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John King, president and CEO of Vermont Public Television, has been elected

to serve a three-year term on the PBS Board of Directors. He has also been

elected chair of the Organization of State Broadcasting Executives (OSBE),

which is the affinity group representing the nation’s statewide public

broadcasters.

Neal Robinson, formerly of Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO), has been

named vice president for finance for Saint Michael’s College; SMC President

John J. Neuhauser announced October 13. Mr. Robinson started at the liberal

arts Catholic college on Monday, October 18.

Mr. Robinson brings 30 years of financial management experience to the job,

Ned Castle is joining the Vermont Folklife Center staff as a Digital

Media Instructor for the Center’s Discovering Community* *School

Outreach Program to K-12 schools. Castle is an extraordinary documentary

photographer whose first major exhibit, “In Their Own Words: Stories

from Refugees Settled in Vermont Communities,”

Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive

Officer of SymQuest® Group, announced that Account Manager Fred Anderson has

recently achieved designation as a VMware Sales Professional 4 (VSP 4).

VMware is the leader in virtualization technology. Virtualization enables

one physical computer to run as multiple virtual machines, with multiple

Ken Gibbons, President and CEO of Union Bank, announced

the appointment of Martha J. Wilkins to the position of Assistant Treasurer

and Branch Manager of the Lyndonville Office. Ms. Wilkins’ primary

responsibility will be to actively serve the Lyndonville area by providing

deposit and residential loan products and services.

Ken Gibbons, President and CEO of Union Bank, announced

the appointment of Edward L. Levite as Loan Center Manager and Senior Loan

Originator of Union’s new Loan Center in South Burlington. Ed’s primary

responsibilities will be to originate residential loans, manage day-to-day

office activities and establish Union Bank as the preferred residential

Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive

Officer of SymQuest® Group, Inc., is pleased to announce today that Amanda

Parish has joined the Company as a Sales Administrator to work in the South

Burlington office. Her responsibilities include processing sales orders and

projects including lease approvals, buyouts and trade-ups. Ms. Parish will

Berlin, Vt – Dr. Ryosuke Kawatsuji recently joined the staff of

the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Central Vermont Medical Center. “In

addition to his Ivy League academic training in adult psychiatry, Dr.

Kawatsuji completed a number of elective rotations during the course of his

education that will be particularly applicable to his work in our Inpatient

Berlin, Vt – -Central Vermont Medical Center President and CEO

Judy Tarr announced that Michelle Heezen has accepted the role of Vice

President of Physician Services at CVMC. “During her term as interim VP,

Michelle and her team have already made some important improvements to our

medical group. We are very happy that she has agreed to continue as a member

Bill Young, Executive Director of Maple Leaf Farm is pleased to announce the

promotion of Brandie Barton, RN to Clinical Coordinator of Primary Care.

Brandie joined the staff in April 2006 as an LPN, having since completed

requirements for her RN degree.

Maple Leaf Farm is a residential substance abuse treatment center licensed

NRG Systems, Inc., manufacturer of wind measurement

equipment for the global wind energy industry, announces the addition of

Jack Taylor as a lead systems engineer.

As a specialist in software architecture and design, Jack comes to NRG

Systems from the Goodrich Corporation where he worked in senior

Ascension Technology Corporation is proud to announce that Ernest Blood, its President and Chief Technology Officer, has been inducted into the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE).