The Remodelers Council of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Northern Vermont is pleased to announce the newly elected 2010 leadership roles.
President: Todd Warren of Otter Creek Awning.
Vice President: Dixie O’Connor of Great Northern Construction.
Secretary: Cliff Deetjen of Peregrine Design and Build.
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Northwestern Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of four individuals to the NMC Management Team: Brenda LaBreck of Swanton, Sidney Phelps of Enosburg Falls, Dennis Boucher of Georgia, and Sarah Rumsby of Bedford, Quebec.
Eric Adamowski has joined Propeller’s team as Project Manager and Online Marketing Specialist. He is a graduate of Champlain College’s Business Program and has most recently served as Founder of Armitage Digital, a strategic marketing and consulting company catering to small businesses in the Syracuse, NY region.
The Women's Race Rape Crisis Center (WRCC) recently presented their annual Ally Award to HowardCenter Developmental Services. The award honors an individual or organization involved in preventing domestic and sexual violence.
Bill Young, Executive Director of Maple Leaf Farm is pleased to announce the promotion of Stacey Dutil to Assessment Counselor. Stacey graduated from Champlain College in May with a B.S. in social work and is now in a master’s program at Seton Hall University working towards a dual degree of M.A. and Ed.S. in counseling.
Kinney Pike Insurance, Inc. is proud to announce that effective December 31, 2009 Senior Officers Peter Werner, Justin Barwood and Doug Corman successfully purchased the agency from Kevin Tibbits, who has served as President and owner since September, 2000.
Karen Lynch recently joined USDA Rural Development’s (RD) Montpelier, VT Area Office team as the new Loan Specialist working primarily with the USDA Rural Development’s Community Facilities Loan and Grant programs and Rural Business Enterprise and Opportunity Grants, serving Addison, Chittenden, Grand Isle, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, and Washington counties.
A Montpelier resident with experience in international finance has been hired to lead the state’s efforts in promoting trade between Vermont firms and other countries.
Ali Sarafzade was named Director of the Vermont Global Trade Partnership (VGTP), the public-private partnership that serves as the state’s center for international business assistance, on Monday.
Lyndon State College Professor John DeLeo, a certified Geographic Information Systems Professional, spent a week in Costa Rica in November training students and faculty at the Costa Rican School for Field Studies (SFS) in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology.
Lauren Schechter, Project Coordinator at PostScript, Inc., the Burlington-based marketing and public relations firm, was named as a board member to the YWCA.
(St. Johnsbury) Wynne W. Browne of Peacham has been awarded the Diane R. Lynch Distinguished Service Award at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. The award is given annually to an employee who has demonstrated the loyalty, dedication, energy, drive, selflessness, good nature, humor and commitment that former human resources manager Diane Lynch exemplified in her years with the firm.
Chris Bernier of Waterbury Center, has joined Special Olympics Vermont as the organization's new Director of Marketing and Development.