Make-A-Wish Vermont is pleased to welcome Beth Barnes as Program Manager. Beth, formerly of North Country Hospital, will be leading Make-A-Wish Vermont’s medical outreach and referral program and focusing on northern Vermont. As the former Community Health Outreach Specialist for North Country Hospital, Beth worked with many community organizations that focus on child safety and welfare.
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Rehabilitation Therapy at UVM Medical Center is pleased to announce that Meredith Bushey, CCC-SLP, has been promoted to the Clinical Lead position in Speech-Language Pathology. Prior to working at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Meredith worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist at Skilled Nursing Facilities in Central and Northern Vermont.
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation has announced the appointment of Ann Keller as senior gifts officer. Keller was associate director of leadership giving at Bennington College since 2009. In her new role, she will support the SVHC Foundation in its mission to raise funds for SVHC.
Carol A Conroy, DNP, RN, CENP, has been named to the Board of Trustees at Southern Vermont College. The appointment was confirmed at the College’s February board meeting. As a professional nursing leader, executive, and educator, Conroy has extensive experience in healthcare.
Sterling College has appointed alumna Christina Goodwin ‘02, of Worcester, as its Dean of Advancement & Alumni Relations. In her new role, Goodwin will provide the effective leadership and administration of Sterling College’s fundraising, alumni outreach and marketing efforts.
Comcast today announced the appointment of Beverly Elliott as Vice President of Engineering for the company’s Western New England Region, which is headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut and includes more than 300 communities in Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, Western New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA, named Eric M Knudsen, attorney and partner at Langrock, Sperry & Wool, LLP, a “Band 1” attorney in real estate law, being one of only seven Vermont attorneys to be so recognized. The Chambers survey of US lawyers states, “Eric Knudsen is ‘an absolutely outstanding attorney,’ according to peers.
Thomas P Nanof, CIC, CSRM, has joined Vermont Mutual Insurance Group as a Senior Marketing Representative for the state of Maine. Nanof brings nearly thirty years of industry experience, as an insurance professional, Certified School Risk Manager and a Certified Insurance Counselor.
Jean Kissner is pleased to announce the launch of Excellence in Operations, a consulting practice specializing in solving operational issues and collaborating with organizations to build staff capabilities, update processes and implement new tools. The practice will be focused on supporting an organization, so it can move through growth or change more quickly with fewer issues.
Saint Michael’s College has hired an alumna as its Vice President of Human Resources. Eileen O’Rourke will start in August, Saint Michael’s President Jack Neuhauser announced this week.
Healthy Dollars (HD), a growing third party administrator for customized health reimbursement and flexible spending accounts, is excited to announce it’s newest team member. Katie Wilder joins the Healthy Dollars team with an extensive background in data analysis and claims administration.
FoodScience Corporation (FSC), a locally owned leader in human and pet nutritional products, announces the hiring of Tammy Johnson as Director of Sales and Marketing, DaVinci and International. “We are fortunate Tammy has decided to join our team.