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Middlebury College has named James R. Keyes vice president for college advancement. A 1971 Middlebury graduate, Keyes is a former board member of the Middlebury College Alumni Association and current trustee of the college.

Ray Paradis has joined Creative Office Pavilion’s Burlington office as Installation and Project Manager. Ray recently embarked on his 20th year with the company and comes to Vermont from the Maine COP service group, Pavilion Service Solutions. He brings over 20 years of industry experience to the growing Vermont team.

The Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) announced today the promotion of Andrew Stickney to Vice President. Stickney will assume responsibility for marketing and outreach, portfolio client services, and managing the Burlington and Middlebury facilities in his new position.

Steven Judge, President of Bob-White Systems – the Vermont farmstead cheese and micro diary supply and equipment company, announces the following new hires:

Gov. Peter Shumlin has announced the following appointments:

Swanton JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: APPOINTED: Darlene Cooper

St. Albans Town JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: APPOINTED: William Nihan

Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence Task Force: APPOINTED: Bethany Pombar – CHAIR – Montpelier, Domestic and sexual violence prevention expert

John Stimets, Vice President of Country Business, Inc. (CBI) has announced that Reid L. Williams has joined the Burlington office as an Associate. CBI is New England’s largest privately held business brokerage firm with offices in New England, New York and Atlantic Canada and specializes in the sale of privately held businesses. Mr.

John W. Davis, CPA, CFP®, CVA with the accounting firm of Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs, PLC of Williston recently attended the 2011 AICPA Family Law Conference Training Institute, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr.

Vermont Teddy Bear Company announces the promotion of Adam Sbardellati to Distribution Manager. Adam started at the Vermont Teddy Bear Company in 2005 in an entry level position in the Receiving Department.

Matt Smith joins the team at the RehabGYM as a staff physical therapist at our Colchester location. He comes most recently from the Steadman Hawkins clinic in Colorado. Matt graduated from Gettysburg College in 2005 and received his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Drexel University in 2008. Matt's special interests lie in sports rehabilitation as well as sport-specific training.

Jonathan T. Rajewski, assistant professor in the Champlain College Division of Information Technology and Sciences, has been named the "Digital Forensic Investigator of the Year" by Forensic 4Cast, a website offering podcasts and the latest information about the field of digital forensics.

President and CEO Arthur Nichols, and Chief Medical Officer John Schlegelmilch, MD, recently presented the Presidents’ Service Excellence Award. This prestigious award recognizes extraordinary service among employees characterized by compassion, responsiveness to the needs of others, and a positive team-oriented attitude. This year’s award honors Michael Daley, APRN, and Larry Milliron.

The Vermont Specialty Food Association has re-elected Kim Crosby as President. Crosby owns and operates Vermont Roots, a distributor of Vermont specialty foods in Rutland. Also elected were Jack Gilbert of Gringo Jack’s as Vice President and Bob Christoffel of Creative Labels as Secretary-Treasurer.