Dave Celone, former director of development and community relations at West Central Behavioral Health in Lebanon, NH, has been appointed vice president of alumni relations and development at Vermont Law and Graduate School.
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Attorneys Christian Chorba and Rebecca Dourmashkin have joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin. They began practice in the firm’s litigation group in Burlington in early January.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department within the Agency of Natural Resources announced that game warden trainees Louis Daversa, Noelle Kline and John Truong were promoted to full game warden status on Feb 13.
Wake Robin in Shelburne, a life plan community and home to about 400 older adults, has named Meagan Buckley as president and CEO. Buckley has served as director of health and resident services at Wake Robin for five years and held the interim president and CEO role prior to her appointment.
Community National Bank has announced the promotions of Lori Leonard, Julie Marquis and Billie Jo Wescom from office supervisors to office managers. With this promotion, Leonard, Marquis and Wescom will be officers of the bank.
Scott Boardman, the recently retired CEO of Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group, was named winner of the 2023 Catherine McAuley Award by Mercy Connections, an educational and social justice organization based in Burlington.
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a nationally recognized advocacy organization for athletes with disabilities, has named Alexander “Sandy” Kish, Dave Morse and Ellen Riley as 2022 Volunteers of the Year and Kaitlyn Fowle (pictured) as winner of the 2022 Kellen Sans Memorial Leadership Award.
Mack Molding, a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, has added 10 engineering and business professionals at its Vermont facilities to keep up with demand for its products and services. New hires include:
Noah Wass, former plant manager at Elkhart Plastics in Ridgefield, WA, has been appointed plant manager of the Cavendish facility of Mack Molding, a leading custom plastic injection molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services.
Elizabeth Newman, MD, has joined the Palliative Medicine Clinic at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, which supports the medical, emotional, social, spiritual and comfort needs of patients dealing with a serious and challenging illness.
Ledyard National Bank, headquartered in Hanover, NH, has announced the promotions of two senior vice presidents on its executive team: Mike Parisi has been elevated to chief strategy officer, and Susan Fernald has been named chief banking officer.
Three Gifford Health Care employees — adult day program director Judy Santamore, medical secretary Bobbisue Champney and pediatrician Courtney Riley, MD — were recently honored with employee recognition awards.