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Brodie O’Brien, senior manager of integrated marketing at EnergyHub in Burlington, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the sustainable development of Vermont's economy.

Hotel Champlain in Burlington has announced two recent appointments to the hotel's food and beverage team: Kenzie Allen as executive chef and Israel Prado Rivas as food and beverage director.

The Bank of Bennington has promoted Heather Kinney to vice president of deposit operations and Elizabeth Buckley to vice president of human resources.

Kent Huntoon, a preschool teacher at Lund in South Burlington, heads a list of six early-childhood educators and advocates who were honored Oct. 29 by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children.

Vermont Student Assistance Corp. has hired Jeff Kellar as director of finance and controller and promoted longtime employee Rosanne Nelson to director of information technology and project management.

National Life Group has appointed Yuan Eichstedt as vice president of capital management, leading capital initiatives that will enable the company’s sustainable and responsible growth.

Vermont Land Trust, a nonprofit environmental organization based in Montpelier, has hired Rachel Mullis as communications director and Hunter Wilson as legal project manager.

Lake Homes Realty, the nation's largest lake-focused real estate company, has presented Vermont broker Dave Carlson with an Aqua Award in recognition of his outstanding performance in the real estate market.

John Dumville, who served the state of Vermont with distinction for 35 years as its historic sites operations chief, has been honored with Vermont Law and Graduate School's inaugural Community Champion Award. This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to and friendship with the institution.

Daniel Franklin, former chief operating officer and interim co-executive director at Jenna’s Promise, has been named executive director of the Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, effective Nov. 4.

The Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. and Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies honored two organizations and one individual Oct. 17 for their outstanding contributions to southern Vermont:

Mark Pendergrass, a middle school science teacher at Mater Christi School in Burlington, has been named Teacher of the Year by the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering. He will be honored Oct. 29 at the organization's annual fall meeting at Middlebury College.