Addressing a room of new graduates at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Joyce Judy, Community College of Vermont President, asked Monday’s class of new Medical Assistants to reflect on how they had felt 14 weeks ago upon entering their training program. Without hesitation, the responses echoed each other: “nervous,” said some; “overwhelmed,” replied others.
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The Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB) are pleased to announce that three new providers have joined the medical team at their South End Health Center location.
Community Bank NA is pleased to announce that David Blow has joined its team as Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer in South Burlington. He brings to the team nearly 25 years of experience in the financial industry.
At its 32nd Annual Membership Meeting held January 17th at The Essex Resort and Spa, the Vermont Business Roundtable elected new officers: Chair Mark Foley, Foley Services; Vice-Chair Judith O’Connell, Champlain Investment Partners; Treasurer Scott Giles, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation; Secretary Stephanie Mapes, Paul Frank + Collins; Immediate Past Chair Michael Seaver, Peoples United
The Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Corporate Development department is pleased to welcome Jennifer Civello as director of Volunteer Services and Community Engagement. This position will allow for the expansion of volunteer programs at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and the health system’s several campuses.
National Life Group has appointed a new corporate controller who will oversee many of the company’s key financial management areas. David Soccodato will be Vice President and Controller, expanding from his current duties as the corporate tax director.
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) welcomes Kathleen Mulkern, CNM, MPH, to its Women’s Wellness Center team. As a certified nurse midwife, Mulkern has been caring for mothers and babies for nearly three decades at clinics and hospitals in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She most recently worked as a certified nurse midwife at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, New Hampshire.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC)—a part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC)—has announced the appointment of Ivette Guttmann, MD, a highly experienced Sports Medicine specialist, to SVMC Orthopedics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.
Burlington Electric Department General Manager Darren Springer today announced that Mary Peterson, a private practice attorney focusing on complex tax and regulatory issues and former Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Taxes, will join the leadership team at Burlington Electric as Manager of Strategy and Innovation in February.
Jan Alsofrom has been elected board chair of the Burlington nonprofit, Imaging the World. Jane is former Radiation Therapy Program Director at the University of Vermont where she also has taught classes in the radiation therapy degree program. She also is chair of the Vermont Board of Radiologic Technology.
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) “Top Performers” recognizes organizations and individuals who had the highest VHFA production from January 1st through December 31st, 2018. Vermont Federal Credit Union was ranked first among all 18 Vermont participating lenders, which includes Credit Unions, Banks, and Mortgage Companies.
University of Vermont president Tom Sullivan has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. He will begin serving immediately and continue through August 31, 2021. The committee is an independent administrative body charged with deciding infractions cases involving NCAA member institutions, their employees and their students.