John Mandeville of East Hardwick has been appointed Executive Director for the Lamoille Economic Development Corporation based in Morrisville. He replaces Art Sanborn who is retiring effective April 1, 2010. Mandeville moved to Vermont in 2000 having spent the previous 7 years as the Managing Director of the European subsidiary of an American company based in southern England.
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The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) honored Champlain College President David F. Finney, Vermont State Rep. Martha P. Heath and the Quantum Leap program at Bennington College at its 2010 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards earlier this month.
The Vermont State Colleges (VSC) Board of Trustees has named Joyce M Judy as president of Community College of Vermont (CCV). Currently serving as interim president of CCV, Judy was selected as permanent president following a national search that began last November. Judy's appointment was a unanimous decision of the board and it is effective immediately.
The Vermont Gay Tourism Association (VGTA), the only statewide organization that markets Vermont tthe Gay & Lesbian traveler, has elected a new board of directors and has formed new initiatives.
The VGTA has elected a diverse new board of directors representing a wide array of Vermont tourism professionals. Board members include:
Pearl A.B. Teague, CPA, was hired as Controller at Central Vermont Medical Center. She has more than twenty-two years of experience in public accounting and in the health care industry.
Union Street Media Inc., is pleased to announce the hiring of two employees. Minna Brown, is a Account Manager. She was previously employed as an Outreach Director at Focus the Nation a non-profit organization. Elissa Giroux is the Director of Internet Marketing. She has 12 years of Internet Marketing experience and was previously employed with Dealer.com as Search Operations Manager.
New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) President and CEO John Dwyer recently announced the hiring of three new employees.
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Heather L. Burnett manager of its store located at 2300 Saint George Road in Williston, Vermont. She is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, and managing personnel and day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout the region.
Robert F. Cioffi, a native Vermonter from St. Albans, has been elected chair of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees.
Cioffi is currently a venture partner at Alerion Partners, a private equity fund located in Rowayton, Connecticut. He lives in New Canaan, CT with his wife Meghan (UVM Class of 1991) and their three children.
William Holden, Senior Security Technician of NPI (Network Performance Inc.), a Network Services and Security Provider located in South Burlington, Vermont, achieved the (ISC)2 (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc.) sanctioned CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification.
Diane Langevin has recently joined Otter Creek Awnings, Sunrooms & Custom Closets of Williston, Vermont as a Sales & Design Consultant in the Sunroom Division. Diane comes to Otter Creek from Signature Interiors, a company she operated as Owner/Designer for 4 years.
Stratton’s Golf University is proud to announce the addition of Jerry Elwell to its staff for the 2010 season.
“We are very pleased to have Jerry join our staff,” said Robin Rasch, Director of Stratton Golf University. “He is a respected and accomplished teacher in the golf industry, a mentor to many, and dedicated to each student.”