The Vermont Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Kate McCarthy has joined our Grants and Community Investments team as a program officer.
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Vermont Independent Media today announced that its community newspaper, The Commons, won 10 prizes in the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2021 Better Newspaper Competition, in divisions for weekly newspapers with a circulation greater than 6,000.
The Vermont State Police has received two awards from the Center for Crime Victim Services, recognizing the agency’s longstanding focus on centering the needs of victims in all types of policework throughout Vermont.
The two award recipients are the Crime Scene Search Team, for the Ally Award, and Maj. Ingrid Jonas, for the Career Achievement Award.
David Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank is pleased to welcome Rebecca J Stebbins to the position of Assistant Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. Rebecca will be working out of the bank’s St. Alban’s office.
The Vermont Democratic Party is pleased to announce that Claire Cummings has been hired as the Party’s next Executive Director. In this role, Cummings will oversee the Party’s effort to fundraise, recruit and support Democratic candidates, and build a year-round grassroots organizing operation that keeps Vermont blue in 2022 and beyond.
Katherine and Danny Dreyer, co-founders of ChiLiving, which includes ChiWalking and ChiRunning, have officially announced their retirement from the company.
The 2021 Region 1 Risk Management Professional of the year for Region 1 International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) is Lindsey Farrar. Lindsey has been a valuable member of the Risk Management Team at Hickok and Boardman since 2013, rising from Service Coordinator to Workers Compensation Risk Manager.
Jan Knutsen and Megan Hand launched Grace Financial Strategies, an education-based financial services firm in Colchester, Vermont. With a mission to educate and empower their clients to confidently work toward the financial future they desire, Jan Knutsen and Megan Hand proudly launched Grace Financial Strategies in February.
Delta Dental Plan of Vermont announces the election of a new board trustee, Wanda R. Heading-Grant, Ed.D., SHRM-SCP, of Colchester. Heading-Grant is the first vice provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and chief diversity officer at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Corie Montgomery has joined Adam Hergenrother Companies as the Executive Assistant. Corie previously provided support as the Administrative Assistant for Margolis Healy and Associates. Prior to joining Margolis Healy and Associates, Corie worked in Manhattan as a Celebrity Personal and Executive Assistant and has over 15 years of experience in the Administrative C-Level Support role.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), announces the winners of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Patients nominate nurses, and a committee presents one award each month.
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH) is celebrating the contributions of its volunteers in recognition of National Volunteer Week. CVHHH relies on volunteers to provide critical supports to patients and programs at fundraising events and in preparation for Town Meeting Day, at public foot-care clinics, and in the office.