Rutland Regional Medical Center welcomes Kevin Robinson as its new Director of Communications and Community Relations. Robinson brings 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, most recently as the president of his own firm, Schroon River Communications.
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Mark Treanor has won the 2021 William E. Colby Award for his book, “A Quiet Cadence.” Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, presents the award, now in its 22nd year, annually to a first solo work of fiction or nonfiction that has made a major contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations, or international affairs.
Champlain College today announced that Monique M. Taylor, Ph.D., has been named its new Provost and Chief Academic Officer. She will begin in late summer. Dr. Taylor comes to Champlain College from the New York Institute of Technology, where she has served as the Campus Dean and Executive Director for the school’s Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates programs.
The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS) named Northern Vermont University (NVU) Professor Pat Shine as a VSCS Faculty Fellow for 2021-2022.
Healthy Living Market and Café is thrilled to announce that Chef Michael Daley has joined the South Burlington location’s Culinary Team. Chef Daley will work with Healthy Living’s growing team of culinary talent to bring the legacy brand’s new HL Fresh line to life.
Vermont Mutual Insurance Group, long recognized as a top 50 Property and Casualty insurer in the US, has recently elected Premila Peters, President of Data Innovations of Colchester, Vermont, to the company’s Board of Directors.
The Vermont Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Kate McCarthy has joined our Grants and Community Investments team as a program officer.
Vermont Independent Media today announced that its community newspaper, The Commons, won 10 prizes in the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2021 Better Newspaper Competition, in divisions for weekly newspapers with a circulation greater than 6,000.
The Vermont State Police has received two awards from the Center for Crime Victim Services, recognizing the agency’s longstanding focus on centering the needs of victims in all types of policework throughout Vermont.
The two award recipients are the Crime Scene Search Team, for the Ally Award, and Maj. Ingrid Jonas, for the Career Achievement Award.
David Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank is pleased to welcome Rebecca J Stebbins to the position of Assistant Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. Rebecca will be working out of the bank’s St. Alban’s office.
The Vermont Democratic Party is pleased to announce that Claire Cummings has been hired as the Party’s next Executive Director. In this role, Cummings will oversee the Party’s effort to fundraise, recruit and support Democratic candidates, and build a year-round grassroots organizing operation that keeps Vermont blue in 2022 and beyond.
Katherine and Danny Dreyer, co-founders of ChiLiving, which includes ChiWalking and ChiRunning, have officially announced their retirement from the company.