The Women’s Center, a practice of Copley Hospital, has hired OB-GYN Robin Leight, effective May 8. Leight is board-certified through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and brings to the center more than 30 years of experience in women’s health.
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Sunsoil, a certified organic hemp farm and top-five CBD brand, announced the promotion of Bharat Ayyar from general manager to CEO. He succeeds company co-founder Alejandro Bergad, who will remain on Sunsoil's leadership team as chief vision officer and member of the board of directors.
Coral Hawley, a registered nurse at Rutland Regional Medical Center, was presented in April with the 2023 Carol P Welsh, RN, Nursing Education Scholarship. The award is named for Rutland Regional's long-time director of surgical services, who died in 2011.
Community Bank Wealth Management in Williston has promoted Trust Administrator Andrew Cross to trust officer. In his new role, Cross will be responsible for the management and development of client relationships in the trust services department as well as the training and skill development of new trust administrators.
Kelley DesRoches has been promoted to partner at Wiemann Lamphere Architects, establishing herself as the root for a fourth generation of principals at the Colchester firm.
Robyn Palmer, former director of an AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America program based at the Vermont Agency of Human Services, has been appointed to the newly created post of education and civic engagement coordinator in the Vermont Office of the Secretary of State.
Jill Mazza Olson, executive director of the VNAs of Vermont, has been appointed to positions on the advocacy and rural advisory councils of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, a trade association that represents the nation’s 33,000 home care and hospice organizations.
Premier mountain safety and outdoor brand Mammut North America, headquartered in Williston, has appointed four key team members at the vice president's level, leveraging decades of experience to help drive strategic growth across sales, operations, marketing and partnerships.
Ellie Tobin Stubbs, a financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial in Barre, recently obtained the certified financial planner certification.
Mary Blair, former chief financial officer for the kitchen supply store JK Adams in Dorset, has been appointed chief financial officer at The Bank of Bennington. Blair has spent much of her professional career in the fields of accounting and finance.
David Qian of South Burlington has joined the board of directors of Pathways Vermont, a nonprofit organization working to end homelessness and provide innovative mental health alternatives in Vermont. Qian has a background in finance and real estate investing and has served on the board of other nonprofits in New York City.
Alicia Fleming, owner of Golden Guide Real Estate at KW Vermont in South Burlington, has earned the nationally recognized seniors real estate specialist designation from the SRES Council of the National Association of Realtors.