With the June 30th retirement of CEO William Catto, President Dan Bridge will take on the Chief Executive role. Current Senior Vice President Mark McDonnell will elevate to the number two position in the organization and partner with Bridge to lead the company.
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Merritt & Merritt & Moulton has announced that Ken Merritt has been recognized in Chambers USA 2015, a guide based on comprehensive client and peer interviews honoring outstanding business lawyers across the United States.
The Boys & Girls Club recently presented The Vermont Agency Foundation and Randy and Jessica Raner with the prestigious “Champion of Youth” plaque recognizing those who through words, actions and financial support show unwavering dedication to improving the lives of youth in our community.
The Williston-Richmond Rotary donated $2000 to the Split the Ticket Program. The fuel assistance fund was established by the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association more than two decades ago to provide a safety net during the cold winter months.
At the June 4th Turrell Day at the Burlington Country Club, VSA Vermont was recognized as a finalist for the S. Whitney Landon Award for Start With The Arts (SWTA). Peggy Rainville, Director of Children’s Programming, accepted the award for VSA Vermont and is pictured at right with Curt Fields, President and CEO of the Turrell Fund, and Elizabeth W. Christie, Turrell Fund Board Member.
The CVMC Auxiliary has awarded 10 scholarships of $2,500 each to students living in the CVMC service area who are pursuing a career in healthcare. The $25,000 for scholarships is earned through sales at two auxiliary-run shops, the Bene-Fit Shop in Barre and the gift shop in the hospital.
Scholarships for $2,500 each were awarded to:
The Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC) announced that Tasha Wallis of Morrisville, an accomplished executive with leadership experience in both government and the private sector, will join the Commission as Executive Director on July 1, 2015.
Physician Assistant Leslie Osterman has joined Gifford’s primary care team and is now seeing patients in the Randolph and Bethel clinics.
Dody Fraher-Ruland, Residential and Retail Loan Manager of Merchants Bank announced that Dan Pitner has joined Merchants Bank’s home lending division as a Lending Associate. Pitner joins Merchants Bank from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, with over 8 years experience in home lending. His primary focus will be Addison, Rutland & Bennington Counties.
OpenTempo, Inc., a premier provider of integrated workforce optimization solutions for healthcare, today announced that Andy Comeau will assume the role of its new Chief Executive Officer, as well as a member of the board, effective immediately. Its former President and Chief Executive Officer, Rich Miller, will be assuming a new role as Chief Strategy Officer.
Comcast Cable announced today that Sandy Weicher has been appointed Vice President of Customer Care for the company’s Western New England Region, which includes Vermont, Connecticut, New York, Western Massachusetts and Western New Hampshire.
AllEarth Renewables has announced the hiring of Sonya Krakoff as its marketing coordinator.
Krakoff, of Burlington, previously worked as an account executive at People Making Good Public Relations and served as an AmeriCorps VISTA at an affordable housing association in East Boston, Ma. She has a bachelor’s of arts in English from St. Lawrence University.