The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging recently welcomed Jessica Garrett as nutrition program intake coordinator and Makayla Ferreira as case manager for the Rutland area.
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Rootstock Publishing in Montpelier has released "Attic of Dreams," a memoir by Marilyn Webb Neagley, one of the formative leaders of Shelburne Farms.
Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, has been named recipient of the National Guard Excellence in Diversity Award for fiscal 2022.
Matt Harrington, executive director of the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, recently graduated from the Institute for Organization Management at Villanova University, a program administered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
After decades of service to Vermonters, Howard Center CEO Bob Bick has announced his intention to retire in June 2024. Bick has led the human-service organization since 2015 and has served in leadership positions with the agency for 30 years.
Registered nurse Jessica Eynon (pictured) and administrative assistant Patty Andrews were recently recognized as clinical and nonclinical Employees of the Quarter, respectively, by VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services.
Sara Blondin, a financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial in Barre, recently obtained the Certified Financial Planner certification, which is generally considered the gold standard in the financial planning industry.
Vermont author and veteran teacher Rachel Carter has joined Onion River Press, an independent publishing company based in Burlington, as program director.
Evan Taylor of Colchester, former small-business lender at TD Bank, has joined Passumpsic Bank as assistant vice president and commercial banker serving the Greater Burlington market.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, a statewide, nonprofit business association, will honor two business leaders and three companies in Vermont for their achievements in the areas of social equity, environmental responsibility and sustainable economic development.
Darby Bradley, former president and now special assistant at the Vermont Land Trust, has been named recipient of the 2023 Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership by the Vermont Natural Resources Council.
SunCommon, a Waterbury-based solar energy company dedicated to creating a sustainable future, has appointed John Kim, graduate programs career adviser and adjunct faculty member at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business, as its public benefit officer.