While most of her fellow St. Johnsbury Academy students spend their February vacation relaxing, senior Molly Cantore of St. Johnsbury plans to be working as a volunteer rebuilding Lafayette, Louisiana homes destroyed five years ago by Hurricane Katrina.
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The Vermont E9-1-1 Board, which oversees the state’s emergency communications system, has announced the selection of David Tucker to serve as Executive Director starting on January 7th. Tucker is currently the Commissioner of the Department of Information and Innovation. He began at DII as Deputy Commissioner in 2005.
Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna has been elected as chairperson of the board of trustees of the Richard A. and Barbara W. Snelling Center for Government.
Burlington, VT -- CCTV Center for Media & Democracy announces that Karen Wingate, of Colchester, has been elected president of its board of directors. Wingate, a Contract Specialist for Tetra Tech ARD, in Burlington, joined the board two years ago and recently served as treasurer.
Mark Naud, President of the Community Sailing Center
Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of seven new
members.
Yves Bradley is the head of Commercial Brokerage Division at Pomerleau
Real Estate, where he has worked since 2004. He and his family are
active Sailing Center program participants.
Vermont Chamber of Commerce President Betsy Bishop
has been appointed by Governor Douglas to the Vermont Economic
Development Authority (VEDA) board of directors.
"I'm looking forward to working with VEDA," said Bishop, "the funds they
lend help create business growth and development that is crucial for
Vermont's future."
Peter G. Anderson, President of Stowe Charities, Inc,. has announced
that a new Events Coordinator has been named for the 13th Annual Stowe
Wine and Food Classic.
Sharon Radtke has been chosen as the coordinator for the 2011 Stowe
Wine and Food Classic which will be held at the Trapp Family Lodge June
24, 25 & 26, 2011.
Rick Fleming of Fleming Oil in Brattleboro Vermont was named the new
President of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association. The VFDA Executive
Board unanimously elected Fleming to the volunteer leadership post at
their annual winter meeting. Rick succeeds Peter Bourne of Bourne’s
Energy in Morrisville. Bourne will remain on the VFDA Executive Board.
Jon Margolis, a regular panelist on Vermont Public Television’s “Vermont
This Week,” closed his Vermont Newsguy blog last month, but he will continue
to keep an eye on Vermont news.
Margolis will be on the program Friday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. (re-airs
Sunday at 11:30 a.m.), in his last appearance as the “Newsguy.” He will
Eric Smith has been promoted to director of engineering at DominionTech
Computer Services. Eric has been with DominionTech since January
of 2010 and was initially hired as a network administrator. In this role, he
will be head the engineering team that provides on-site consulting at
various companies in Chittenden and Washington counties. He will also
Marnie Owen was presented the 2010 CEMS Outstanding Staff Member Award during a 2010 UVM CEMS Holiday Celebration held Friday, December 10, 2010 in the Fleming Museum by Bernard “Chip” Cole, Interim Dean of the College, for her achievements in her role as Student Services Advisor for the College.
The Center for an Agricultural Economy is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Louise Calderwood of Craftsbury as the interim project manager for the 15,000 square foot Vermont Food Venture Center being constructed in Hardwick.