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Norwich University’s Center for Global Resilience and Security (CGRS) has named Dr. Kaitlin Thomas as associate director and Dr. Ronald Lessard as senior fellow.

On July 1, Dartmouth Engineering welcomed five new members to its Board of Advisors for three-year terms: Vijay Kumar, Jian Lu Th'93,

David Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank, is pleased to announce that Holly O’Brien has been hired as a Residential and Consumer Loan Officer. She will be working out of Union Bank’s Shelburne Village location at 5068 Shelburne Road (formerly a Citizen’s Bank location) which is scheduled to open in October of this year.

Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL) welcomes Shawn Burroughs, CIO of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH), to its board of directors. Shawn will be chairing the board’s Technology Committee.

Al Claussen and Karren Meyer have joined the Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital Board of Trustees. Claussen holds an MBA in Business Administration from Norwich University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maine – Orono. He is Project Manager for Noho Health Inc.

David Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank, announced that Dave Micklas has been selected for the Branch Manager position at the bank’s new Shelburne Village branch, located at 5068 Shelburne Road (formerly a Citizen’s Bank location). The property is currently undergoing extensive renovations and is scheduled to open in October of this year.

Bill Atkinson P.E. has been elected to serve as the Vice President for the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and was awarded Fellow status in the organization. He will serve on the Executive Committee and as the Society President for the 2023-2024 Term.

Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer is pleased to announce that twenty of our lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones To Watch lists. Firms included in the 2022 lists are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.

Hotel Vermont is pleased to announce several updates to its executive leadership team, further enhancing the organization's commitment to growth and resilience. The appointments come at a time when Hotel Vermont continues to hold its position as a leader in the local and regional travel industry.

With Vermont’s vaccination levels at well over 80 percent and Delta variant-related cases rising, the 124 members of the Larner College of Medicine’s medical Class of 2025 are starting their journeys to becoming physicians during a completely new and different academic year, but they’ll be doing it in person.

Over the last month, four local food pantries received donations from the Northwestern Vermont Board of REALTORS® (NVBR) made possible through NVBR’s Annual Food Drive. This year’s food drive raised over 5,000 dollars through support provided by Food Drive sponsors and NVBR members.

Brattleboro Savings & Loan is pleased to announce the promotion of Donna Rathbun to Vice President and Compliance Officer, BSA/AML Officer and Sherie Lewis to Assistant Vice President and Operations Manager.