Bentley Munsell has been named February winner of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Southwestern Vermont Health Care. Munsell, a seven-year SVHC employee, was cited for his empathy and composed demeanor during two recent patient visits to the center's emergency department.
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The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has named Jeremy Schmid of Cambridge as Game Warden of the Year. A game warden since 2015, Schmid was nominated for the award by his peers and selected for his “integrity, professionalism and high motivation in all his work duties.”
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, announced that Joshua Tobe, MD, has joined its anesthesiology practice and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians in Bennington.
Ledyard National Bank in Lebanon, NH, announced the promotion of Cody Marshall from branch manager to assistant vice president.
Melissa Rosenberg, an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer and a screenwriter, is joining the board of trustees at Bennington College, her alma mater. In addition to general trustee duties, Rosenberg will also serve on Bennington’s Education and Community Life committee and engage in its strategic planning process.
Meg Hansen, former executive director of the health policy think tank Vermonters for Health Care Freedom, has been named president of the Ethan Allen Institute, a policy research and educational nonprofit organization, effective March 1. She succeeds Rob Roper, who led the institute for nine years.
Jireh S Billings Jr of Woodstock, director of solution sales at ANC-Learfield, a national media rights and technology business, recently assumed the position of finance chair of the Vermont Republican Party.
The Vermont Women’s Fund, the first and largest philanthropic resource in the state founded specifically to advance women and girls in Vermont, announced that three new female leaders have joined its governing council.
ReArch Company, a construction-management firm in South Burlington, announced the hiring of Heather Fontaine as project engineer and the promotion of Phil Biondo from estimator to senior estimator.
The University of Vermont Board of Trustees recently welcomed three new members — Susan Brengle, Kenny Nguyen and Kristina Pisanelli — and reelected Ron Lumbra to serve as chair.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, a part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, announced that Leslie Allan Dowd, MD, has joined SVMC Pathology and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.
Rootstock Publishing, a Montpelier-based publisher and imprint of Multicultural Media, announces the March 29 release of "Catalysts for Change: How Nonprofits and a Foundation Are Helping Shape Verm