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The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, a nonprofit organization that educates the public on logging and associated trucking issues throughout the region, has hired Maggie Rideout as its new certification coordinator.

Community National Bank has announced that Julie Marquis has returned to its main branch in Derby as office manager after serving in a similar position at the Troy office.

Kathleen Lynch, a surgical nurse and senior staff nurse at University of Vermont Medical Center, has been named Vermont Mother of the Year by American Mothers, a nonprofit organization that works to educate, inspire and recognize mothers.

NPI Technology Management, an integrated information technology services company in South Burlington, has hired Ken White as a security administrator.

Passumpsic Bank has appointed Renee Powers as branch manager of its Lyndonville and Island Pond offices. A bank employee since 2005, Powers previously served as assistant vice president and branch manager at Passumpsic's Littleton and Whitefield locations.

Manchester Business Association has appointed Valeria Ryan, a veteran of Vermont's hospitality, nonprofit, corporate and resort sectors, as its new events manager.

Burke Mountain Resort has hired hotel industry veteran Dennis Barquinero as general manager of the Burke Mountain Hotel.

Gravel & Shea recently welcomed attorney Chris M. Bohórquez, legal associate Lachlan Tyler and administrative assistant Victoria Welsh to the Burlington law firm.

Dr. Anthony Williams, a primary care physician at Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre, has been named Community Partner of the Year by Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, a not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Association committed to providing high-quality, medically necessary home health and hospice care.

Norwich University graduate Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command since December 2022, has been nominated to serve as vice chief of staff of the Air Force.

Rick Vincent, executive vice president for finance and chief financial officer at the University of Vermont Health Network, was named among the "189 hospital and health system CFOs to know" for 2025 by Becker’s Hospital Review.

Mary Nadon Scott, of Northfield, has been named one of eight Community Champions by the National Organization for Rare Disorders, a national nonprofit organization committed to identifying, treating and curing rare diseases.