the K-12 education system for the past 16 years. Carolin brings with him an incredible talent in bridging organizational needs with technical solutions.

Sandy McDowell, PhD, has been promoted to vice president for operations at Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL), a non-profit organization in Montpelier that assists health care providers with implementing health information technology.

Governor Douglas has announced recipients of Vermont’s Healthy Aging Awards at a ceremony in the Pavilion Auditorium in Montpelier. These awards have been developed by the Governor’s Commission on Healthy Aging and are part of a multi-tiered strategy to promote the well-being of aging Vermonters.

New Englad Air Systems, a full service mechanical contractor located in WIlliston, VT is proud to announce that Karen Eppley has been hired as a Mechanical Drafting Technician. Karen has over 15 years of experience in drafting and project coordination.

The Vermont State Colleges is pleased to announce that Daniel

P. Smith of Burlington has been appointed the Director of Community

Relations and Public Policy. Smith comes to the Vermont State Colleges from

the Arno Group, a management and strategic consulting firm located in Stowe,

Vermont, where he provided businesses and organizations with strategic

The addition of two new family doctors to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital medical staff will give the community better access to primary care. Peter J. Foote, DO, and Janine Foote, DO, will be starting to practice at Windham Family Practice with Thomas O. Evans, MD, and nurse practitioner Barbara Evans in mid-October.

Johnson State College has filled two key staff positions in the Division of Student Affairs:

Cynthia Hennard, M.A., is JSC's new director of counseling. She is a

licensed clinical mental-health counselor and alcohol and drug counselor.

Most recently, she was coordinator of the substance-abuse treatment

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)

has awarded filmmaker Caro Thompson of Walden, Vt., its History Medal

for her documentary “Champlain: The Lake Between.”

The film, which premiered on Vermont Public Television as part of the

Champlain quadricentennial, explores the diplomacy and trade between