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The Rt. Rev. Shannon MacVean-Brown is now the 1,122nd bishop of The Episcopal Church and the first African-American to serve as Bishop of Vermont. Her Sept.

Bill Orleans, president of PP&D Brochure Distribution, is excited to announce the hiring of Amanda Brooks as the new manager of the PP&D Call Center and Fulfillment Program. She was recently employed by Gardener’s Supply Company and is a graduate of St. Lawrence University.

The Vermont Chamber of Commerce announces the addition of three new members of its board of directors, as well as the election of officers and board members for the next year.

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has announced the appointment of Tyson Taft to the position of Director of Plant Operations. Taft succeeds Joseph Martaniuk, who directed Plant Operations at MAHHC for the previous 25 years.

Vail Resorts, Inc (NYSE: MTN) announced that Tracy Bartels, currently senior director of mountain operations at Keystone Resort, will assume the role of general manager at Mount Sunapee, effective November 18.

Vermont Business Magazine is proud to announce the winners of its Rising Stars recognition award. The list is comprised of 40 winners under the age of 40. Award recipients were selected by a panel of judges for their commitment to business growth, professional excellence and involvement in their communities.

Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, is pleased to announce the following promotion: Sgt. Matthew Daley, patrol commander at the New Haven Barracks, to lieutenant/station commander at the New Haven Barracks. Lt. Daley has served the people of Vermont since 2005, when he began his state police career as a trooper at the Shaftsbury Barracks. He transferred to the St.

The Peck Company Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq CM:PECK) (“Peck” or the “Company”), a leading commercial solar engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) company, announced today that Daniel Dus, a renewable energy business expert, has been appointed to its board of directors (the “Board”) and as chairman of the Board’s audit committee, effective September 25, 2019.

Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, is pleased to announce the following promotion: Sgt. Jerry Partin, patrol commander at the Royalton Barracks, to lieutenant/station commander at the St. Albans Barracks. Lt. Partin has served the people of Vermont for more than 13 years.

The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce Leadership Champlain’s Class of 2020:

Matt Anderson, Distribution and Maintenance Manager, Vermont Gas;

Al Belluche, Director of Logistics, Vermont Army National Guard;

Ryan Black-Deegan, Supervisor, Davis & Hodgdon;

Executive Director Maura Collins announced that Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has selected Chris Flannery as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), following an extensive national search. Flannery comes to VHFA from Oak Ridge Financial in Minneapolis, where he served as Managing Director, Structured Finance.

On August 1, 2019, the Friends in Adoption (FIA) Board of Directors unanimously appointed Tara Saltis as the new Executive Director of FIA. For the past 15 years, Tara has served as FIA’s Director of Operations and Finance.