Sven Lee, former chief commercial officer at BioCina, an Australia-based contract development and manufacturing organization, and Richard P. Hamel, former chief financial officer at ReciBioPharm, a Sweden-based CDMO, have been appointed to the leadership team at Vernal Biosciences, a leading manufacturing and services company in Colchester.
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William Vasiliou, a trial attorney with a focus on state and federal criminal defense and civil litigation, has been named a partner at Langrock Sperry & Wool. He will be based in the firm’s Middlebury office.
Victoria Sunnergren, associate curator of Native American Art at Shelburne Museum, has been appointed as a judge for the 66th annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market in Phoenix March 2 and 3.
Dr. Ashley DiMeola, medical director and physician-injector at Glowaesthetics Medical Spa and Beauty Boutique, has purchased the South Burlington practice from its founder, Christine Keelan.
New York Life Insurance Co. has hired Michael Breault as an agent working out of its Vermont general office. He joins the company from National Business Technologies in South Burlington, where he served as a senior account executive.
Nurse practitioner Meredith F. Welsh has joined Gifford Health Care, serving on the primary care team. She comes to Gifford from White River Family Practice in White River Junction, where she served as a family nurse practitioner.
Attorney Emily Samet has joined the captive insurance practice at the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin. Before coming to DRM, Samet worked for several small law firms in southern Vermont, building legal experience in residential real estate transactions as well as estate planning and administration, family law, and probate practices.
Martin Hahn, former executive director of the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness, has been named director of Common Good Vermont, a statewide program of United Way of Northwest Vermont dedicated to uniting and strengthening Vermont’s nonprofit sector. He succeeds CGVT’s long-time leader, Morgan Webster.
Dr. Jordan Adair, head of the exotics department at Burlington Emergency and Veterinary Specialists, has earned certification as a diplomate — an expert in his field of specialization — from the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. Adair becomes the only exotic pet specialist in Vermont.
Polly Raine, interim operations manager at the Park-McCullough House Association since June, has been promoted to museum director of the organization. The 35-room Park-McCullough Historic Governor's Mansion, set on 200 acres of grounds in North Bennington, is one of New England's finest, most significant and best-preserved Victorian mansions.
Glen Torres of Waterbury, Andy Holt of Burlington, Jay Schulz of Reno, Nevada, and Ben Hamilton of North Chittenden have been named 2023 Volunteers of the Year by Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a nationally recognized organization that empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming.
Hal Cohen, executive director of Vermont Adult Learning since June 2018, has announced his intention to retire at the end of December. While the organization's board of directors conducts a search for Cohen's successor, Associate Director David Justice and Program Director Joseph Przyperhart will serve as interim executive co-directors.