Adding to her current responsibilities and work at the University, Amanda Richardson was recently named the Castleton Director of the McNair Scholars Program.
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Last week, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced the formation of the Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion as part of a larger initiative to strengthen the State’s commitment to enforcing civil rights laws. Gov Sununu appointed attorney Paul Phillips of Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC to serve on the council.
Age Well is pleased to announce that Chris Dussault, Chief Innovation Officer, recently became a CHIME-Certified Healthcare CIO. Launched in 2008 by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the CHCIO program is the only certification designed exclusively for leaders in health information technology.
The Board of the Grafton, Vermont-based Windham Foundation announced today that former Vermont Creamery CEO Bob Reese has been elected as a member of its Board of Trustees. Reese founded Vermont Creamery with Allison Hooper in 1984, where they led the company until 2017, when the company was acquired by Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Comcast and Mobius are excited to announce the opening of the voting process for the 2018 Vermont Mentor of the Year Award. Voters can read the full nominations for each candidate, and submit their choice for one of the 10 finalists by visiting: www.mobiusmentors.org/comcastmentoroftheyear.
The Concord based law firm of Rath, Young and Pignatelli has announced the formation of a government relations and public affairs affiliate to be called RYP Granite Strategies. RYP Granite Strategies is an expansion of the law firm's existing government relations practice group, which represents national, regional and state corporations, along with a number of non-profit organizations.
At the recent 23nd Annual Meeting of the Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC), keynote speaker Don Macke from the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship discussed “The Road Ahead for Rural Economic Development in Addison County”.
Vermont Works Management Company, LLC announced today it is welcoming Skip Wyer, a private equity investment specialist, as a partner in the independent alternative investment firm.
Spirits of Old Bennington was incorporated in 2014.
PT360 has two new employees at their employee-owned physical therapy cooperative. JonQ Choi, DPT, received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from UVM in 2017. He looks at the human body as a dynamic system, aiming to optimize the patient’s ability to learn motor skills and functional patterns.
Manufacturing Solutions, Inc (MSI), a full-scale contract manufacturing, logistics, and commercial properties leasing company, has recently promoted Tina B Emerson to the position of Business Development Assistant. As MSI continues to grow and expand, the need for support in business development became evident.
Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) State Director Linda Rossi was recently elected to America’s Small Business Development Center Board (SBDC) of Directors. The decision, made by receiving votes from her peers throughout the US at the national conference in Nashville this Fall, means Rossi will serve a two-year term beginning immediately.