The Mad River Path Association (the Path) is pleased to welcome new leadership in its active Board of Directors and at the staff level. The new full-time executive director is Ross Saxton of Waitsfield, and Kyle Neyer of Warren is the Path’s newest Board member.
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The Brattleboro Rotary Club recently inducted Dummerston, VT resident Carla Lineback as its 70th club president for the 2019-2020 year. Lineback is Director of Alumni Engagement for World Learning/SIT.
Five driver education teachers from Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and Vermont have been selected by their peers nationwide as Teachers of Excellence.
The Vermont Community Foundation and the High Meadows Fund are each welcoming a two-year fellow to their respective philanthropic teams.
Leslie Wright has been named Director of Advancement at Shelburne Museum, director Thomas Denenberg announced. Wright joins the Museum from Orton Family Foundation, a Vermont-based nonprofit focused on community development in small cities and towns across the country, where she was senior associate.
Community National Bank President and CEO Kathy Austin proudly announced the promotion of Louise Bonvechio to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Cashier and Corporate Secretary of Community National Bank and Treasurer and Corporate Secretary of Community Bancorp. Bonvechio has worked for Community National Bank for over 25 years.
The Senate Committee on Committees has appointed Erica Hare of Berlin to serve a four-year term on the Vermont Commission on Women. Ms. Hare is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the Stern School of Business at New York University. A dedicated nonprofit leader, Ms.
University of Vermont President Suresh Garimella and Interim Provost and Senior Vice President Patricia Prelock have announced the appointment of Jean Harvey, professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science and associate dean for research, as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
A Vermont high school skilled trades teacher is among 50 teachers and teacher teams from across the country who were named today as semifinalists for the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Baxter Weed, a teacher at Cold Hollow Career Center in Enosburg Falls, and his skilled trades program are in the running for a share of $1 million in total cash awards.
Caitlin Frauton has joined Adam Hergenrother Companies as the Director of Marketing where she will work on the brand strategy and implementation for Adam Hergenrother Companies, Adam Hergenrother Training, and Adam Hergenrother Foundation as well as assisting with branding for BlackRock Construction and KW Vermont.
The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) announces the promotions of three longtime employees, as well as changes to its board of directors. David Farnsworth and Jan Rosenow have been promoted to principals; Jessica Shipley has been promoted to senior associate.
Rutland Regional Medical Center welcomes Andrew C. Boyer, MD, to its Diagnostic Imaging Department. Dr. Boyer is board-certified in radiology with a clinical expertise in breast and body imaging.