People in the news

The Newport City Renaissance Corporation (NCRC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce Cynthia More has accepted the position of Executive Director and will commence her new responsibilities as soon as Friday, July 29, 2016.

InnerWell is delighted to welcome Heather Kuhn, MA, RSMT, R-DMT, to join InnerWell Integrative Counseling Services in Brattleboro. A warm and skillful body-mind psychotherapist, Heather holds a Master of Arts in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University. She is relocating here from Boulder, Colorado, and begins seeing clients at InnerWell later this month.

ISCIENCES, L.L.C. announced today the promotion of Thomas M. Parris to president. “I am honored to have the opportunity to lead the talented and hard-working employees of ISCIENCES,” said Parris, “and I look forward to leading our company as the integration and application of remote sensing data, sustainability science, and information systems become more crucial to our changing world.”

Ledyard National Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Parisi to the Senior Management Team as Senior Vice President and Retail Banking Officer. Michael comes to Ledyard from Citizens Bank where he was employed for the past ten years; first hired as a Branch Manager then promoted to Regional Manager, and most recently holding the position as Market Administration Manager.

Vermont state Rep. Barbara Rachelson has been selected to participate in one of the nation’s premier leadership development programs for state government officials, The Council of State Governments’ Henry Toll Fellowship program.

Experienced Educational Technology Professional joins Vermont Software Company.

SchoolHack Solutions is pleased to announce the addition of Kevin Hytten, Ed.D. as Chief Operations Officer to its Bristol, VT company.

LCB Senior Living, LLC (www.lcbseniorliving.com), owner and operator of The Residence at Quarry Hill (www.residencequarryhill.com) at 465 Quarry Hill Road in South Burlington, VT, is pleased to announce the selection of Stephen McElroy as the community’s Culinary Director.

Andrew McKeever, former editor of the Manchester Journal will head up the newly created Community News and Citizen Journalism Program at GNAT-TV. In his role as News Director, McKeever will provide leadership and strategy for local news coverage, provide on-air reporting, and oversee content procurement and distribution.

James DiCosimo, CPA has been hired as Chief Financial Officer for Rutland Mental Health Services. For the past 21 years, Mr. DiCosimo has been in finance at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York, and since 2009 has been Assistant Vice President for Finance at the college, which has more than 12,000 students.

Nurse Practitioner Katie Hall recently joined University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center Integrative Family Medicine - Montpelier. The practice specializes in family medicine, using both conventional and alternative therapies for children and adults.

Pavel Cenkl, Associate Dean of Academics and Athletic Director for Sterling College, has been selected as a SHIFT (Shaping How we Invest For Tomorrow) 2016 Adventure Athlete awardee. SHIFT ranked Cenkl and his solo run across Iceland in the top 25% of athletes they reviewed.

Cathedral Square, a nonprofit organization that develops and manages affordable housing communities for seniors and people with special needs, has hired Katie Moore as Administrative Assistant/Housing Specialist. She started in her new position on July 25th.