People in the news

The Intervale Center is thrilled to welcome Lexie Daly and Karen Jamiel to our team as our new Finance Director (Lexie) and Donor Relations Manager (Karen).

David Tille, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) New England Regional Administrator announced today that Sean Thomas has been named Field Office Director for Vermont.

World Learning and School for International Training (SIT) are pleased to announce the appointment of four new members and one returning member to the Board of Trustees: Rye Barcott, Jack Benson, Elizabeth Clay Roy, Aicha Cooper, and Roopali Phadke.

Vermont Public Radio and Seven Days have won a 2020 National Edward R. Murrow award for their 2019 series “Worse For Care,” a joint investigation into Vermont’s assisted living and residential care homes for the elderly.

Liquid Measurement Systems, Inc. announced that Kerry McGovern has been named Manager of Business Development for the Vermont aerospace firm.

The Williston Observer, the town’s weekly newspaper of record, is pleased to announce a transition to new ownership. Longtime owners Marianne and Paul Apfelbaum of Williston Publishing and Promotions have sold the paper to Twin Ponds Publishing, owned by Williston residents Susan and Rick Cote.

SilverLake Wealth Management is proud to announce the addition of Nate Cloutier to their team as the Vice President of Business Development, and a Registered Financial Advisor.

Famed landscape artist James Niehues (jamesniehues.com) and the Open Road Ski Company, which published the Man Behind the Maps book, are releasing a collection of sketches depicting 10 iconic mountains across the United States. These black and white sketches are an important step in the creation of Niehues’s hand-painted maps that have become synonymous with skiing.

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (“Casella”) (Nasdaq: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced that after 14 years as the Company’s General Counsel, David L. Schmitt plans to retire on December 31, 2020. Shelley E.

On October 1, the North Central Vermont Recovery Center (NCVRC) launched the Moms in Recovery Support Program and appointed Johnson resident Crystal Bolio as the program’s coordinator.

Congratulations to Susan Slay, Executive Assistant to the VT Adjutant General, Greg Knight. She was recently presented the Seven Seals Award by ESGR volunteers Jerry Manock, John desGroseilliers and Dave Wheel.

The North Central Vermont Recovery Center (NCVRC) has chosen Morrisville native Lauren Paine to be their Health & Wellness Program Coordinator.