The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors has elected attorney Spencer Knapp (pictured) as chair and appointed Amanda Knox Hoffman, Peter Miller, Marc Scorca and Dr. Prospero Gogo as new members.
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Robert Paolini, executive director of the Vermont Bar Association, has announced his intention to retire from the organization later this year.
The Academy of American Poets has named Bianca Stone, Vermont’s current poet laureate, as a 2025 Poet Laureate Fellow. The honor carries a $50,000 award.
Vermont Studio Center and the American Literary Translators Association have named Mira Rosenthal and Suneela Mubayi as recipients of the 2026 ALTA Fellowships at VSC.
The Vermont Society of Certified Public Accountants has announced the election of its executive committee and board of directors for the 2025-2026 term. The leadership team brings a diverse range of experience and expertise that will support the society's mission to serve, support and advocate for Vermont's accounting professionals.
Girls on the Run Vermont, a statewide nonprofit organization for girls in third through eighth grades, has appointed three new board members and two new employees and announced the winners of its Rick Hashagen Limitless Potential Alumni scholarships.
The School for International Training in Brattleboro has announced that its president, Sophia Howlett, will step down at the end of the year after nine years of service to the U.S.-accredited global university. Carol Jenkins, CEO of the school's parent organization, World Learning, will become acting president while continuing in her current role.
Chroma, a global manufacturer of optical filters based in Bellows Falls, has presented its 2025 Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research to Leeat Keren, assistant professor of molecular cell biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Michelle N. Farkas, shareholder at Gravel & Shea law firm in Burlington, has been recognized as a Best-in-State Lawyer for Vermont by Forbes magazine. She was honored for her dedication, leadership and peer-recognized excellence in commercial real estate law.
Joshua Conn, former controller at Piller Blowers and Compressors in Schenectady, New York, has rejoined the Bank of Bennington as assistant vice president and controller. Conn began his banking career at the Bank of Bennington in 2014 in a customer-service role while pursuing his master's degree in accounting at The College of Saint Rose.
The Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. has become a liaison partner in the newly funded Science and Technology Research Initiative for the Southern Vermont Economy, a transformative program that brings together educational institutions, businesses, advocacy groups, economic developers and local governments to create a more inclusive and transfo
Leadership Champlain, the flagship leadership-development program of the Lake Champlain Chamber, has elected Jess Lukas as chair and Michele Karode as vice chair of its advisory board.