Rae Carter and Saudia LaMont, founder and founding adviser, respectively, of EmpowR Transformation, have welcomed Anna Howes Gebhardt, Elliot Ruggles, Mia Moore, Mitch Pauley and Shanda Williams to the organization to support business growth in communication, facilitation, organizational culture consulting and educational programming.
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Gifford Health Care recently honored Matthew Shangraw, Erica Schleif, Thomas Davidson and Julia Cook with 2024 Employee Recognition Awards for exhibiting compassion and excellence in clinical care.
Chris Young (center), principal of North Country Union High School in Newport, has been named 2024 Advocacy Champion of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Robert J. Zulkoski, an experienced private equity leader and innovator, has been named CEO at iSun, a leading solar energy and clean mobility infrastructure company. He succeeds Jeff Peck, who will stay on with the company full time in a strategic advisory and operational role.
Pippa Scott, a student at Killington Mountain School in Rutland, has been named one of five finalists in the University of Vermont's inaugural Vermont Pitch Challenge, a new entrepreneurial-focused competition that gives high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from across the world a chance to win a full-tuition scholarship to UVM by pitching innovative bus
The Vermont Specialty Food Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of Vermont's specialty food and beverage producers, has promoted Director of Membership and Development Karin Cioffi to the role of executive director.
Coldwell Banker International has awarded its highest honors for achievement in 2023 — induction into the company's International Society of Excellence — to Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman and the Lipkin Audette team, led by (from left) Steve Lipkin, Carol Audette and Luke Clavelle.
Rutland Regional Medical Center recently honored Drs. Zita Ficko and Carl Becker and advanced practice providers Leonard DeLorenzo III and Robin Myers as 2023 providers of the year. Ficko and DeLorenzo represented Rutland Regional Medical Center and Becker and Myers represented Rutland Area Community Providers.
Sterling College in Crafsbury has hired four new employees — Hannah Rushing in advancement, Seth Hayden in facilities and Xiao Ma and Nic Stevens in admissions.
The Lake Champlain Chamber has announced the promotions of Alex Bunten to director of workforce and education and Amelia Cayer to director of communications and engagement.
Richmond-based UnTapped, a leading provider of all-natural athletic fuel products crafted with organic maple syrup, has appointed co-founder Doug Brown as CEO. The new title is more a formality than a change of duties, as Brown has directed and overseen the day-to-day operations of independently owned company for many years.
Seth Blanchard, a private wealth adviser with WellBridge Wealth, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services in Colchester, has qualified for the company’s Circle of Success annual recognition program and will be honored for this achievement at the 2024 National Conference in Orlando, Florida.