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Central Vermont Medical Center President and CEO Judy Tarr is pleased to announce that art by Don Hanson is the newest exhibit in the CVMC lobby art gallery.

Eighteen attorneys at Langrock, Sperry & Wool, LLP have been named

“Best Lawyers” in Vermont in one or more areas of law. They received

these honors from Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest peer-review

publication in the legal profession, based entirely upon the opinions of their

Thomas S. Leavitt, Executive Vice President of Merchants Bank, announced the promotion of Erin Pond to Branch President of the Kennedy Drive branch of Merchants Bank. Ms. Pond will be leading all activities for one of the bank’s highest profile locations in its statewide network of 34 branch offices.

The New England Division of the American Cancer Society, with funding

from AstraZeneca, and in cooperation with Fletcher Allen Health Care,

welcomes Jessica Denton as the patient navigator for Fletcher Allen

Health Care. As an American Cancer Society patient navigator, Denton

will connect patients and caregivers with the most appropriate programs

Secretary of State-elect Jim Condos will attend an

orientation for newly elected chief state election officials in Austin,

Texas, on December 10-12 – co-hosted by the National Association of

Secretaries of States and the Pew Center on the States.

This will be a new member orientation with a focus on elections. Some of the

McSoley McCoy& Co., an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, is

pleased to announce Veronique Petrucci has joined the firm as an accountant

in the tax department. Veronique grew up in France, near Paris, where she

earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Paris. She worked as a

Stowe Mountain Resort officially opened for the 2010/2011 winter

season on Wednesday, November 24. The centerpiece of Stowe Mountain

Resort is undoubtedly the four-diamond, ski-in ski-out Stowe Mountain Lodge

located at the heart of the resort. With the launch of the new winter season,

Stowe Mountain Lodge and Stowe Mountain Resort are poised for a grand

DuBois & King, Inc., consulting engineers announce that Robert F. Kischko,

P.E., has joined the firm’s Building Services Division as Senior Electrical

Engineer and Electrical Department Manager. Mr. Kischko is a Professional

Engineer* *(P.E.) with 30 years of consulting engineering experience

Karen Paul of Burlington VT and Tim Halvorson of Charlotte VT were recently

elected to the Lund Family Center Board of Trustees.

Karen Paul grew up in Burlington and “watched Lund over many years transform

itself into a center serving families and young women with children and

fostering an environment that embraces adoption.” Ms. Paul serves as City

Killington Mountain School (KMS) recently announced the appointment

of Killington veteran freestyler Steve Palmer to the position of head coach

for the Eastern Qualifier (EQS) Series, also known as the B Mogul Team,

for KMS and the Killington Winter Sports Club/KMS Competitions Programs.

Palmer began skiing at age two and joined the Killington Freestyle Team

Michael P. Gervais and Sam Gervais, both of Prime Renovation Group, recently became select members of professional builders, remodelers, and other industry professionals nationwide who have earned the Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation, identifying them as someone with knowledge of the best strategies for incorporating green building principles into homes.

Kelliher Samets Volk (KSV), a Burlington-based marketing firm, welcomes

Ashley Nicholls to its client group as brand manager.

Nicholls comes to KSV from Boston, where she leveraged her talents for

Accor, focusing on strategic campaign management and sustainability

consultations for Fortune 500 clients. Nicholls is most recently from