Leonine Public Affairs, Vermont’s largest government relations and strategic communications firm, announced today the addition of Maggie Lenz to its team. Lenz, an experienced lobbyist and political organizer, will be joining Leonine’s public affairs group in Vermont, which provides lobbying and strategic communications services to both in-state and national clients.
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The Vermont Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Sarah Waring has been hired as its vice president for grants and community investments and will join the Foundation at the end of December. Waring will lead the team responsible for the Community Foundation’s grantmaking programs, community engagement efforts, and Vermont-based mission investments.
Two members of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) leadership team are among 18 women from 16 health organizations nationwide chosen for the prestigious Carol Emmott Fellowship.
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s community mental-health agency, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Jim Bartley Community Partnership Awards.
The Stern Center for Language and Learning added two speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to its Social Learning and Communication Services staff.
Jin Breault has joined Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs as an Associate Accountant. Jin graduated from Johnson State College summa cum laude, where she earned a Certificate of Proficiency in Accounting, and from Plymouth State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing.
Steven D Leach, MD, director of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Preston T and Virginia R Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) ExpressCare in Bennington is pleased to welcome Family Nurse Practitioner Tracie Crawford. With this appointment, Crawford also joins the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group.
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) is pleased to announce Susan Evans McClure is to become its new Executive Director in early 2019. "I am very much looking forward to my new role as Executive Director of LCMM.
Southern Vermont College (SVC) is delighted to announce that Dean of Students Heather Quire received the Dr Chester R Titus Outstanding Service Award from Northeast Association of College and University Housing Officers (NEACUHO). This prestigious award was presented to Quire at the Annual Conference Awards Banquet in Mystic, Conn.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) will honor Rep Tom Stevens, D-Waterbury, at a legislative breakfast next week for his work to raise the state’s minimum wage and establish a paid family leave system in Vermont. VBSR is a business association with close to 700 members who advocate for policies which support workers, our communities and the environment.
Camp Thorpe (www.campthorpe.org), now in its 92nd season of providing safe, educational and fun summer camp experiences for children and adults with special needs from throughout Vermont, has welcomed three new members to its Board of Trustees. The three are Roni Coleman of Calais, Melody Frank of Waterbury Center, and Pamela Crino of Bethel.