The Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. and Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies honored two organizations and one individual Oct. 17 for their outstanding contributions to southern Vermont:
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Mark Pendergrass, a middle school science teacher at Mater Christi School in Burlington, has been named Teacher of the Year by the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering. He will be honored Oct. 29 at the organization's annual fall meeting at Middlebury College.
Lauren Philie, former assistant vice president of institutional advancement and alumni relations at Vermont State University, has joined The Curtis Fund as executive director. A supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, The Curtis Fund provides educational scholarships for Green Mountain State residents in need.
The Vermont Historical Society recently welcomed three new members to its staff: Steve Picazio, librarian; Kate Malmstrom, program assistant; and Hannah Kirkpatrick, program coordinator.
Former Burlington City Councilor Jack Hanson has received a $75,000 Young Leaders Award from the Walking Softer foundation in support of his work as executive director of the nonprofit Run On Climate.
Alexa L. Blaise, former law clerk for the Chittenden County Public Defender Office, has joined Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer as an associate attorney in the firm’s litigation practice group.
The Vermont Federal Credit Union, a not-for-profit, cooperative financial institution that has served Vermonters for more than 70 years, has reelected Megan Manahan Bliss, Emily Byrne and Paul Politano to three-year terms on its board of directors.
Joyce Judy, president of the Community College of Vermont, was presented Oct. 10 with Champlain College's 2024 Distinguished Citizen Award. The award recognizes and celebrates leaders whose personal and professional achievements make a meaningful impact on their communities.
Erin Pond, commercial banking officer at Community Bank in Williston, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Vermont chapter of American Red Cross of Northern New England.
Vermont Law and Graduate School has appointed Kirt Mayland as visiting professor at the Institute for Energy and the Environment.
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the sustainable development of Vermont's economy, has appointed Diane Abruzzini Riggs of Underhill and Ken Linge of South Burlington to its board of directors.
David Raphael, owner of Artisan Realty in Essex, will receive the Robert J. Arkley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vermont Association of Realtors at the group's annual meeting Oct. 29 in Burlington.