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Mindy S. Lubber, one of the world’s most influential leaders in harnessing capitalism for positive environmental outcomes, will be Green Mountain College’s 2015 commencement speaker on Saturday, May 16.

Hannaford Supermarkets today donated approximately $5,000 in food to the Vermont Foodbank as part of a hunger-relief campaign that produced more than $1 million in product and cash donations across five Northeast states, including $107,000 in Vermont.

Bowl New England Inc., headquartered in Colchester, Vermont announces the addition of Bill Moller as Corporate Systems Administrator. Moller brings over a decade of IT experience and is responsible for building and maintaining the technical infrastructure required to support all of Bowl New England’s sixteen entertainment centers along the east coast.

The Retrovest Company is pleased to announce that Tom Currell has joined the organization as a Principal of the firm. Tom has worked with Retrovest in a consulting capacity since 2013 and brings over 23 years of experience in real estate development, project finance, public private partnerships, and urban revitalization.

Soxxy, the leading performance-fashion sock brand, announces a sponsorship deal with gold medal snowboarder, Lindsey Jacobellis. Lindsey is the first elite action sports athlete to join Soxxy's roster.

Ledyard National Bank has announced that Reginald Greene has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Director of Lending and Credit. Reggie is responsible for all aspects of Ledyard National Bank’s lending business including commercial, residential and consumer lending, and will continue to manage the credit function of the Bank.

Dr. Naomi Fukagawa, professor of medicine at the University of Vermont, has been named director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, the oldest and most comprehensive of the six human nutrition research facilities under USDA.

James P. Farrington, a 13-plus-year veteran of Saint Michael's College's Facilities Department as a project manager and architect, will be the new director of facilities and College architect, effective March 1.

Lake Sunapee Bank is pleased to announce the recent hire of John Duddie as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. Mr. Duddie brings a wealth of commercial lending and overall banking experience to Lake Sunapee Bank and is a familiar face to many in the Randolph area, having worked at Randolph National Bank as a Commercial and Residential Loan Officer from 2006 to 2013.

Sodexo, a world leader in providing integrated facilities management and food service operations, today announced the hiring of Anne Rowell of Craftsbury, Vt., as the director of its “Vermont First” local food initiative.

Websticker.com, located in Stowe’s lower village, has promoted Kristen Condit to Director of Sales.

Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed two new members to the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees, Churchill Hindes of Colchester and Michael Pieciak of Winooski, and has reappointed Linda Milne of Montpelier.