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The Community College of Vermont has announced the recipients of the 2015-2016 Student Leadership Scholarship. The Student Leadership Scholarship is awarded annually to a student from each of the College’s 12 academic centers and the Center for Online Learning.

Andrew Savage, chief strategy officer at the Vermont solar manufacturer AllEarth Renewables, has been reelected to serve on the board representing the national solar industry.

Nedde Real Estate welcomes new Realtor Fernando Cresta to the team. Fernando Cresta was formerly the Vice President of Business Development at Reinhart Foodservice and holds extensive connections in the Chittenden County community.

The Vermont Specialty Food Association welcomes the following members to the organization that have joined recently:

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The Goddard College Board of Trustees elected Goddard alumna and longtime trustee Jill Mattuck Tarule as its new chair.

Doug Nedde of Nedde Real Estate has brokered a lease between Burlington Furniture Company and Cresta Cooper Nedde, LLC for 38,548+/- SF.

Burlington Furniture Company will be moving their store and warehouse to the newly renovated building at 747 Pine Street, Burlington, VT.

Rutland Regional Medical Center has named Brian Kerns as its new vice president of Human Resources. Kerns replaces Allison Wollen, who accepted a position as vice president of Human Resources with Loretto Management in Syracuse, NY.

The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has announced the results of its annual election of VMEC Advisory Board members held on December 8. The following Board members were re-elected to additional two-year terms: Dave Blittersdorf, President & CEO of All Earth Renewables, Inc.

Jennifer Robertson has joined Universal Properties Network (UPN) as Director of Lead Generation. UPN is a real estate company that provides agents with administrative support, lead generation, marketing, coaching, and training around the country. UPN currently has teams in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Florida, and Minnesota, and is continuing to expand.

Nedde Real Estate has leased the former Black Bear Inn to David and Krysta Mihaljevich. The new tenants will be operating under the name Lotus Lodge Inn, which opened in October 2015 and will be run as an Inn, Spa, Cafe and wellness center offering yoga classes, events workshops and retreats. The Lotus Lodge Inn offers slopeside accommodations at Bolton Valley Resort.

The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center welcomes J. Andrew Dreslin, MD, to the urology practice in Berlin, joining fellow urologist John Horan, MD.

TPW welcomes Alison Cummings as the new managing broker of TPW Real Estate in the Stratton area. Prior to joining the real estate industry in 2006, Alison spent 30 years as a ski coach and program director at Stratton. She owned and operated her own landscape company in the Manchester/Dorset, Vermont area in the off-season.