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Matt Cleare, CPA, CGMA has joined Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs as a Supervisor specializing in accounting, business management and strategy, tax, and finance. Matt graduated from Champlain College with a Bachelor degree in Business and Certificate of Advanced Accounting. Matt is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

V/T Commercial is pleased to announce the addition of Kylie McKeever as a marketing intern. Kylie is a senior Champlain College student pursing a degree in business administration. She has diverse marketing experience and will be assisting the firm with all of its marketing and promotional efforts throughout her spring semester.

Seven Days, Vermont’s free, independent weekly newspaper, has promoted its longtime music editor Dan Bolles to assistant arts editor. After 10 years as frontman of Seven Days’ popular music section, Bolles has passed the mic to his assistant, Jordan Adams. Bolles joined Seven Days as music editor in 2007.

Paul Frank + Collins PC announces that attorneys Benjamin L Gould, Adeline Simenon, and Michael J Wasco have been elected as shareholders and Directors of the firm.

The Barre Granite Association (barregranite.org) announced today that Douglas Grahn has been appointed to manage their strategic marketing initiatives.

Berkshire Bank, America's Most Exciting Bank, announced key appointments for Kevin Nihill and Allison O'Rourke within its Corporate Finance Department to accelerate the company's progress and to empower the next level of leadership. Mr Nihill, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, has been serving as the lead of Berkshire's Strategic Analytics group.

Wake Robin, Vermont’s leading Life Plan Community has welcomed two new members to the staff team. Kate Hays has taken over leadership of Wake Robin's commitment to local food and healthy eating as Dining Director, and Jena Necrason will be heading up Wake Robin's innovative programming initiatives as Program and Events Coordinator.

Daniel Emanuele, Senior Vice President and Private Banking Manager, and Timothy Draper, Private Banking Relationship Manager, of Ledyard National Bank are among an elite group of financial professionals obtaining the Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS) designation, administered by Cannon Financial Institute.

Ted Mable, EdD, the Executive Director of Northwestern Counseling & Support Services (NCSS) has announced his retirement for June 2017. His near 20 year role at NCSS is the culmination of a career spent in service to the people of Vermont. Mable took the helm of the Franklin-Grand Isle Mental Health Agency in late 1997.

The Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging (V4A) is pleased to announce the hiring of Janet Hunt as Executive Director. In this role, Ms Hunt works in conjunction with the five area agencies on aging to enhance the public understanding of the area agencies’ role, resources and expertise.

Four new members have joined the leadership team of Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Partners for Community Wellness (PCW).

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) Wednesday named two additional Vermonters to serve in key positions on the Senate Appropriations Committee as Leahy assumes his new role as Vice Chair. Leahy named seasoned staffer Jessica Berry as a Professional Staff Member on the full committee to focus on Vermont appropriations priorities, and issues relating to justice and national security.