Ryan Emmons, former regional sales director at Vermont Coffee Company, has joined Vermont Nut Free Chocolates as director of sales. Emmons brings the position a strong background in the consumer packaged-goods industry and will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Colchester.
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Pelin Kohn, an expert in leadership, has been named a recipient of a 2022 New Leaders Council (Vermont) Fellowship. Kohn is the founding director of a soon-to-be-announced leadership center at Norwich University and its leadership program coordinator.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, a part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, announced that Angela Theiss, MD, has joined SVMC Pathology and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.
The Children’s Literacy Foundation in Waterbury Center recently welcomed Sarah Hall as communications manager. With close to two decades of experience in the field, Hall oversees all press and outreach efforts for the nonprofit, including press releases, social media, newsletters and the CLiF blog.
Lamoille Housing Partnership, an affordable housing developer based in Morrisville, announced the appointments of Heather Davis and Emily Neilsen to three-year terms on its board of trustees.
Ellie Tobin Stubbs, a financial adviser at Ameriprise Financial Services in Barre, has received the Accredited Wealth Management Advisor designation.
Leandre Waldo, former director of communications and engagement at the University of Vermont Health Network — Home Health & Hospice, began work Feb 21 as chief of staff to Saint Michael’s College President Lorraine Sterritt.
Dinse PC, a full-service law firm in Vermont and upstate New York, has elected Shap Smith as its president and managing partner, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Jeff McMahan.
Seth Blanchard, a private wealth adviser with WellBridge Wealth, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services in Colchester, has qualified for the company’s Circle of Success annual recognition program.
Jeffery Allyn, MD, has joined Gifford Health Care's primary care department in Randolph, with a focus on family medicine. Allyn is returning to practice after an eight-year hiatus to focus on family.
NBT Bank recently welcomed two new team members: Tatiana Davydov, as retail market manager, and Kelsey Chitester, as branch manager of the company’s Essex office.
Army captain and former Miss USA Deshauna Barber will address graduates at Norwich University's 2022 commencement ceremonies April 30.