The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable economic development, has announced three new hires: Kelly Dolan, as Farm to Plate network manager; Esther Erbe, as office manager and events coordinator; and Sydney Lucia, as grant and fund development manager.
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Make-A-Wish Vermont has elected Christian Kuzia, general manager of Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor, as chair of its board of directors for a two-year term, and appointed four new board members.
Jackie Pratt, director of advocacy and customer experience at Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations in Massachusetts, has been named general manager of the Stowe Electric Department, effective Oct 17. She will succeed Ellen Burt, who has led the department for the past 18 years.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center recently welcomed James MacGregor, MD, to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group and SVMC General Surgery in Bennington. He joins Julie DiSano, Simon Drew, Graham Moore and Charles Salem in providing minimally invasive surgery using the latest evidence-based protocols.
The Woodstock Inn & Resort has hired Matthew McClure as its new executive chef, effective Sept 1. McClure is an award-winning chef who most recently served as executive chef at The Hive, a restaurant inside the 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville, AR.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vermont Realty Group has hired Hugo Gamarra as vice president/general manager and Jim Feinson as chief growth officer.
Linda Rossi, state director of the Vermont Small Business Development Center, has been elected to a second term as board chair of America's SBDC, the association that represents the country's 63 small business development centers.
Weston Bashlor, former project manager at Garney Construction in Tampa, FL, has joined South Burlington-based PC Construction as director of business development.
Brattleboro Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, a medical practice of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, recently welcomed Timothy Kelley, MD, to its team of orthopaedic surgeons.
After a successful 20-year career at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, cardiologist Bruce Andrus, MD, is joining Gifford Health Care in Randolph on a full-time basis.
David Blatman, a 2022 graduate of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, has joined the Burlington law firm Gravel & Shea as a litigation associate. His practice encompasses all areas of litigation.
Open Approach, an information technology services provider in Burlington, has hired Chris Sterzinar as new-client relationship manager. Sterzinar joins Open Approach from PayData Workforce Solutions in Colchester, where he served as regional sales manager.