The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Brett D Rusch, MD, as the new Director of White River Junction VA Medical Center (WRJVAMC). Dr Rusch will oversee the delivery of health care to approximately 26,000 Veterans throughout Vermont and the four contiguous counties of New Hampshire.
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Community Bank NA is pleased to announce that Patrick Calecas has joined its team as a commercial banking team leader in South Burlington. Calecas brings to the position 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, with the majority of his career focused on relationship development and commercial lending.
Sharon Leach, PhD, has been named a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont. Dr Leach is a clinical neuropsychologist at the Stern Center for Language and Learning with over 20 years of experience providing evaluations for children, adolescents and adults.
Maj John Merrigan, who joined the Vermont State Police more than 22 years ago, is retiring later this month following a distinguished career that included service as a road trooper, undercover narcotics investigator and commander of one of the agency’s three divisions.
UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center has announced the appointment of Dr. Anna Benvenuto as its new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Benvenuto will replace Dr. Carrie Wulfman who announced her resignation from this post in order to focus on her work as a primary care physician in Brandon and as Porter’s Regional Physician Leader for the UVM Health Network. Dr.
The Vermont Association of Insurance Professionals is pleased to announce that Pat Murray, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CISR, AAI, AIC, AIS, API, PIR, ARM, AU, DAE, CPIW from the State of Vermont Financial Regulation, Montpelier, Vermont has become the newest member of the VTAIP.
The Energy Action Network (EAN) today announced the addition of four Board Members and the creation of a new Fellows program to help expand research and analysis on meeting Vermont’s total energy and emissions reduction commitments.
Northfield Savings Bank (NSB) announces changes to its Board of Trustees. The Bank is grateful to outgoing Board member Lauren Wobby for 18 years of dedicated service and pleased to welcome Kyle Dodson. Wobby, of Northfield, joined the Board in 2001 after serving as a Corporator since 1998.
DuBois & King is pleased to announce that James Hall, PE, has been promoted to Bridge Engineering Group Manager. Mr. Hall now serves as the overall leader of this group and is in responsible charge of bridge engineering operations at D&K.
New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) recently named the three winners of the 2019 NEFCU Nursing Scholarships. Each year, NEFCU’s Nursing Scholarship Program provides three scholarships of $3000 each to qualified applicants.
Hanna Hurtubise, a senior at Richford Junior Senior High School, will be attending the University of Vermont.
Beginning a three-year term on April 1, 2019, five new board members recently joined United Way of Northwest Vermont: Gerald Coleman, Yael Friedman, Marie Houghton, Michell Langlais & Michael Posternak.
Montpelier Alive today announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors: Denise Johnson, Stephani Kononan, Jessica Turner, and Peter Walke.