The Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has recognized Vermont residents Meaghan Diffenderfer (pictured) and Maura O’Brian with 2025 Worksite Wellness Outstanding Contributor Awards for their extraordinary efforts to support co-worker health and wellbeing.
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Brent Rich, former branch manager at M&T Bank in Windsor, has joined Ledyard Bank as vice president and financial center manager at the institution's West Lebanon, New Hampshire, location.
Ed Howe, former senior vice president and senior commercial loan officer at M&T Bank, has joined Mascoma Bank as senior vice president and regional commercial banking manager on the institution's Greater Burlington team.
The Peace & Justice Center, a nonprofit organization that promotes social justice, equality and peace through activism, education and community programs, has elected Isa Paredes (pictured), Luisana Rodriguez and Gretchen Galbraith to its board of directors.
DuBois & King, a multidisciplinary firm that provides consulting engineering, planning, survey, landscape architecture and environmental services from offices in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and western New York, has announced that Vice President of Finance and Controller Justin Vertichio will take on the additional duties of chief financial office
Mike Cleland, former vice president and commercial loan officer at Merrimack County Savings Bank, has joined Ledyard Bank in its Bedford, New Hampshire, financial center as senior vice president and commercial relationship manager. In this role, he will be responsible for developing and strengthening commercial banking relationships.
The Vermont Progressive Party, widely recognized as the most successful third party in the country, has elected four new officers, three new at-large members and five new regional advisers to its Coordinating Committee.
Barb Watters (pictured), an agent at Ashe Insurance in Essex, was named Member of the Year by the Vermont Association of Insurance Professionals. She was recognized Nov.
Randy Farmer, former chief operating office at the Delaware Health Information Network in Dover, Delaware, has joined Vermont's nonprofit health information exchange, VITL, as president and CEO.
Walter Frame, chief operating officer and director at von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort in Stowe, has joined the board of directors of Union Bank.
Jared Perry, former managing director and chief operating officer of partnership strategies at Bain Capital in Boston, has joined Mac Mountain in Woodstock as head of capital markets.
Gabe Porter-Henry, a two-decade veteran of the ski and outdoor industries, has joined Burke Mountain Resort as general manager. He succeeds Tom Day, who had served as interim general manager since June.