Erin Fernandez, executive director of Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, recently named Norm Staunton as the new director of technical operations and advancement, and Felicia Fowler as a program coordinator, based out of Sugarbush Resort. “The quality of our programming has made Vermont Adaptive a nationally recognized organization that empowers people of all abilities,” Fernandez said.
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DealerPolicy, LLC, a market-leader in the rapidly-growing Insurtech segment, has appointed Mike Burgiss as Chief Product Officer, a newly created position.
Ledyard Financial Group, the holding company for Ledyard National Bank, is pleased to announce that Willemien Dingemans Miller has joined its Board of Directors effective December 3, 2018. Willemien is an attorney and Director with Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC where she has focused her practice in Trust and Estate Planning and Administration for over 30 years.
The Flyin Ryan Hawks Foundation has hired Christine Golden of Golden Consulting LLC as Operations Assistant to assist with the day-to-day functioning of the foundation from office administration to handling donations, assisting with events, and much more.
Gisele M Kloeckner, Senior Relationship Manager at TD Bank in Burlington, has been named an Innovation and Impact Housing Hero by the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA).
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) has appointed Carson Thurber as interim director of Development and the SVHC Foundation. Thurber has worked as a senior gift officer for the Foundation since 2015.
Joining Lamoille Housing Partnership’s (LHP’s) Board of Trustees is Brian Story of Johnson, and Graham Mink of Stowe. “We are always on the lookout for caring, thoughtful individuals to help LHP continue moving forward to meet our mission,” said Lamoille Housing Partnership Executive Director, Jim Lovinsky.
Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) announced that Rose Attwood has been named as the Hospital’s Employee of the Month for November 2018. The monthly award recognizes employees who have demonstrated sustained service excellence in their respective departments and who have displayed compassion, a caring approach, and continuous hard work within their community.
Olivia "Libby" Duane Adams will be the fourth Castleton graduate to be inducted into the Vermont State Colleges System Hall of Fame this spring. Adams earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Castleton in 1984 and became the co-founder of Alteryx, Inc, a global leader in the data analytics industry headquartered in Irvine, California in 1997.
Four University of Vermont faculty, including a dean at the university, have been named to a list of the world’s most impactful researchers, based on the number of times their published studies have been cited by other researchers over the past decade. Researchers on the list are in the top 1 percent of all scholars whose work has been cited by others.
Stone Environmental is pleased to announce that David Abrahamson, PE, PMP has been hired as a Senior Engineer to further develop Stone’s Environmental Assessment and Remediation service offerings and environmental engineering services. Dave will provide senior engineering leadership, as well as apply his project management and leadership skills to enhance Stone’s delivery of projects.
James Baker was honored with this year’s $15,000 Con Hogan award. The annual award recognizes Con’s life work by rewarding each year a community leader who shares his vision of a better Vermont and who seizes the responsibility for making that vision a reality.