Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) is excited to announce that Kim Johnson, DO has joined NVRH’s Women’s Wellness Center. Before joining NVRH, Johnson practiced as an obstetrician and gynecologist for 11 years at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group, a similar-sized critical access hospital in the rural Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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John O’Shea, PA-C, has joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) Orthopedics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. O’Shea holds a bachelor’s in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He earned a master’s in physician assistant studies from MCPHS University in Massachusetts.
Two new administrators are set to join Burlington School District (BSD) on July 1. James Kiefer, a veteran of public school education for 30 years, will begin work as Principal of Edmunds Middle School (EMS), and Jason Gingold, a former teacher at Burlington Technical Center (BTC), will return to the school in his new position as Director of the center.
The Board of Directors of Steps to End Domestic Violence (Steps) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicole Kubon, MSW, as the organization’s Executive Director. Interim Executive Director Ana Burke will be rejoining the Board of Directors after helming Steps for the past six months.
Kelly Lyon has joined Peterson Consulting Inc. (PCI) as an Outreach & Marketing Intern for the summer of 2020. In this position, Lyon will help expand PCI’s outreach to past, present, and future clients.
Saint Michael’s College faculty collaborators Melissa VanderKaay Tomasulo, Ph.D. of neuroscience/psychology and Dagan Loisel, Ph.D. of biology learned this week that a “small-scale research grant” of $25,000 through the Vermont Space Grant Consortium has been funded in full.
Vermont Business Magazine is pleased to announce that Wendy Colley has joined the team as the new Circulation Manager. Wendy has experience across various areas of business as a salesperson, entrepreneur and administrator. She received her BBA in Sales and Marketing from the University of Hawaii and traded in a surfboard for a snowboard 23 years ago when she moved to Vermont.
The Vermont Jump$tart Coalition has named Jen Desorcie as the 2020 Jump$tart Teacher of the Year. The award is given annually to an individual or organization in recognition of their effort to advance financial literacy of Vermont youth. The award includes $1,000 and an honorary plaque.
The Stern Center for Language and Learning welcomed Julia Caminiti to its staff as Communications Specialist. Julia brings a wealth of expertise in setting strategic marketing direction and implementing successful campaigns for institutions of higher education, businesses, and design firms.
The Vermont State School Nurses’ Association (VSSNA) has awarded Jeanne Nummelin, RN care coordinator at St. Johnsbury Pediatrics the 2020 J. Ward Stackpole, MD Recognition Award. Nummelin has been a nurse for 35 years. For the last 20 years, she has been part of the St. Johnsbury Pediatrics team. There she has been a floor nurse, triage nurse, and most recently, a clinical care coordinator.
ECFiber’s governing board voted unanimously to add four towns to its coverage area: Windsor along its southern edge, and Fairlee, West Fairlee, and Corinth along its northern edge. The action came at the annual meeting of the East Central Vermont Telecommunications District, the municipality that delivers world-class broadband as ECFiber.
Elisabeth Kulas will retire from her position as Executive Director of the Housing Trust of Rutland County in December 2020 after 27 years leading the organization. Kulas’s retirement was announced by the Board of Directors on Friday. The search for a replacement will begin immediately, and an overlap with the new director is planned prior to Ms. Kulas’ departure.