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Jodi Lawaich, owner of The Write Stuff VT, LLC is honored to announce her award as a Top 100 Marketing & Advertising Leader at this year’s MARsum Marketing, Advertising & Retail Summit. The summit took place June 29th - July 1st at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, and hosted over 400 marketing and advertising industry leaders and professionals from across the globe.

Hunger Free Vermont is excited to announce Pete Antos-Ketcham as the new co-chair of the Hunger Council of Addison County. Pete steps into this leadership role at a time of great urgency. Since the onset of the pandemic, hunger has been at record levels in Vermont.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is pleased to welcome Physician Assistant Paige Fillio to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. Fillio earned her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Westfield State University in Massachusetts in 2021.

As the world reopens in anticipation of one of the biggest travel seasons in history—

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians are pleased to welcome Sean Burns, MD, to the SVMC Emergency Department. Dr. Burns earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and his bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Northeastern University in Massachusetts.

Vermont Law School (VLS) professor Janet Milne has been elected to The American Law Institute (ALI), a leading independent organization that produces scholarly work that clarifies, modernizes, and improves the law, and therefore, the administration of justice.

H.P. Cummings Construction Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Travis Hulbert and Calvin Russell to Vice Presidents, a move that will bolster our company’s leadership team with two more seasoned professionals who bring a wealth of experience and expertise from all facets of our business operations.

Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) recently announced that Anne Coetzee has joined the organization as Vice President of Practice Operations following an extensive national search. Coetzee brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in practice operations at integrated health care delivery systems located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is pleased to welcome Family Nurse Practitioner Lisa Patorti to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. Patorti earned her master’s degree in nursing from Purdue University Global. She received her bachelor’s in nursing from Kaplan University.

David Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank is pleased to announce that Karan Saini has been hired for the Merchant Services Representative position based out of the bank’s headquarters at 20 Lower Main Street in Morrisville. “Karan is a quick study and is passionate about providing superior service to our valued merchant customers,” said Silverman.

Andrew King, of Manchester Center, VT, has joined the Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation Board of Directors. “The SVHC Foundation relies on its highly experienced and deeply compassionate members to support our mission of delivering exceptional care and comfort to the people we serve,” said Leslie Keefe, SVHC’s vice president of corporate development.

Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH) was pleased this February to welcome Julia Dalphin, HACP, as Chief Quality Officer.