Growing up with a father who was a dentist, Dr. Randall Zuckerman was no stranger to the world of medicine, but instead of following in his father's footsteps he decided to pursue a career in teaching. Then an adventurous job as a rock climbing instructor in Wyoming changed the entire course of his life.
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Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected
peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named S. Crocker
Bennett II as the "Burlington /Best Lawyers/ Medical Malpractice Lawyer
of the Year" for 2011. After more than a quarter of a century in
publication, Best Lawyers is designating "Lawyers of the Year" in
Gift-of-Life Marathon Blood Drive organizer Steve Costello was
presented the 2010 American Red Cross Presidential Award for
Excellence today at a Washington ceremony. The Presidential Award
for Excellence is presented annually to employees and volunteers.
Costello has been a volunteer blood drive sponsor for 10 years at
The Vermont & New Hampshire Valley Region of the American Red Cross
is pleased to announce that Larry Crist has been named as Regional Executive.
Mr. Crist has a long history of work in Vermont State Government, most
recently serving as the Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness
Sugar River Bank is pleased to announce that Bill Hatch has
recently joined its Business Banking Center as Vice President of Commercial
Lending. Mr. Hatch has more than 30 years of banking experience, beginning
his career with the National Bank of Lebanon, New Hampshire. In 1992, Bill
moved to Ledyard National Bank in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he was a
Church Hindes, President and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties announced that James E. Manahan II has joined the agency as Vice President for Finance and Administration. Jim was most recently Vice President and CFO of the VNA of the Treasure Coast in Vero Beach, Florida.
YWCA Vermont and community members honored Lynn Vera, the
2010 Thrive Award recipient, as well as three other finalists—Kesha Ram,
Susan Sgorbati and Nancy Vogele—at the YWCA Thrive luncheon on Thursday,
October 21, 2010, from 12:00pm-1:30pm, on the Northern Lights.
The YWCA Thrive Award recognizes the intrinsic value successful women and
More than 250 women from
throughout Vermont gathered at Sheraton in South Burlington on Thursday
for the 2010 Key4Women Forum. All proceeds from the 2010 Key4Women
Forum were donated to the Vermont Women's Fund.
"The Vermont Women's Fund is thrilled to once again be the beneficiary
The New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) recently inducted Suzanne Gillis, publisher of Vermont Woman Newspaper, into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame – the only woman from Vermont ever inducted and the twelfth woman out of 80 inductees.
Engineering Ventures is pleased to announce the addition of Matthew
Lindhiem, E.I., to the staff. Matt has a Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering from Geneva College, in Pennsylvania, and a Masters of
Engineering from Cornell University with concentration in Structural
Engineering. Previously Matt spent 5 years as a Senior Engineer designing
Okemo Mountain Resort Executive Chef Michael Breen was
recently designated Certified Executive Chef by The American Culinary
Federation. The Executive Chef certification identifies those chefs who
have demonstrated a level of culinary competence and expertise through
their education, work experience, culinary knowledge and skills
The Board of Directors for the LEDC is proud to announce Dan Noyes as the recipient of this year’s award. Dan has been active for many years with various community organizations and well deserves this recognition. He currently serves as Chairman of the Wolcott Planning Commission and has been active in many environmentally-themed organizations.