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National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) President Beth Chapman of Alabama has announced the appointments of the 2011-2012 co-chairs for all of the NASS Standing Committees. Secretary Jim Condos has been appointed as co-chair of the Standing Committee on State Heritage, along with the Honorable Tom Schedler of Louisiana.

Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Liton Roy has been hired as an analytical chemist for the method development group. In this role, Roy will develop analytical methods for new product lines as well as improve current methods for existing products.

Margaret (Meg) Harris will join The BOMA Project in mid-August as executive director.

Erik Urch, a Project Manager with Environmental Compliance Services, Inc.’s (ECS’) Waterbury office, recently completed a two-day training course called Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Practical Guideline in Detroit, Michigan.

Dealer.com (www.dealer.com), the global leader in automotive Internet marketing solutions, today announced that Mitch Truwit and Marcelo Gigliani of Apax Partners will be joining the company's Board of Directors. Apax Partners recently acquired an approximately 30 percent stake in Dealer.com from Yellow Media Inc.

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer L. Dudanowicz has joined Merritt & Merritt & Moulton as an Associate. Jennifer received her B.A. in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell and her J.D. from Duke University. Ms. Dudanowicz’s practice is focused on general corporate and securities law with a concentration in equity financings and mergers and acquisitions.

On July 5, 2011, Steve Gold took over the reins as Lyndon State College’s interim president. Now a little over a month into his tenure, Gold is excited to be on the job. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to help guide Lyndon through this transition.

Norwich University officials announced that engineering students placed first in the region and fourth overall in the 2011 international PCI Engineering Student Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Contest.

Dealer.com (www.dealer.com), the global leader in automotive Internet marketing solutions, today announced that marketing and communications professional Eliza Kelly has been named Vice President of Marketing for the company.

Amy Mailloux recently joined KeyBank as Vice President, Senior Treasury Management Advisor. She will provide cash management solutions for KeyBank's Middle Market, Business Banking and Private Banking clients in Vermont.

Lt. Governor Phil Scott was elected to the Executive Committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). NLGA is the professional association for the officeholders first in line of succession to the governor in all 50 states and the U.S. territories.

Tammy A. Richards, AVA, CMAP has become an associate of CBI (Country Business, Inc.).