Green Mountain United Way has welcomed Blaire Haggett, former manager at Onion River Crossroads, to its Working Bridges resource coordination team. Haggett brings to the organization more than 12 years' experience in advocacy and guidance to those experiencing hardships and struggling with financial and social challenges.
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Norwich University faculty members Travis Morris and Tara Kulkarni have been selected to attend the Army War College National Security Seminar June 6 to 9 in Carlisle, PA.
Emergency department nurse Kathleen Cloud recently took home honors as the April recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Southwestern Vermont Health Care. Cloud was described as "one of the nicest, (most) accurate and caring nurses" by one of her two nominators for the award, and "beyond professional" by the second.
Vermont Commissioner of Health Mark Levine, VDH public health nurse Wendy Walsh and the Vermont National Guard's COVID-19 mapping team will be recognized May 10 as public health champions for their extraordinary contributions to public health during the coronavirus pandemic.
Passumpsic Bank, a community bank that serves the Northeast Kingdom, central Vermont and New Hampshire’s North Country, has announced the promotion of three employees: Mary Cote, to senior vice president and senior retail banking and operations officer; Daphne Bullock, to assistant vice president and trust administrative officer/assistant treasurer o
Ken Lemieux has joined Union Bank of Vermont and New Hampshire as branch manager of the bank’s Berlin location at 1028 US Route 302.
Hillary Sylvester, former charge nurse at Northwestern Medical Center in St Albans, has joined the midwifery team at Gifford Health Care in Randolph. Sylvester is a recent graduate of the Frontier Nursing University midwifery program and has extensive nursing career experience. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from SUNY Plattsburgh.
Norwich University recently announced that the following faculty have been awarded tenure, promotion or emeritus status:
At an April 7 Statehouse ceremony during Prevention Day 2022, Prevention Works! VT bestowed its annual Champion Awards on nine individuals and organizations for their work on behalf of substance-misuse prevention in Vermont.
The Vermont Council on World Affairs has named Avery Anderson as its new program manager of exchanges. She joins the council from Pathfinder International, where she served most recently as business development coordinator.
Jose Herrera, former executive director of the Valley of the Sun YMCA in Phoenix, has been named new executive director of the Vermont Bar Foundation, effective May 9. He will succeed Debbie Bailey, who retired last December, and Josie Leavitt, who has served as interim director since January.
PC Construction recently elevated four of its employee-owners to new leadership positions: Eve Norris and Dan Nawrocki were named senior vice presidents over their respective business units, and Ian MacDougall and Waymon Pardue were named vice presidents.