Attorney Ryan Flatley has joined the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin and will practice in the firm’s trust and estate group. DRM also announced the expansion of its on-site trust and estate group in Burlington, VT, with the transition of Alison Sherman to that office.
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Sara Blondin, an associate financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial in Barre, VT, has obtained the Behavioral Financial Advisor professional designation from Kaplan University and think2perform.
The New England-based law firm Primmer Piper Eggleston and Cramer has announced that attorneys Brendan O'Brien and Ryan Gadapee are now shareholders of the firm.
The law firm Pratt Vreeland Kennelly Martin & White, of Rutland, VT, announced two key personnel appointments in early January. Bridgette L. Remington, who previously served as a hearing officer for the Vermont Public Utility Commission and then worked in private practice, joined the firm, of counsel. Shannon E.
The property casualty insurance group Union Mutual Companies has announced two significant personnel changes in its information systems and information technology areas.
Eleven Vermont-based journalists have been selected to participate in a new program designed to improve news reporting and coverage on issues of race and identity and to create an inclusive newsroom culture for the participating journalists and newsrooms.
Susan Whitman, a lecturer at the University of Vermont's College of Nursing and Health Sciences, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Prelock Online Teaching Award for her course Introduction Into Integrative Health.
The Vermont Insurance Agents Association, a statewide trade association representing nearly 100 independent insurance agencies in Vermont, has elected several insurance agents to senior officer positions and announced a pair of executives to its 2022 board of directors. New senior officers are:
Lund, a Burlington-based agency that provides adoption, treatment, and support services to families across Vermont, recently welcomed three new members to its board of trustees. They are Tara Affolter of Middlebury, VT; Laura Taylor of Burlington, VT; and Julio Thompson of East Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has announced the results of its December 9, 2021 annual election of VMEC Advisory Board members.
Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew K. Durkee as Senior Vice President and New England President of Community Bank, N.A. Mr. Durkee will join Community Bank, N.A.’s team in Vermont and will be based at its New England headquarters located in Williston, Vermont.
Johanna de Graffenreid is the new Outreach Organizer for the Vermont Creative Network (VCN). As Outreach Organizer, de Graffenreid advances the goals of the VCN Action Plan and builds the capacity of the Network. This includes coordinating the VCN Steering Team and supporting six "creative zone agents" in organizing and network activities across Vermont.