The Vermont Department of Public Service has announced the appointment of Sarah Hofmann as Deputy Commissioner and James Porter as the Director of Telecommunications. The Department serves as the ratepayer advocate for utility matters in energy, telecommunications and water, and also is the lead for the state’s energy policy.
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Utility Risk Management Corporation announces the hiring of Sally Filling as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Filling comes to URMC with over 20 years of technical maintenance leadership and management experience in the utility industry.
Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar has been named the recipient of Vermont Campus Compact's 2011 Engaged Scholar Award for community-based teaching and scholarship that addresses social, economic, and environmental concerns, and for development of collaborative partnerships with communities that engage students in local and global communities.
Dr. Kurt Oughstun’s two volume book entitled, “Electromagnetic and Optical Pulse Propagation” (Volume 1 published in 2006 and Volume 2 published in 2009) has received rave reviews in two prestigious science magazines: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine and Optics & Photonics News.
Kathryn A. Scott, chief content officer for Vermont Public Television, has been named to the Production Council Executive Committee for The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA).
NETA is a national professional association that serves public television licensees and educational entities in all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
A Middlesex woman with an extensive background in marketing and brand management will be the new chief marketing officer for the State of Vermont.
Governor Shumlin recently appointed three members to the State Board of Education. Sean-Marie Oller of Bennington was appointed for a six-year term. William Mathis of Goshen was appointed to complete four years of a vacated term. Stephan Morse of Newfane was reappointed to the Board for six years after completing a previously vacated term.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has appointed 15 people to its Vermont State Advisory Committee. Kim Tolhurst, designated the authority of the staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, announced the appointment of Francine T. Bazluke of Essex Junction, John H. Bloomer of Wallingford, Luther M.
Darn Tough Vermont, manufacturer of premium all-weather performance socks, welcomes Steve Hyde to its staff as a finishing manager at the company’s headquarters and mill in Northfield, Vermont. Hyde will help foster Darn Tough Vermont’s growth by managing the washing, boarding, inspecting and packaging departments.
Montshire's Director of Eduction Gerg DeFrances is one of just 18 museum leaders who has been selected as a Noyce Fellow by the Noyce Leadership Institute.
Engineering Ventures is pleased to announce the addition of Melissa Stark to the staff. Melissa a Structural Technologist,has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Norwich University, and holds a double minor in Civil Engineering and Leadership Studies. Her prior experience includes design and drafting work in both architecture and structural disciplines.
Patrick Smith, a Real Estate Sales Professional from Huntington, has joined Keller Williams Realty Green Mountain Properties. Patrick Smith has an extensive background in a land development and has been a landlord for 18 years in Burlington and Richmond.