Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) announced today that Jake Brown will be joining the VEC Member Services and Community Relations team as an Energy Services Planner, leading a variety of communications, outreach, and member service initiatives.
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On September 14th, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibly (VBSR) honored Beth Sachs with the 2017 Terry Ehrich Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The Green Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America announced the selection of Dr Lewis R First as its 2017 Distinguished Citizen of the Year. Dr First’s contributions to Vermont and the children of the state will be celebrated at a dinner on Thursday, October 19 at the DoubleTree Hotel in South Burlington.
Edmundite Deacon Michael R Carter, a native of Burlington and a 2012 Saint Michael’s College graduate, was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, Sept 16, at the Chapel of St Michael the Archangel on the Saint Michael’s campus in Colchester. Burlington Bishop Christopher J Coyne was the presider and homilist for the 11 am Mass, and ordained Carter.
Downs Rachlin Martin Attorneys Robert B Luce and Marc B Heath have been named senior fellows of the Litigation Council of America. Luce and Heath are both litigators practicing from DRM’s Burlington office. Both attorneys are regularly listed in publications prepared by third-party evaluators, such as Best Lawyers in America 2017 and Chambers and Partners USA.
Melissa Sheketoff and Alexandra Montgomery, co-anchors of The Channel 3 Morning News on WCAX, Vermont’s CBS affiliate, will emcee Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice’s annual Seasons of Life Fashion Show<https://www.cvhhh.org/community-events/2017-seasons-life-fashion-show/>, Friday, October 13.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) ExpressCare in Bennington is pleased to welcome Physician Assistant Jonna Racela. With this appointment, Racela also joins the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group.
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Lisa Senecal to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW), the state’s non-partisan commission working to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls.
The Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation (FPR) recently welcomed a new staff member, Emma Hanson, who will serve as Wood Energy Coordinator. She will be tasked with helping to implement the Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan’s goal of doubling wood fuel’s share of building heating by 2035.
Matrix Marketing Group today announced the recent hire of Chelsea Trautman as the company’s Public Relations and Communication Specialist. In this role, Trautman will help expand the company’s footprint through sustainable, strategic public relations initiatives for both Matrix Marketing Group and its clients.
Critical Process Systems Group (www.cpsgrp.com), has hired Mike Anderson as Vice President of Global Projects. “Mike brings decades of experience in life science, semiconductor and other industries,” said Paul Frascoia, CEO of Critical Process Systems Group.
SVC is proud to announce that Melinda Maris, PhD, Dean of Teaching and Learning, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and Associate Professor of Biology, has been selected to the inaugural class of 40 Under Forty, a recognition presented from Emory University’s Alumni Association. More than 150 alumni from around the world and across vocations were nominated for this distinction.