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The Bank of Bennington recently announced that Nichole Babcock has joined the bank as a Mortgage Loan Originator of their Manchester Branch and their newest branch at 143 Woodstock Avenue in Rutland. Babcock joins The Bank of Bennington with nearly 10 years of banking experience. She started her banking career as a business banking underwriter.

The Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Corporate Development department is pleased to welcome Rory Price, MPH, as its new coordinator of volunteer services and community engagement. This position will allow for the expansion of volunteer programs at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and the health system’s several campuses.

Marcy Johnstone, CPC has joined Lakeshore Hand Surgery as the Billing Specialist. Marcy has 12 years of experience in Medical Billing. She became a Certified Professional Coder in 2014. She has experience billing and coding for multiple medical specialties.

Chroma Technology Corp. of Bellows Falls, Vt has announced the appointment of Mara Rae Neufeld-Rivera as Head of People and Culture. Neufeld-Rivera comes to Chroma, a worker-owned company founded in Brattleboro 28 years ago, from PC Construction, an employee-owned general contractor based in Burlington, Vt, where she served as Chief Administrative Officer and VP of Human Resources.

RNL & Associates, an Independent Financial planning firm in Rutland, VT, today announces that its Financial Advisor and office operations manager, Katherine Brady, CFP, has been named to the Forbes’ Best-In-State Next-Gen Wealth Advisors list for 2019. The list was published on Forbes.com. Katherine Brady has been with RNL & Associates since 2008.

A Vermont IT provider is expanding into new territories across New England, led by an experienced problem solver at the helm.

Chris Page of Waite-Heindel Environmental Management passed the State of Vermont Licensed Designer Exam Type B exam and has been promoted to Licensed Designer. Chris has been a Staff Scientist and Project Manager at Waite-Heindel since 2012 and specializes in water quality, contaminated property management, soil science and wetlands.

Cozen O’Connor and Williston-based Margolis Healy announced that Christi Hurt has joined both firms as vice president for strategic initiatives. In this newly created position, Hurt will lead strategic initiatives for both Margolis Healy and Cozen O’Connor’s Institutional Response Group.

Two individuals from Vermont were recognized today by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their work to protect New England's environment. These environmental leaders were among 25 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England office at the 2019 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony at Faneuil Hall.

Northeast Broadcasting announced Donald St. Sauveur, currently General Manager of Radio Station WXRV, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the company, with oversight for WXRV The River-Boston, WNCS The Point-Vermont and sister stations.

Cx Associates, a leading energy-engineering firm and pioneer in the field of building commissioning, announces the addition of Jamie Hand to its team. Hand applies his experience as a Certified Energy Manager to efficiency projects for Cx Associates’ clients.

Mack Molding, a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, announced today Tory Peeler has been appointed Director of Quality, overseeing quality operations for the Company’s Northern Division and reporting directly to President Jeff Somple.