Lorna Mattern, Executive Director of United Counseling Service (UCS), is pleased to announce the appointments of Amy Fela as Director of Operations and John “JD” Hebert as Director of Facilities and Safety. Fela joined UCS in 1999 and her most recent role was as Executive Assistant. She will serve in the newly created position of Director of Operations.
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Deb Markowitz, who led Vermont’s top environmental agency, has joined the Gund Institute for Environment at UVM as Director of Policy Outreach. Markowitz’s distinguished public service career spans nearly 20 years as Secretary of Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources (2011-2016) and Vermont Secretary of State (1999-2011).
Mercy Connections is pleased to share that Sara Byers, President and Co-Owner of Leonardo’s Pizza, will be this year’s recipient of the Catherine McAuley award. Each year the Board of Directors selects a person who exemplifies mercy values and the example of Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy.
Today, the Champlain Valley Exposition announces the hiring of Jeff Bartley as a Sales and Manager for the Champlain Valley Exposition. Jeff will primarily be focused on driving sponsorships, attracting new events, and bolstering marketing efforts.
Leisa Pollander, Executive Director of Sara Holbrook Community Center, is happy to announce that Catherine Symchych has joined the Board of Directors. “Catherine’s skillset as an educator and librarian will be a solid asset to the agency as it refines programming to meet the needs of the children we serve.”
Executive Director Leisa Pollander is happy to announce that Elizabeth Pelkey will serve as the new Site Director at its Hunt Middle School Afterschool Program, an enrichment program in collaboration with the Burlington School District. “The Sara Holbrook Community Center is very lucky to have Elizabeth Pelkey join the Center's team,” said Executive Director Leisa Pollander.
NBT Bank President of New England Matthew Durkee announced Emily Cabral has been promoted to Assistant Vice President and Commercial Banking Relationship Manager. In this position, Cabral is responsible for developing and managing business relationships with commercial customers. She is based at NBT Bank’s Vermont Regional Headquarters located at 150 Bank Street in Burlington.
Three attorneys have been elected directors of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. F David Harlow, an employment and labor attorney in the Brattleboro office, Jennifer E McDonald, a litigator in the Burlington office, and J Zaw Win, a captive insurance attorney in the Burlington office, were elected during the law firm’s annual meeting Dec 16 in Burlington.
This week Secretary Condos was appointed to serve as a member on the Executive Committee for the Council of State Governments (CSG). CSG, a national organization, was founded in 1933, and works to foster the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy.
John K Benson, PE, has been named Vermont’s 2018 Engineer of the Year. Mr Benson, is an owner of Dubois & King, Inc. Erin Parizo, PE, has been named Vermont’s 2018 Young Engineer of the Year. Ms Parizo is a traffic design project manager at the Vermont Agency of Transportation. They will be recognized at the annual Engineers Week banquet on February 23.
Today, Northfield Savings Bank (NSB) announced that Rob Wheeler of Burlington recently joined its experienced Commercial Business Banking team as Vice President of Commercial Banking.
Kinney Pike Insurance, a leading independent insurance agency in Northern New England announced its top producers for 2017. These individuals were recognized for producing the most new business in both personal and commercial lines of insurance. Nicole Cattabriga has been honored as the winner of the 2017 Barwood Sales Achievement Award for personal lines insurance.