Attorney Andre D. Bouffard of the northern New England law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.
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Fifty Norwich University cadets will march 50 miles to raise funds for the Veterans’ Place, Inc., a Northfield transition home and support center for homeless veterans.
The three-day march will take cadets from the Norwich, Vt., site of the original Norwich University campus, to its current home of Northfield through scenic Vermont villages and over many ridges.
The Vermont Association of Broadcasters has announced that radio and television engineer Joe Tymecki will receive the Snyder-Teffner Award at the VAB’s December 5 Hall of Fame Banquet in Burlington.
Ellen Bando PA-C has joined Gifford’s Pediatrics team, bringing 15-years of experience with pediatric and adolescent patients.
The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center has welcomed John Horan, MD, back to Vermont as a urologist in our Berlin practice. A Montpelier High School graduate, Dr. Horan has been practicing medicine in Austin, Texas for the last 24 years.
The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Vermont Convention Bureau has hired a new sales manager, Megan Hood. Megan joins the Vermont Convention Bureau from her previous role as the Sales Manager for Executive Meetings at Stowe Mountain Lodge.
Housing Vermont has welcomed two new staff members. Janet Spitler joins the staff of the statewide nonprofit housing and community development organization as chief financial officer. Janet has extensive experience in real estate investment and banking, most recently as executive vice president of Merchants Bank.
Neagley & Chase Construction Company has announced a change in its top leadership. Andrew Martin has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer, with Mark Neagley remaining as President of the company. Tom Chase has been named the company's Chairman.
FairPoint Communications, Inc, a leading provider of advanced communications services, has strengthened its sales team by promoting Lisa M. Leary to the role of the Vice President of Business Sales, covering Enterprise and Business Markets. Leary brings to FairPoint more than 20 years of telecommunications sales experience.
Two local emergency responders and a longtime professional with the Vermont Agency of Human Services have been recognized for their contributions to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Tim Bougeois, Doug Babcock, and Bob Costantino were given special awards in Vermont at the annual Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference.
H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr., Managing Director of Merritt & Merritt & Moulton, has been selected to the 2015 New England Super Lawyers list. R.W. Eli Moulton, III, Director of Merritt & Merritt & Moulton, has also been selected to the 2015 New England Super Lawyers list.
Two certified nurse midwives have joined Gifford’s Birthing Center team: Ali Swanson, who comes to Randolph from a practice in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Vermont native Susan Paris. Established in 1977, Gifford’s Birthing Center was the first in Vermont to offer an alternative to traditional hospital-based deliveries, and continues to be a leader in midwifery and family-centered care.