Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system (D-H) has appointed Dr. Mark A. Creager, Professor of Medicine at Harvard and a nationally known expert in the field of cardiovascular diseases, as Center Director of the D-H Heart and Vascular Center. Dr. Creager comes to Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine after a distinguished career at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.
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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) has announced the appointment of Vermont native Crystal Hasty, PA, as a physician assistant in the hospital’s ExpressCare department.
Hasty has lived and worked in Colorado, Georgia, Maine and Montana over the past several years.
Dr. Kolb Nava recently joined the Hospitalist staff at the University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center.
The Brattleboro Retreat Board of Trustees has announced that outgoing President and CEO, Dr. Robert E. Simpson, Jr., will be presented with the hospital’s 2015 Anna Marsh Award this fall.
Agency of Human Services Secretary Hal Cohen and Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) Incoming Commissioner Monica Hutt are pleased to announce some upcoming staffing changes at the Department.
FirstLight Fiber, a facilities-based telecommunications service provider operating in Upstate New York and Northern New England, announced the appointment of Jill Sandford as Vice President and General Counsel. Ms. Sandford will serve as a member of the senior executive team and will oversee Legal, Regulatory and Human Resources functions on behalf of the Company.
AIGA Vermont, the Vermont chapter of the national design organization “American Institute of Graphic Arts”, announced the recent election of its board members for 2015. AIGA Vermont is dedicated to becoming a hub for the creative community here in VT which has fostered education standards, community involvement, and design outreach, all in the service of the design community.
Plainfield resident Gloria Abbiati to lead HR department Goddard College has announced that Gloria Abbiati, PHR, of Plainfield, Vt., is the College’s new director of human resources.
Soutwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is the grateful recipient of hundreds of hours of work from more than 200 volunteers each year. Volunteers were honored at an appreciation lunch last month.
Wiemann Lamphere Architects (WLA) has announced the promotion of Michael Minadeo to Design Director of the firm. Michael has 26 years of architecture and design experience, numerous AIA awards and has had his work exhibited in the American Center for Architecture in Washington DC. His work has also been published regionally, nationally, and internationally.
James (Jamie) Hathaway has been named CEO of Make-A-Wish Vermont following an extensive national search. In addition to managing the operations of the organization, he will work closely with supporters throughout Vermont to promote the Make-A-Wish mission of granting wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
Twenty year marketing professional, Chris McCabe has joined Burlington Vermont based, Hark Inc. McCabe will oversee newly created Hark Integrated Marketing Services (HARK IMS). This new division will focus on integrated marketing strategy and brand development for companies of all types.