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Jon Asselin, former chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Primary Care Health Partners, has been appointed controller at Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman.
Darn Tough Vermont has promoted Senior Director of Marketing Emily Corley to vice president of marketing. She becomes the first person at the company to hold that title.
Howard Center has appointed Laura Pearce and Matt MacNeil (pictured) as co-senior directors of client services operations, quality and compliance, and elevated Bob Stetzel to chief administrative officer. The changes are part of a leadership realignment aimed at supporting the agency’s strategic priorities, officials said.
OneDigital, a national company that focuses on providing insurance, financial services and human resources consulting solutions for employers and individuals, has appointed employee benefits veteran Sena Meilleur as market leader in Vermont.
VTDigger has announced that Geeta Anand, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author and university administrator, has been named the organization’s next editor-in-chief. She will begin her new role July 1.
Tony Olivo, former vice president of sales at Vistra, has been named chief revenue officer at VENTURE.co Fund Services, a private markets technology company that streamlines capital raising and investor onboarding for alternative investment funds.
Stephanie Clark, a professor of law at Vermont Law and Graduate School, has been appointed vice dean for students, effective May 1. She succeeds Joseph Brennan, who returns to a full-time faculty position.
Kyle Davis, former foreman at Reiss Building and Renovation, has been hired as project engineer at Neagley & Chase Construction Co., one of northern New England's leading commercial construction firms.
James Dlugos, former president of St. Joseph's College of Maine, has been named the fifth president of Landmark College, the first institution of higher education to exclusively serve students who learn differently.
Jean Blunt, director of manufacturing operations at GlobalFoundries Vermont, has received the 2025 MAKE Award for Manufacturing Excellence from the Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Sister companies Vermont Frames and Foam Laminates of Vermont, which specialize in timber frame and structural insulated panel systems, have announced the hiring of Gregg Banse as marketing manager. Banse previously worked as a consultant providing marketing, communications and website development services to area businesses. He has been in the industry for more than two decades.