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Vermont's Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America and part of POWDR, announced the advancement of Amy Laramie as director of communications, events and special projects, Dave Beckwith as director of snow sports and Jordan Spear as director of marketing, sales and reservations.

Shelburne Farms is pleased to announce that Jessica Perrault has joined Shelburne Farms as its Chief Financial Officer. Jessica was previously Senior Vice President of MAC Corner Market, LLC, which, until its recent sale, owned five small area markets in Richmond, Waterbury, Johnson, Shelburne, and Jericho/Underhill.

The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) today announced Rhonda Shippee has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Shippee, now retired, worked at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 37 years, serving as Community and Business Program Director of USDA Rural Development for Vermont and New Hampshire.

Congratulations to Angelique Sutton, Alivia Reed and Katherine Sawyer recipients of the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Career & Technical Education Scholarship.

Vermont Association for Justice’s Board of Governors announced that they have selected Amy Caldwell to serve as the Associations’ Executive Director. “After a very thorough search, the Board is excited to welcome Amy Caldwell to lead VTAJ into the future,” said Carey Rose, President of the Board. “Amy brings extensive nonprofit management experience to our association.

On June 24, 2019, Rescue Inc Critical Care Paramedic Mark Considine received the 2019 Star of Life award in Washington, DC. Mark has been providing medical care to the Brattleboro and West River Valley areas for over 33 years. He continues to provide highly experienced and compassionate care to patients every day, treating thousands of patients in his career.

Cx Associates, a leading energy-engineering firm and pioneer in the field of building commissioning, announces the addition of Wilson Yandell to its team. Wilson applies his experience in energy storage and thermal management to projects for Cx Associates’ clients.

One Credit Union awarded six $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates across Vermont and New Hampshire. Brett Smith, President and CEO of One Credit Union, noted to qualify applicants must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better, demonstrate financial need, and be eligible for membership at One Credit Union.

The Richards Group is pleased to announce the addition of Tracy Orkins to the firm’s Commercial Insurance and Risk Management team. Tracy will be an Account Manager based in The Richards Group’s Keene, NH office.

The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) announces the appointment of Noelle MacKay of Shelburne and Dustin Degree of St. Albans to its Board of Directors. VSJF is a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable economic development in the agriculture and food system, forest product, waste management, renewable energy and environmental technology sectors.

DominionTech Computer Services., Vermont’s premier IT Services Company announces today that they have hired a new vCIO, Perley Dexter, and a new Network Administrator, Jeff Gagne. Together, Perley & Jeff will help the technical team support the growing DominionTech family of clients.

Nurse Practitioner Penny Fossman has joined the Behavioral Health team at Gifford, providing therapy and medication management services at Gifford Medical Center.