The Burlington Emergency Shelter is pleased to announce the appointment of Valerie Brosseau to Executive Director. Valerie, who joined the Burlington Emergency Shelter (BES) team in 2010 has been serving as the Community Relations Director.
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In remarks entered today in the Congressional Record, Sen. Bernie Sanders recognized Ken Squier, the “Voice of the Daytona 500” and a Vermont native widely respected in the motor sports and broadcast communities. Squier, 77, is the owner of independent Radio Vermont, Inc. and a famous NASCAR contributor, holding an 18-year-long tenure as the lap-by-lap announcer for the Daytona 500.
Former Freestyle Junior National Mogul Champion and Killington Mountain School (KMS) alumnus Nick Keating ‘10 worked his way into the finals and placed ninth in his World Cup debut last Thursday at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, N.Y. Keating, of Waterbury Center, is a member of the U.S. Development Group. Kelsey Albert (KMS ’07) just missed the finals, finishing 13th.
BlackRock Construction co-owners Adam Hergenrother and Tom Hergenrother, Jr. are very pleased to announce Mark D’Angelo as CEO of BlackRock Construction.
Central Vermont Medical Center recently hired three new physical therapists: Sarah McNamee, Timothy Mousette and Angela Nicknair.
Steve Churco, Purchasing Manager for rk MILES in Manchester Center, VT, will be recognized for his achievements as Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association’s (VRLDA) Lumber Person of the year award at the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association's Industry Recognition Breakfast to be held at the LBM '13 Show in Boston on February 7th, 2013.
The Essex, Vermont’s Culinary Resort & Spa, today announced the recipients of its Employee of the Year and Manager of the Year Awards for 2012. The Employee of the Year is Tucker Wright, an employee in the Resort’s Food and Beverage Department. Wright came to The Essex in May 2008 and has worked as a banquet server, restaurant server in Amuse and The Tavern, and as a bartender.
Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty is pleased to recognize Steve Lipkin, Realtor®/Broker as the top selling Agent of Multi-Family properties in Vermont and the Northern New England Real Estate Network (NNEREN).
Annemarie Daniels, Vice President of Real Estate Services and Principal Broker Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, has been elected to serve as the 2013 President of the Northwestern Vermont Board of REALTORS® (NVBR). She assumed her position on January 1. Daniels returns to the position after serving as board president for the Northwestern Vermont Board of REALTORS® in 2009.
Deborah Mackin, founder and principle leadership coach at New Directions, a workforce development firm in North Bennington, Vermont has been chosen to speak at Vermont Women in Higher Education’s 2013 Women’s Leadership Conference. The conference will be held at the Killington Grande Hotel on March 21st and 22nd of 2013.
Attorney Elizabeth L. Kohler is rejoining the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. Kohler will serve Of Counsel in the Burlington office, working in the firm’s Energy and Telecommunications Group. Kohler previously worked for the firm as an associate from 1994-1995.
Gov. Peter Shumlin today named Eldred French to replace outgoing Sen. William Carris, who is resigning his Rutland County seat for health reasons. French is an arborist who has run the Acorn Tree Service for nearly 40 years. French served two terms in the Vermont House, but lost his re-election bid last November in a district newly created through redistricting.