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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has announced that midwife Emily Martyn, CNM has joined the staff of Brattleboro OB/GYN and is accepting new patients.

Martyn received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Kenyon College in Gambier, OH, her Certificate in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from Yale University School of Nursing in New Haven, CT.

The Vermont Humanities Council has named Burr and Burton Academy teacher Sigourney “Sunny” Wright as its 2015 humanities educator of the year.

Chroma Technology Corp has announced that Mr. Hisashi Okugawa has been named General Manager of Chroma Technology Japan. This creates Chroma’s third sales and technical support office outside the US. The first two are in Germany and China. Together they reinforce Chroma’s commitment to providing the best customer service and precision imaging solutions to the life sciences community worldwide.

Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) recognizes a Vermont real estate development company and two Vermonters for their outstanding contributions to the progress of a sustainable energy future at Renewable Energy 2015: “Leading the Energy REVolution”, an annual conference hosted by REV which recently took place at the Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center in Burlington.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) has announced the appointment of Ray Smith as director of marketing and communications. Smith was assistant vice president, marketing officer at Berkshire Bank in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In his new role, he will oversee the health system’s communications and marketing efforts.

Vermont Tech has announced that Beth Demers has joined Vermont Tech as the new project manager of Continuing Education & Workforce Development (CEWD). Demers will be working with Vermont Tech’s CEWD corporate partners to help grow the programs and diversify the college’s offerings.

University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center is excited to welcome Pamela Fadness, MD, to the Family Psychiatry practice in Berlin, joining fellow psychiatrists Rose Ehret, MD and Andrew Koo, MD.

Allison Bransfield Morse, founder of the Williston based Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, was recently recognized as an Ambassador to Banyan Botanicals, an Albuquerque, New Mexico based company specializing in the use of herbs that are certified organic, sustainably sourced and fairly traded.

Burlington City Arts has announced newly hired Development Director, Lucia Campriello.

SVMC Pownal Campus, a new family medicine practice to serve patients in Southwestern Vermont and the Northern Berkshires, has welcomed Robert Tarnas, MD

Citizens Bank has announced that Bruce Figueroa has been named Head of Not-For-Profit Banking, a division mainly serving the education, hospital and human services sectors.

During the organization’s 32nd Annual Meeting held on October 6, 2015, the Stern Center for Language and Learning elected Jamie Brandon as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Brandon is the Director of Commercial Marketing at REVISION and was selected as co-founder of the Commercial Business group in 2013.