Lamoille Housing Partnership recently welcomed Monique Martin as the nonprofit affordable housing organization’s new executive director.
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Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital recently welcomed Dr. Sara Zaidi to its podiatry practice. Zaidi previously practiced at Certified Foot and Ankle Specialists in Palm City, Florida, where she also served as assistant fellowship director for a Rearfoot and Ankle Surgical fellowship and participated in the Woundcare Center at the Cleveland Clinic.
Madison P. Prokott, a former judicial law clerk in Colorado, and Hannah J. Lebel, former restructuring associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges law firm in New York City, have joined the litigation team at Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer in Burlington as associate attorneys.
The late Louvenia Dorsey Bright, the first Black woman and woman of color elected to the Vermont Legislature, will be honored posthumously Sept. 23 with the 2023 Gov. Madeleine M. Kunin Achievement Award from Emerge Vermont.
Nichole Faulkner, a 16-year veteran at Vermont Soap, has relinquished her position as chief operating officer to become CEO of the Middlebury-based company. Faulkner has been effectively running the company since founder Larry Plesent stepped down as CEO 18 months ago.
Medical oncologist James Kalmuk, MD, has joined the Dartmouth Cancer Center at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
Rebecca Kaduru, former chief strategy and impact officer at UpStart, has been appointed president of the Institute for Sustainable Communities, a Montpelier-based organization working to reduce climate pollution in the U.S. She joins the ISC after nearly 15 years of working at the intersection of community development, climate and social enterprise.
HB Lozito, executive director of Brattleboro-based Out in the Open, a grassroots advocacy organization of and for rural LGBTQ+ people in Vermont, has been named winner of this year's Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial Community Leadership by The Vermont Community Foundation.
Pulmonologist Anne Dixon, a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine at UVM's Larner College of Medicine. Dixon had been serving as interim chair since October 2022.
Vermont residents Julia Conway and Marilynn Brothers have been named two of 20 recipients of Next Gen scholarships awarded this year by Berkshire Bank. The awardees were selected for their academic achievements and commitment to community service and volunteerism.
William Atkinson, director of engineering at Vermont Mechanical in Williston, has been named president of the National Society of Engineers, a professional association representing licensed professional engineers in the United States. He was formally installed at the society's Professional Engineers Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, in August.
System Integrators in Williston, a pioneer in cutting-edge technology solutions, has appointed Ed McNeil as its newest team member. McNeil joins System Integrators from Creative Sound in Burlington, the area's longest-running specialty electronics dealer.