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Mark Wallace, Director of Business Development with TPW Management has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Mark has lived in Dover, Vermont since 1988. In 1990, he started Wallace Properties, Inc. and acted as the President and CEO, built the company to one of the largest property management companies in southern Vermont.

Professor Philip Parisi, a member of the Lyndon State College Visual Arts Department, completed his doctorate at Capella University in November. His area of study was Education with a focus on Instructional Design for Online Learning.

FairPoint Communications, Inc. today announced Beth Fastiggi has been promoted to the position of vice president of government relations - Vermont. She will be responsible for FairPoint’s relationship with Vermont government officials and will serve as the point of contact for Vermont legislative representatives and staff and state agencies.

Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive Officer of SymQuest Group, Inc. announced today that Paul Nightingale, Virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO), has received his Cisco Sales Expert Certification.

Larry Sudbay, President and Chief Executive Officer of SymQuest® Group, Inc., is pleased to announce today that Justin M. Sheehy has been hired as an Account Executive to work in the Rutland region.

Union Bank is pleased to announce the addition of two new employees; Judy R. Smith as Commercial and Residential Lender, and James French as Network Administrator.

At their September 2009 meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, the International Association of Professional Brochure Distributors (IAPBD) elected a new president: Bill Orleans, owner of PP&D Brochure Distribution of Burlington, Vermont.

Many people begin their work week dreading what the week will bring them. Truth be told, one thing far too many workers have in common is the thing they yearn for the most – the day that they can retire.

Kathleen H. Davis, a director and chair of the Captive Insurance Practice Group at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, has received the AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, one of the oldest and most prestigious lawyer-ranking organizations.

TPW's CEO, Paul T. Carroccio, has earned the Community Associates Institute (CAI) highest professional credential, PCAM —Professional Community Association Manager - The pinnacle of community association management. CAI provides education, tools and resources to people who govern and manage homeowners associations, condominiums and other planned communities.

Zoe Breiner has joined the staff of Home Instead Senior Care as Office Adminstrator/Receptionist. Breiner is a graduate of Champlain College and Burlington College and recently retired from IBM. Home Instead Senior Care, office located in South Burlington provides non-medical companionship and home care for senior citizens.

Samuel (Sandy) McDowell, Ph.D., of South Burlington has joined Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL), as the organization’s director of program implementation, VITL President and CEO David Cochran, MD, announced today.