Kevin Chu, executive director of the Vermont Futures Project, was named recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Citizen Award by Champlain College. The award recognizes and celebrates leaders whose personal and professional achievements exemplify Champlain’s commitment to developing engaged citizens who make a meaningful impact on their communities.
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Pinnacle Outdoor Group in Middlesex, a leading outdoor industry sales agency, has promoted Vermont sales representative Sarah Maher to general manager. In this new role, Maher oversees strategic development and sales operations in addition to her former duties.
Jessica Brown, associate director of the Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law and Graduate School, has been elevated to director of the center. In her new role, Brown will lead efforts to address deficiencies in our justice systems and train the next generation of justice leaders.
The Vermont Professionals of Color Network recently welcomed Mimi Duong of South Burlington as outreach and member coordinator and Airon Shaw of East Thetford as part-time technical assistance and research coordinator.
Davis & Hodgdon Advisory Group, a business and financial services firm with locations in Williston and Rutland, has announced the appointment of Matthew S. Cleare as partner.
Sculptor and multimedia artist Leslie Fry heads a list of five recipients of this year’s Vermont Arts Awards sponsored by the Vermont Arts Council. Fry, of Winooski, will receive the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the highest honor given to an artist by the state.
The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging recently welcomed Jessica Garrett as nutrition program intake coordinator and Makayla Ferreira as case manager for the Rutland area.
Rootstock Publishing in Montpelier has released "Attic of Dreams," a memoir by Marilyn Webb Neagley, one of the formative leaders of Shelburne Farms.
Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, has been named recipient of the National Guard Excellence in Diversity Award for fiscal 2022.
Matt Harrington, executive director of the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, recently graduated from the Institute for Organization Management at Villanova University, a program administered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
After decades of service to Vermonters, Howard Center CEO Bob Bick has announced his intention to retire in June 2024. Bick has led the human-service organization since 2015 and has served in leadership positions with the agency for 30 years.
Registered nurse Jessica Eynon (pictured) and administrative assistant Patty Andrews were recently recognized as clinical and nonclinical Employees of the Quarter, respectively, by VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, one of the state’s largest providers of skilled home health and hospice services.