The Howard Center in Burlington recently honored 130 staff members for reaching milestone employment anniversaries of five years or more in 2023.
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The Vermont Employer Healthcare Commission has named Akua Smith of Enosburg Falls and Michael Moser of West Rutland as alternate members of its bargaining unit. The appointments clear the way for the next round of contract discussions on health care benefits for the state's K-12 public school teachers and staff, scheduled to begin next April.
The Vermont Democratic Party will present state party treasurer Deb Berryere of Guilford and Judy Murphy of Bennington with the Obuchowski Award on Sunday, June 25, in recognition of their years of service to the state and their respective southern Vermont communities.
Retired municipal administrator Robert Bernstein and retired teacher Mary Alexandra Peet were announced as winners of the 2023 Vermont Writers' Prize, a top literary award in Vermont sponsored by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Magazine.
Steve Miller, head of wastewater management at The Alchemist brewery in Stowe, has been recognized for his environmental accomplishments by the Green Mountain Water Environment Association with the 2023 Outstanding Industrial Operator Award.
Paul Coombs has been named CEO of Nomad Transportable Power Systems, bringing the accomplished executive leader to the mobile energy solution provider from KORE Power, where he led efforts to bring in millions in private capital to support domestic lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing.
James Dean, managing director of National Life Group, recently received Finseca’s Community Impact Award in part for his efforts in co-founding Blacks Uplifted in Leadership Development — known by the acronym BUILD — and growing its membership.
Oliver DeRosier, former associate art director at Trampoline Design in Glens Falls, New York, has joined Stride Creative Group, a full-service marketing agency in Burlington, as senior graphic designer.
Russell Goodrich, a nurse in the intensive care unit at Southwestern Vermont Health Care, was named the April recipient of the system’s DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of a national merit-based recognition program, established by the DAISY Foundation, that celebrates nurses’ education, training and skill.
Adeline Druart, former president of Vermont Creamery, has been named CEO of Lawson's Finest Liquids, an award-winning brewery in Waitsfield. Lawson's founders Sean and Karen Lawson will maintain their positions as stewards of the brand.
Ingrid Punderson Jackson has been promoted to vice president of client experience at The Nebo Co., a leadership-development firm based in Washington, D.C.
Matt Schley has joined the civil and environmental engineering firm Fuss & O’Neill as a senior restoration and resiliency engineer in the company's Williston office. In his new role, Schley will focus on the technical execution and management of projects in water resources, natural resource restoration, and climate resilience spaces.