Dr. Dagan Loisel, PhD from Duke University, whose research interests include genetic links to disease, has joined the Saint Michael's College faculty as an assistant professor of biology, starting this fall.
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Thomas Engineering Associates, P.C., an HVAC Mechanical Engineering and Design company based in Waitsfield, is pleased to announce the addition of Deborah Gagne-Barney, P.E. as their new HVAC/Plumbing Engineer. Deborah comes to Thomas Engineering after working as a Project Manager for the Biomass Energy Research Center in Montpelier.
University of Vermont has announced that Corine Farewell, DVM, MBA has joined UVM as the new OTC director from the University of Rochester. Since 1998 at Cornell University and then URoch, Dr. Farewell has been active in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship pursuits. Prior to her technology transfer roles, Dr.
President Obama has nominated Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to be a representative of the United States with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, for the upcoming 67th Session of the UN’s General Assembly. The General Assembly’s session opens Sept. 18.
Carrie Williams Howe, director of the Office of Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning (CUPS) at the University of Vermont, has been named executive director of Vermont Campus Compact, an organization dedicated to engaging Vermont colleges and universities in community-based teaching, learning, research and service. Ms.
Continuing it emphasis on cultivating and hiring top-level professionals, Vermont Tech is pleased to announce the promotions of Christopher Beattie to Associate Dean of Administration and Anne Smeglin to Site Director of the Bennington Campus, and to welcome Kelly Rue Riso as Director of Payroll and Employee Services.
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Robert O. Silvestri as Small Business Relationship Manager in Montpelier, Vt. Fla. He is responsible for managing and facilitating credit, leasing, and commercial mortgage solutions for a portfolio of 92 small business clients throughout Vermont.
Henri Sparks, Equity Director of the Burlington School District, has been appointed to sit on the Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention Advisory Council recently announced by Commissioner of Education Armando Vilaseca. This council will provide a regular forum for communication and collaboration between Vermont's Commissioner of Education and the community.
People’s United Bank has announced that Sylvia MacKinnon has been appointed as the new corporate retirement services manager for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. She will also continue in her role as the senior vice president and regional manager for Wealth Management in Vermont.
Family nurse practitioner Andrea LaRosa has joined the renowned sports medicine team at Gifford Medical Center’s Sharon Health Center.
Born in Massachusetts, LaRosa grew up in Shelburne. She went on to major in environmental studies and conservation biology at Middlebury College, but heart surgery her freshman year had her changing career choices.
The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) is pleased to announce the return of Lisa Henderson to its staff.
Engineering Ventures with offices in Burlington, Vermont, and Lebanon, New Hampshire is very pleased to announce the addition of Paul Hobbs, and Paul Boisvert as Owners and Shareholders.