Vermont Mutual Insurance Group recently awarded two scholarship grants as part of their company's scholarship program. The scholarships were awarded to two students based on entries submitted as part of the selection process. The company's scholarship committee was tasked with the difficult selection decision based on personal essays submitted by several students.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (Blue Cross) is pleased to welcome David Yoo as the company’s new Chief Information Officer. He comes to Vermont from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.
When the question was raised how a small Vermont health services non-profit can support their members through information technology, Yoo asks a question of his own:
Following a nation-wide search, Martin Mahoney, Director of Operations and Collections at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, has been appointed Bennington Museum’s next Executive Director. He will assume his leadership position in Bennington on September 8, 2021.
Howard Center is pleased to announce its appointment of Heidi Melbostad, PhD, MFT as the Director of Chittenden Clinic following a competitive search. In this role, Heidi will direct Vermont’s first opioid medication-assisted treatment program and client care services for the agency to ensure the delivery of high-quality client care.
Vermont Public Radio has won two 2021 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for its journalism in 2020 from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).
The winning coverage includes:
After nearly eight months as a member of the psychiatric team at Washington County Mental Health Services (WCMHS), Justin Knapp, MD, has accepted the role as Medical Director of the state-designated Agency that serves the Washington County catchment area. Dr.
The University of Vermont Health Network has hired a system-level Chief Nursing Officer who will be instrumental in leading the nursing practice across our Vermont and Northern New York affiliates. The Chief Nursing Officer will work with Network leadership to support the nursing workforce as they work to meet the evolving needs of patients.
The Nature Conservancy in Vermont appoints Oates interim director of Government Relations and Policy
The Nature Conservancy in Vermont (TNC) is pleased to announce that Lauren Oates will assume the role of Interim Director of Government Relations and Policy, following the departure of Phil Huffman in early August. Oates has been with TNC since 2019, where she has proven herself a leader in advancing climate-forward policies, programs, and initiatives.
VHB is pleased to announce two leadership promotions for its Vermont team. Britta Tonn has been named VHB’s first Director of Cultural Resources in Vermont and Michael Willard, LEED AP, ALSA, is now Director of Landscape Architecture/Land Planning, Vermont.
It has been a productive summer at Mack Molding thanks not only to strong demand for the Company’s full suite of contract manufacturing services, but also to Mack’s summer interns.
Community Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bradley Berryhill received the 2020 Family Medicine Teaching Award for the health network’s excellence in teaching medical students.
The Snelling Center for Government is pleased to announce the Vermont School Leadership Project Class of 2022.