Andrea Giles has joined the Carter Insurance Agency in Bristol as senior account executive. She brings with her more than 20 years' experience and extensive industry knowledge.
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Central Vermont Medical Center recently welcomed Lauren Abramowitz as a family medicine nurse practitioner. Abramowitz joins CVMC from NewYork-Presbyterian hospital in New York City, where she worked as a family nurse practitioner.
JAG Productions, a Vermont-based producer of classic and contemporary African-American theater, has hired Jason Schumacher as its first fulll-time managing director.
Eric Avildsen, executive director of Vermont Legal Aid since 1988, has announced his intention to retire at the end of October. Under Avildsen's direction, the size of staff and breadth of legal work undertaken has increased significantly.
Christine Monigle, principal of Leto Advisors & Advocates in Hanover, NH, has been chosen by the National Safe Parents Coalition as the lead advocate to enact Kayden’s Law in the states of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
Casella Waste Systems announced that the company’s president and chief operating officer, Edwin Johnson, will retire on June 30, and that Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Edmond “Ned” Coletta will assume the role of president and chief financial officer, effective July 1.
The Vermont Mutual Insurance Group Board of Directors elected the following officers at its 195th annual meeting of policyholders and directors on April 20:
Peregrine Design/Build in South Burlington announced that long-time employees Jillian Bartolo and Griffin Allen will take ownership of the company upon Tim Frost’s retirement in 2024. Collectively, Bartolo and Allen bring more than 20 years of design and construction experience to this leadership role.
Polly (formerly known as DealerPolicy), the leading insurance marketplace for automotive retail, has named Tom Lyons as president and chief operating officer of insurance. Lyons joins Polly from Plymouth Rock Assurance, where he had most recently served as chief operating officer.
Three registered nurses at Gifford Health Care in Randolph — Marie Abare, Kathleen Paglia and Uli Strassberger — have been promoted to nursing house supervisor. In their new roles, the trio will provide on-site leadership and support for all staff working from 7 pm to 7 am, and serve as an extension of nursing education and leadership.
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency has tapped Ewelina Kowalik for the newly created role of senior finance and accounting analyst. She joins the VHFA from Community Development Trust in New York City, where she served as senior accountant.
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail has welcomed three new faces to its team: Adirondack Race Coordinator Jordanna Mallach and board members Brandon Devito and Jess Wilson.