New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) recently announced the hiring of two new employees.
Diane Strackbein will assume the position of Project Manager in NEFCU’s Harvest Lane Branch. Diane has worked in the banking industry for approximately 12 years, including the past several years as a Lead IT Projects Manager with a local banking institution.
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Entergy has promoted Vermont Yankee Plant Manager Chris Wamser to its VY site vice president position replacing Michael Colomb who has served in that position since October 2008. Colomb has been named site vice president for the James A. Fitzpatrick plant near Oswego, N.Y.
Saint Michael's College physics professor Dr. John O'Meara of Essex Junction, Vt. and two colleagues at the University of California, Santa Cruz published an astronomical break-through discovery in Science, the premier journal for all science on November 10, 2011.
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. announces that Bob Klinefelter has been promoted from Staff Engineer to Project Engineer in the firm’s North Ferrisburgh, Vt. office.
Ben Moffatt joined Engineering Services of Vermont, LLC in May of 2011 as the growing company’s first full time hire. Ben was born and raised in Barre, Vermont where he attended Spaulding High School and Barre Technical Center. Along with his high school diploma he also earned a certificate in Architectural Drafting and CADD from the Barre Technical Center.
Benjamin Russell has become an Ameriprise Financial Private Wealth Advisor. Russell, with an office in Colchester, VT, is one of approximately 4% percent of the 10,000 Ameriprise financial advisors to achieve this status.
Todd Moore, vice president of Revenue Cycle for the past four years, has been named senior vice president of Managed Care and Revenue Strategy at Fletcher Allen Health Care, a new position within the organization.
The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce held their 113th Annual Meeting recently. Pierre Masuy, Plant Manager, OMYA, Inc.’s Florence Verpol Plant was named the 2011 Business Person of the Year. In his remarks RRCC EVP/CEO Tom Donahue noted the importance of the OMYA facility. The plant is the third largest in OMYA’s worldwide system, employing a staff of 175 workers.
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bess Brackett has been named president of the Board of Directors of the prestigious Clinical Orthopaedic Society. One of two female orthopedic surgeons at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, she is the first woman president of The Clinical Orthopaedic Society in its nearly 100-year history. The society celebrates its centennial next year in Chicago.
The Burlington Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) organization presents its 2011 Woman of the Year, Employer of the Year and Woman of Achievement Awards at an Achievement Awards event on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at the Best Western Windjammer Conference Center in South Burlington, Vt. Award recipients include: Burlington BPW member Carol Morse, R.N.
Banwell Architects of Lebanon, NH and Quechee, VT is pleased to introduce the new leadership team: Ingrid Moulton Nichols, AIA, LEEDtmAP is now the Managing Partner of Banwell Architects. She joined Banwell in 2000, and previously worked at BMA Architects in Amherst, NH and Arrowstreet Inc. in Somerville, MA.
DuBois & King, Inc., consulting engineers announced that Shawn M. Donovan, AICP, has joined the firm as a Senior Project Manager and Assistant Director of the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division. Mr.