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The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) announced today that William Bates has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer for the Agency of Education effective August 5, 2019.

Capstone Community Action announced that Elizabeth “Liz” Scharf was hired as the new community economic development director. As a member of Capstone’s leadership team, Liz will work to support and grow programs that advance economic security for low income Vermonters through financial coaching, asset building, micro-business and workforce development.

Educator, composer, and instrument-builder John Bertles ’81 is the 2019 recipient of Bennington College’s

As part of its ongoing strategy to strengthen and increase participation in the Department of Labor/ Vermont Technical College’s Strengthening Working Families Initiative (SWFI), and its own VT YouthWorks program in Rutland County, Vermont Adult Learning (VAL) has appointed dedicated coordinators for both programs.

We are very excited to announce the arrival of our new audiologist, Dr. Ashley Waldock. Dr. Waldock is now treating patients at the Littleton Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Littleton, NH. The Littleton CBOC is part of the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT.

Kathleen Moriarty, Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance (MSISA) Advisory Board member within the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) at Norwich University, was selected from a field of 1,000 cybersecurity professionals to the prestigious “Women Know Cyber” book for educators and professionals, which is distributed to cybersecurity industries nationwide.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Burlington is pleased to announce the addition of four new members on their Board of Directors. Members are invited to join the board based on committee and staff recommendations; individual’s who are involved in the community, those who have a desire to help children and families and can use their skills to help amplify the RMHC mission.

Bomber’s Moon, out September 24, marks New York Times Best Selling Author Archer Mayor’s 30th novel in the highly acclaimed Vermont-based Joe Gunther mystery series. Detective Joe Gunther worked for the Brattleboro, Vermont police department and is now a Special Agent for the fictional Vermont Bureau of Investigation (VBI).

The Rotary Club of Colchester-Milton officially installed Aaron Glosser as their new president for the 2019/2020 fiscal year. Aaron has been a member of the club since 2016 and has held numerous positions within the club including chairing numerous committees and most recently vice president.

The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing announced that Matt Harrington, Executive Director of the Bennington Regional Chamber of Commerce, has been selected as the new chair of the Vermont Travel & Recreation Council (TRC).

Kelly McCagg, Director of the Burnam Library, earned this year’s Rotary Club of Colchester-Milton Rotarian of the Year award. Kelly joined the club in 2013 and has volunteered as its bookkeeper since 2016.

The Institute of Professional Practice, Inc. (IPPI) has hired Erica Hare as the agency’s new Chief Financial Officer. Erica will lead IPPI’s financial strategy as the agency continues to expand its service reach, unify its financial processes, and plan for future growth and development.