Judy Fiumano, Matt Kline and Kelly Ramos-Arango have been named inaugural recipients of the Catherine Simonson Educational Advancement Scholarship Awards, a prize established by the Howard Center in Burlington to help its employees reach educational goals so they can continue their careers in social services and related professions.
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Photo: 2023 awardees gather together to conclude the 21st Annual VBSR Awards Ceremony and Dinner at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center.
Christine Baldwin, founder of Redhead Media, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her media planning and buying agency in November with the launch of a new website.
Robert Franklin, former assistant vice president at Kestra Financial in Austin, Texas, has been appointed chief compliance officer at National Life Group’s Equity Services Inc. in Montpelier. In his new role, Franklin is responsible for all of ESI's compliance functions.
David Hall, former attorney in the Vermont Office of Legislative Counsel, has been appointed director of corporations in the Office of the Vermont Secretary of State.
Connor Timmons, former executive director of the Common Ground Center, has been named executive director of HomeShare Vermont, a nonprofit organization that helps seniors, adults with disabilities and others remain at home by matching them with individuals seeking living space in exchange for paying rent, performing light housework or a combination
North Country Hospital in Newport has named Kyle Kovacevich as chief financial officer and welcomed Dr. Omar El-Ghazzawy to its general surgery practice.
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce welcomed six new directors to the board: Alberto Aguilar, president and CEO, Carris Reels; Brendon Blood, co-owner, Blood's Catering & Party Rentals; Walter Frame, executive vice president and director, Trapp Family Lodge; Shireen Hart, shareholder, director and senior vice president, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Crame
Windham & Windsor Housing Trust has hired two new staff members and promoted a third. Joining the staff are Ana Mejia, as homeownership specialist, and Chuck Carriere, as facilities manager.
Ellen Miller, a 2023 graduate of University of Colorado Law School, has joined the trusts and estates group at the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin. She will be based at DRM's Lebanon, New Hampshire, office.
Prior to law school, Miller worked for several years at an aviation safety and sustainability nonprofit in Washington, D.C.
Tim Rieser, senior foreign policy adviser to former U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, will be honored in October as the Vermont Council on World Affairs' 2023 Person of the Year. The award is given annually to an individual who embodies the qualities inherent in promoting international understanding and building ties between the U.S. and the world.
Lisa Kuneman, associate housing developer at Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, has graduated from NeighborWorks America’s Advancing Leaders in Real Estate Program. Kuneman is one of 18 emerging leaders to graduate with this inaugural class of real estate staff.