People in the news

Shelli Guay joined the staff of Maple Leaf Farm as Business Manager. Her 25 years of broad experience in bookkeeping, marketing and office management includes Union Bank, Acorn Marketing, and Hayes Group. Shelli and her family are active with the Vermont March of Dimes, Scouting, and their local PTA/ Booster Clubs.

C2 (Competitive Computing), a Colchester-based Internet Business and Enterprise Infrastructure consulting firm, announced that Eric Lamy, Project Manager, has received his PMP certification. The Project Management Professional (PMP) credential is the highest, industry-recognized certification for project managers.

Art Ciullo joins Poulos Insurance as a Property & Casualty producer in its Morrisville office. He brings with him an extensive business background and top sales production performances with Fortune 500 companies. Art has lived in Stowe for 14 years.

Meridith Vaughan, RN, of Moretown, VT, joins Lamoille Home Health & Hospice as its new Long Term Care Director. Meridith has served as Program Coordinator at Out and About for the past four years.

Governor Peter Shumlin has appointed two new members to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board.

HowardCenter Executive Director Todd Centybear has announced that he will retire from his position in December.

RSG (Resource Systems Group, Inc.) is pleased to announce that David Grover has joined RSG’s Burlington, Vermont office as a Transportation Engineer. David has five years of experience and will support RSG’s traffic operations, transportation planning, and design work.

Rutland Area Art Association d.ba. Chaffee Art Center welcomes six new board members. All six were elected to the board by the Chaffee Membership at the Annual Meeting on February, 27th, 2014. They will join our six returning board members, William T. Carris - President, Barbara Giancola-Vice President, Rick Twigg, Michael Winslow, Erin Shimp, and Peter Lundberg.

Merrill Lynch announced Shamus O’Rourke has been appointed Director of Merrill Lynch’s Northern New England complex.
O’Rourke will lead the Northern New England complex’s team of dedicated Merrill Lynch financial
advisors to continue to deliver the highest quality of service and integrated wealth management
strategies to local area individuals, families, and businesses.

Erin Carroll, director, consultative services at Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) has announced a number of staff appointments designed to position VEIC as an effective partner for organizations committed to developing innovative energy solutions.
Appointments include:
• Christine Donovan, Director of Business Strategy, Consultative Services

The largest and only state chartered credit union for all Vermonters announced that the VSECU Board of Directors has named Robert Miller, Managing Director at Conning, Hartford, CT, and former Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Economic Development, to succeed Steve Post as the Chief Executive Officer. Miller will join VSECU on March 31 and immediately assume the role of CEO.

Experienced hospitalist Dr. Robert Cochrane has joined Gifford Medical Center’s 24-hour hospitalist team.
Originally from Montreal, Dr. Cochrane’s first career was in engineering. Consulting work in the field brought him to the United States and soon he was considering a major career change.