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Marilyn Cipolla, professor of neurological sciences at the University of Vermont, has been named chair of UVM's Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, effective Feb 1.

Isaiah Donaldson, a realtor partner with The Conroy Team Vermont at KW Vermont, has been promoted to director of sales.

Spike Advertising in Burlington has transitioned to Black ownership and will now be called nuwave Agency, serving clients in Vermont and Montréal, Canada.

Encore Renewable Energy has hired three senior-level energy professionals to accelerate and elevate the company’s leading position in the origination, development, financing and construction of community-scale renewable energy assets, with a focus on brownfield redevelopment and agrivoltaic solutions.

Former Olympian ski jumper Jim Holland will be inducted into the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame during ceremonies Feb 20 at the Harris Hill Ski Jump in Brattleboro.

Nicole Haley, former senior manager of public relations at Let’s Grow Kids in Burlington, has been named director of marketing and communications at United Way of Northwest Vermont.

Cathy Anthoner-Fialon, a long-time public safety leader, has been named director of campus safety at Bennington College. She comes to Bennington from the American Red Cross, where she served as head of the Northern Michigan chapter, and previously held campus safety roles at Miami Dade College, Earlham College and Northwestern Michigan College.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has welcomed physician assistant Jeffrey J Kellogg to its Pownal campus and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.

Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a nationally recognized nonprofit providing sports and recreation year-round to people with disabilities, has named Molly Tobin, program coordinator for the organization, winner of the 2021 Kellen Sams Memorial Leadership Award.

Pierre Morin, DMD, former director of dental services for correctional facilities in Vermont, has joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Dentistry in Bennington.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation recently hired a new senior gifts officer and appointed two new members to its Northshire Regional Advisory Board.

Upon the recommendation of Senator Patrick Leahy, President Biden recently appointed John Roberts as executive director of the Farm Service Agency in Vermont.