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HANDS is very pleased to announce that Mara Welton has joined the Board. Mara has a background in growing and producing food as well as an interest in global food access. “Her enthusiasm is matched only by Mara’s knowledge of food access issues,” said Executive Director Megan J. Humphrey.

At its second annual Membership Meeting held virtually on November 11th, the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance (VOBA) elected a slate of board directors that include three new members:

The International Trademark Association (INTA) is proud to announce Anne Gilson LaLonde, Gilson on Trademarks, South Burlington, Vermont, as the recipient of its 2020 INTA Service Award for the Advancement of Association Objectives.

Marble Trail Financial is pleased to announce the addition of Eden LaLonde to its team. Eden recently relocated to Middlebury with her family, bringing with her over five years of tax experience in public accounting.

More than 150 participants from commercial and industrial operations around the state joined Efficiency Vermont for a week of learning, idea sharing, and networking at this year’s Best Practices Exchange (BPX).

Now in its ninth year, BPX was held virtually this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s theme was “Resilience.”

MRC is pleased to welcome Aaron Scowcroft to our team. With a strong background in marketing and years of real estate experience, he will be a great addition to our Boutique Brokerage.

Attorney Timothy P. Connors has joined the northern New England law firm of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. Tim began work with DRM’s Trust and Estates Group in Lebanon, New Hampshire on November 2. Tim Connors comes to DRM as Of Counsel after having been a partner at a Colorado-based trust and estate planning law firm.

The Born to Run Foundation made its 10th prosthesis donation, a running blade, to amputee David Hiler of Brattleboro, Vermont, at the outdoor waterfront Bier Garten at Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery in Brattleboro on Thursday, November 5.

With more than eight million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and an ongoing surge this fall, the American Lung Association is funding promising research through its COVID-19 Action Initiative to accelerate the search for COVID-19 solutions. Joining the American Lung Association’s research team is University of Vermont (UVM) Professor of Medicine Daniel Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.

The Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) Incorporators held their annual meeting on November 10, 2020 via teleconferencing and elected three new members to the NMC Board of Directors:

Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, is pleased to announce the following promotion: Detective Sgt. Michael Studin with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation – Troop B East, to detective lieutenant with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation – Criminal Division Support Commander.