Tom Martyn, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Brattleboro Savings & Loan, has been named 2024 Vermont Outstanding Community Service Banker of the Year by the Vermont Bankers Association.
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Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center, a Springfield-based nonprofit organization working to strengthen Vermont’s health workforce development infrastructure, has appointed four new members to its board of directors. They are:
Rob Mather, a longtime volunteer at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Vermont Recreation and Parks Association's Unsung Hero Award. The award is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the fields of parks, recreation and cultural services.
Vermonters Asha Carroll, assistant vice president of community campaigns for the National Stigma Initiative at Shatterproof, and Gregory Tatro, co-founder of Jenna's Promise, are among 100 leaders selected to join the Obama Foundation Leaders USA program.
AFT Vermont, the state’s union of 10,000 health care and higher education workers, elected or reelected five members to its Executive Council at its 2024 convention in Burlington. They are:
Cara Hancy, employee wellness manager at the University of Vermont, has been named the state’s outstanding contributor to worksite wellness by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. She will be recognized during an Oct. 10 ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Burlington.
Dr Rick Hildebrant, chief medical information officer and medical director of hospital medicine at Rutland Regional Medical Center, and Sarah Lindberg, senior data science consultant at Freedman HealthCare, have joined the board of directors at VITL.
VIP Tires & Service, northern New England’s largest privately held automotive service provider and tire dealer, has promoted Stephen White to district manager, overseeing all five of the company's Vermont locations as well as its West Lebanon, New Hampshire, store.
Hannah Baxter, former food access manager at the Intervale Center in Burlington, has been appointed Farm to Plate Network manager at the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on economic prosperity, ecological health and social connectivity of people, businesses, organizations and communities in Vermont.
Attorney Conor McKenzie, former vice president of taxation at Casella Waste Systems, has joined the business law group of Downs Rachlin Martin. He will be based at the firm's Burlington office.
Mary Rockwell Thon, former development director at Prevent Child Abuse Vermont, is now director of development at MENTOR Vermont.
Tracey Shamberger, director of business development and communications at Age Well, has joined the board of directors of NorthCountry Federal Credit Union.