Make-A-Wish Vermont announced today the appointment of new members of its Board of Directors for 2018.
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Psychotherapist Corina Rose, MA, LCMHC, has joined the Behavioral Health team at Gifford Health Care, providing counseling at Gifford’s Randolph and Berlin locations. Rose helps adult and teenage clients work through a variety of issues, from mood disorders such as depression to relationship challenges with couples.
On Saturday, September 29th at the Annual Burke Fall Festival in East Burke, Vermont, the Burke Area Chamber of Commerce awarded the 2018 Burke Citizen of the Year award to local resident, Des Hertz. Chamber Board Member, John Kascenska, surprised Hertz with the award in recognition of her leadership role with the One Burke organization.
Adam Wing will join the Board of Directors at the Stern Center for Language and Learning when it convenes its 35th Annual Meeting on October 11, 2018. In his current role as Vice President of Global Business for AbleNet, Adam is responsible for business development, strategic partnerships, and global revenue.
Cody Bryan from North Clarendon, VT finished third overall in the 2018 edition of the TMC Futuretech National Student Technician Competition held in Orlando Florida September 17th and 18th. Futruretech is a competition for post-secondary student technicians held by the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Association during their annual fall meeting.
Over 500 Vermonters from over 130 different towns gathered at Castleton University today to hear from 90 different presenters and to continue a statewide conversation about how we can nurture great leaders in our local communities. Vermont Council on Rural Development’s “Making It Happen!
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is pleased to announce that Charlene Ives, MD, has accepted the role as the medical director of the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center (SVRCC).
Nimesh Mehta has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at National Life Group. Mehta has held several positions with National Life over the past 11 years, most recently as the head of the company’s Customer Service Center and previously as Chief Technology Officer and then Chief Strategy Officer.
Okemo Mountain Resort welcomes Jason Palmer as its new director of food and beverage. He will oversee all aspects of the resort’s culinary operations on a year-round basis. A native Vermonter originally from Colchester, Palmer started skiing when he was 5 years old and competed on his high school ski team. He is a graduate of The University of Vermont.
Scott Hadley CLU ChFC, of Hadley Financial Group, has been named a member of New York Life's President Council- Premiere. Hadley has been an agent with New York Life since 1998, a financial adviser with Eagle Strategies LLC since 2009, and is associated with the Vermont General Office in Colchester.
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) and TD Bank yesterday announced Castleton University sophomore Erik Kindestin as the winner of the organizations’ joint TD Ambassador Scholarship. Kindestin, a resident of Barre, Vt., is a sophomore at Castleton University where he participates in at least 15 service hours each semester and plays in the school’s marching and spirit bands.
Carl M Lynde of TD Bank, a long-time commercial banker in Brattleboro, has received the 2018 Outstanding Community Service Banker Award from the Vermont Bankers Association. The VBA recognized Lynde for his deep commitment to and support of businesses and non-profit organizations in Brattleboro and across southern Vermont over more than three decades serving in his community.