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Community National Bank has promoted Amber Roberge from finance specialist to loan operations officer. With this promotion, Roberge will be an officer of the bank.


Orthopedic surgeon Douglass Weiss has joined the orthopedics team at Gifford Health Care, seeing patients at Gifford Specialty Clinics in Randolph and Sharon Health Center.

The ACLU of Vermont presented housing advocate Brenda Siegel with its highest honor, the David W. Curtis Civil Liberties Award, at the organization's 2023 annual meeting celebration Oct. 25.

Shawn Gordon has joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin as an attorney  in the firm’s intellectual property group. Prior to joining DRM, Gordon had his own practice based in Montpelier.

David Cawley of Burlington, retired manager of Vermont Energy Investment Corp., has been named 2023 winner of the AARP Andrus Award for Community Service in Vermont.

Karen Duguay, former executive director of the Better Middlebury Partnership, has joined the Addison County Economic Development Corp. in the newly created assistant director position.

Howard Center, a private, nonprofit organization providing mental health, substance use and developmental disability services to children, adults and families throughout Vermont, has appointed Tonya Mason as director of developmental services.

Tracy Hassett, president and CEO of edHEALTH, the thought leader in health insurance solutions for educational institutions, was confirmed by her fellow Vermont Captive Insurance Association board members Oct. 18 to continue as chair and spearhead the organization’s strategic plan for 2024.

Livian, a real estate team acceleration platform, has named Thadious "Thad" Fisher as senior vice president of revenue. Fisher joins Livian from eXp Realty, where he was vice president of global growth, leading expansion efforts across more than 20 international markets.

Ed Paquin, former state representative and recently retired executive director of Disability Rights Vermont, has joined the board of the Public Assets Institute, Vermont’s independent research organization on state budget, tax and economic issues.

Drs. Jessica and Ryan Heney have joined Gifford Health Care, she on the primary care team in Randolph and he at Bethel Health Center. Both Heneys, a married couple, are certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger (left) has named Joe Turner (right), residential property appraiser in the assessor’s office for the past year, as the city's next city assessor. Turner will serve as acting assessor until his nomination is confirmed by the City Council.