Aspire Living & Learning, a private, multistate human services agency based in Barre, has elevated Chief Finance and Strategy Officer Erica Hare to CEO, effective July 1. She will succeed Lou Giramma, who has guided Aspire since 2015 and will step down in June.
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John Muldoon, assistant superintendent at Maple Run Unified Union School District in St. Albans, has been named the next superintendent of Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District, which comprises eight schools in the towns of Bolton, Huntington, Jericho, Richmond and Underhill..
Certified nurse midwife Lydia Corriveau has joined the gynecology, obstetrics and midwifery team at Gifford Health Care.
State Rep. Zachary Harvey, who represents Rutland's 3rd District, has been appointed finance chair of the Vermont Republican Party. In this role, he will serve as a member of the party’s Executive Committee.
Vlad Ivanov, managing director and co-head of health care investment banking at Lucid Capital Markets, has been appointed to Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation's Northshire Regional Advisory Board.
Jess Wilson, former co-director at the Media Factory in Burlington, has been named executive director at the Humane Society of Chittenden County. She comes to HSCC with more than 27 years in leadership at Vermont community media nonprofits.
Davis & Hodgdon Advisory Group has announced that certified public accountant Ryan Black-Deegan has been named a partner at the firm. Black-Deegan joined Davis & Hodgdon CPAs in 2016.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility has announced the hiring of Ed Richters as finance and operations manager.
Martha Leiper, executive vice president and chief investment officer at the Unum Group, has been elected to the National Life Group Board of Directors, effective Feb. 14.
Heidi Stumpff, regional president for Vermont at M&T Bank, has been named recipient of the 2025 Catherine McAuley Community Award by Mercy Connections, a community-based education and social-justice organization that supports and advances the lives of underserved Vermonters.
DEW Construction, one of the region's largest and most respected construction companies serving the Northeast, has announced the hiring of Clint Oftedahl as marketing specialist and Ray Burns as superintendent.
Pat Elmer, president and CEO at Associates for Training and Development, has announced plans to retire this spring, marking the conclusion of a 42-year career.