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Maponics, the fastest growing provider of geographic boundary data, has announced the promotion of marketing director Jessica Willis to Director, Business Strategy & Marketing Operations. Willis will be based out of Maponics’ White River Junction office, tasked with overseeing and growing the company’s brand strategy & marketing deliverables.

O’Brien Brothers Agency (OBBA) has announced that effective immediately Evan Langfeldt has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Evan joins OBBA with over a decade of in-depth experience in real estate development both within and outside of Vermont.

Ruth Smith, National Life Group executive vice president, has been tapped to lead the company’s new Customer Innovation Group, an innovative initiative that unifies the company’s life insurance and annuity operations.

Greentree Real Estate welcomes Orion Lazo as their newest licensed Real Estate Agent. Lazo joined Greentree at the end of 2015 and has been a licensed Realtor for a year.

Two GLOBALFOUNDRIES engineers, one in New York and one in Vermont, have been designated as IEEE Fellows by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This prestigious honor is the highest grade of IEEE membership in one of the world’s leading professional organizations for the advancement of technology.

SymQuest Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., has recently announced the addition of Courtney Murtha, Gerry Fay, and Tony Cacciatore to its growing operations team in South Burlington, VT. Murtha joins SymQuest as a Technical Assistance Coordinator, Fay as a Purchasing Agent, and Cacciatore as a Field Service Technician.

Opera North has announced that Lisa Morrison has joined the organization as their new marketing manager, with responsibility for all marketing, communications and social media activities. In addition, William Koppenheffer recently joined Opera North’s board of trustees.

Over the years, Inntopia has invested millions of dollars to develop, and support the most robust reservation software for the travel industry. Based in Stowe, Vermont, the company is now kicking off 2016 with a focus on building the most talented and experienced support and account management teams as possible.

John Kitonis, Vice President of Software Development

Vermont Community Foundation has announced that the search for a new president has begun. The board of directors has appointed Felipe Rivera, who has been serving as the Foundation's vice president for strategy and communications, as interim president and CEO.

US Sen. Bernie Sanders has announced 20 finalists in his annual State of the Union essay contest for Vermont high school students. A record number of Vermont high schools and students participated in Sanders’ contest this year.

Falana Lisa Bloch, Assistant Director of Development at Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in Westminster, Vermont, has been certified by CFRE International as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).

Northfield Savings Bank has announced that Kyle Nicholls has joined the Northfield Investment Services (NIS) team as an Investment Consultant with Infinex Financial Group.