The University of Vermont Health Network has elected three new members to four-year terms on its board of trustees. They are Noma Anderson, Carol Haraden and Betsy Vicencio.
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Davis & Hodgdon CPAs, a division of the Davis & Hodgdon Advisory Group, has announced the addition of six new staff members to its team of accountants for the 2022 tax season. All will serve as associate accountants:
Springfield airline pilot and certified flight instructor Bill Batesole has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, the most prestigious award the FAA issues to pilots. The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited exemplary aviation expertise, distinguished professionalism and steadfast commitment for at least 50 years.
Cathy Planchart, former vice president and product and segment marketing manager at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, has joined Sundin Marketing as account executive and marketing strategist. In her new role, Planchart covers Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine and works with many Vermont financial institutions.
Kittell, Branagan & Sargent, a full-service accounting and advisory firm in St Albans, announced the promotions of Robin Barnett, to shareholder, and Timothy Streeter and William Keyser, to principal, effective Jan 1.
David Younce, former superintendent of Mill River Unified School District, will be joining the public-health firm AM LLC as senior vice president of K-12 Partnerships.
Two students with ties to Vermont have been awarded 2022 Graeme Clark Scholarships by Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions.
Ben Battles, former solicitor general for the state of Vermont, has joined the law firm Pollock Cohen as senior counsel. An experienced litigator, Battles will focus on appeals and public impact litigation, dividing his time between New York City and the firm's new Burlington, VT, office.
Vermont Public Radio has hired journalist Grace Benninghoff as local host of "All Things Considered," the afternoon news magazine program from NPR. She will start on the air in March.
Vermont Captive Insurance Association, the largest captive membership association in the world, has chosen Kevin Mead as its next president, effective Feb 22. He will succeed Richard Smith, who successfully led the organization for 12 years.
The board of directors for Lund announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Patricia Coates will step down as leader of the organization in June.
David Kotz, the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor in Computer Science at Dartmouth College, has been named the school's provost, the institution’s chief academic and fiscal officer, President Philip J Hanlon announced. Kotz had served as interim provost since July 2021.