Marissa Coleman, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at University of Vermont Medical Center, has been named to a national list of 100 "DEI Officers to Know" for 2024 by Becker's Hospital Review.
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Gravel & Shea partners Peter Erly, Timothy Eustace (pictured), Chip Mason and Robert Rushford have earned the distinction of “Lawyer of the Year 2025” by Best Lawyers, a peer-reviewed guide to the legal profession.
Corey Woloschin, former estimator at ReArch Co., has joined the South Burlington-based commercial construction firm Neagley & Chase Construction Co. as project estimator.
Anita Bourgeois, former director of municipal banking at Community Bank, has joined NBT Bank as director of government banking.
Julie Bond, co-executive director of Good Samaritan Haven, was promoted in August to the role of sole executive director of the Barre-based organization. Bond's former co-executive director, Rick DeAngelis, has transitioned to an advisory role at the organization.
Michael Costa, CEO at Northern Counties Health Care in St. Johnsbury, has been named president and CEO at Gifford Health Care, effective Oct. 14. He will succeed Dan Bennett, who will retire from the role Oct. 11.
Veteran human resources professionals Dan Lyons and Susan Loynd have joined the total rewards team at The Richards Group, an independent insurance, employee-benefits and financial-services firm based in Brattleboro.
The Vermont Small Business Development Center has named Marketing and Communications Specialist Phyllis K. Ershowsky as the organization’s 2024 State Star.
Colin Hilliard, former deputy director of the Burlington Business Association, has been appointed director of advocacy and outreach at AARP Vermont. He brings to his new role years of experience in local advocacy efforts, specifically on housing, zoning and public-safety issues as well as in digital and field organizing.
Donna Carpenter, owner of Burton Snowboards, one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of products for snowboarding and the outdoors, will be honored as 2024 Person of the Year by the Vermont Council on World Affairs at the organization's International Day of Peace Summit Sept. 25 in Burlington.
Diane McCarthy and Mark Melendy, shareholders at Sheehey Furlong & Behm in Burlington, have earned the distinction of Lawyer of the Year for 2025 by Best Lawyers, a peer-reviewed guide to the legal profession.
Vermont Chamber of Commerce President Amy Spear has earned the IOM credential from the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management. This certification highlights her completion of 96 credit hours in nonprofit management, further enhancing her leadership at the chamber.