The Vermont Agency of Transportation's State Highway Safety Office and the Vermont Highway Safety Alliance recently presented nine highway safety awards to professionals around the state for their exceptional work and commitment to keeping Vermont’s roadways safe for all users.
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Sivan Cotel, co-founder of Stonecutter Spirits, has been named chief financial officer at Siempre Tequila. He will work remotely from Vermont. Siempre Tequila is available in 20 US states and five Canadian provinces and anticipates expanding into Vermont in the near future.
Vermont Public Power Supply Authority in October recognized five staff, member utility directors and local policymakers who received 2022 awards from the American Public Power Association and the Northeast Public Power Association.
Vermont Public has announced a new local radio host lineup for “All Things Considered,” the afternoon news magazine program from NPR, and weekend mornings.
Sergio Alvares, former senior associate at JPMorgan Chase & Co., has been named statewide adviser for strategic projects at the Vermont Small Business Development Center in Randolph Center.
Goodwill Northern New England in Gorham, Maine, has promoted Rachel Teachout to store manager in Williston. The nonprofit serves the states of Maine and New Hampshire as well as nine northern counties in Vermont.
Devin Cowette, former vice president and portfolio manager at Bar Harbor Wealth Management, has joined Ledyard National Bank as senior portfolio manager within the Ledyard Financial Advisors division.
Jeremy Baker, fleet and safety manager at rk MILES, has been appointed to a two-year term as president of the board of directors at the Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association.
The Woodstock Foundation has promoted Michelle Adams from executive vice president to president and executive director of Billings Farm & Museum, effective Sept 19.
Four nurses at Southwestern Vermont Health Care — Laurie Darby, Adrienne Gigliotti, Jennifer Harrington and Jaime Wiley — were recently honored for embodying the four dimensions of a Magnet Center for Nursing Excellence: transformational leadership; innovation and new knowledge; structural empowerment; and exemplary professional practice.
Lisa Kelley, a realtor with Cummings and Company in Windham, has been named the 2022 Realtor of the Year by the Vermont Association of Realtors. The award — the association’s highest honor — recognizes a realtor member for outstanding commitment to the realtor industry and to their clients and community.
The Vermont Woodlands Association recently welcomed Kate Forrer as the group’s new executive director. Forrer joins the VWA from University of Vermont Extension, where she worked in forestry outreach and education and partnered with VWA on many projects that served Vermont’s forests.